HOUSTON — A METRORail train collided with a Houston Fire Department fire truck near downtown Houston Friday afternoon. It happened at around 6:45 p.m. at Hogan St near North Main Street. METRO officials said the collision with the fire truck resulted in a derailment. Officials with the Houston Police Department and METRO Police responded. One...Read More
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Independence Day weekend started out on a fiery note for Apalachicola. The Apalachicola Volunteer Fire Department responded to reports of a boat fire at 10 Foot Hole boat ramp around 10:30 a.m. Friday , according to a post on the agency’s Facebook page. Video from a witness to the fire shows...Read More
All, We, along with the Rockland County and New York fire service community, are mourning the passing of Chief Hugh (Chaim) Jacobson, a longtime member, past Chief of Department and current/active First Assistant Chief (“7-2”), the second-in-command of the Monsey FD’s Brewer Fire Engine Company No. 1, He died following a tough battle with cancer...Read More
We, along with the Rockland County and New York fire service community, are mourning the passing of Chief Hugh (Chaim) Jacobson, a longtime member, past Chief of Department and current/active First Assistant Chief (“7-2”), the second-in-command of the Monsey FD’s Brewer Fire Engine Company No. 1, following a tough battle with cancer at the age of...Read More
One Firefighter is Killed and Another Seriously Injured While Fighting Residential Attic Fire Caused by Fireworks – Buffalo, New York – July 4, 1997 – NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Report F97-16 On July 4, 1997, Buffalo Firefighter Michael Seguin was killed, and Firefighter Harold Emerson was seriously burned while fighting a fire in the attic of...Read More
Fire Captain Dies After Becoming Disoriented During Large Commercial Structure Fire – Boling, Texas – July 3, 2010 – NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Report F2010-16 & Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office Firefighter Fatality Investigation Report FY 10-01 On July 3, 2010, Wharton Texas Fire Department Captain Thomas Araguz died while attempting to locate and extinguish a...Read More
