SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – A Savannah firefighter is recovering after a porch collapsed beneath them while crews battled a structure fire Wednesday night. According to IAFF Savannah Firefighters, crews were dispatched around 9:27 p.m. to the area of Bolton and Montgomery streets for a possible fire. While firefighters were responding, multiple 911 callers reported a...Read More
All, We regret to pass on that the 23-year-old Malaga (Gloucester County, NJ) Volunteer Fire Company Firefighter who was critically injured while responding on a fire call on June 27th has tragically died in the Line of Duty from his injuries. Probationary Firefighter Robert “Bobby” Reider passed away at approximately 0430 Friday (yesterday) morning at...Read More
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — Three firefighters were injured, and 15 people were displaced after a three-alarm fire Thursday that involved about half a city block in Waterbury, according to city fire officials. The fire, which involved several buildings, happened around 6 p.m. near the intersection of South Main Street and Clay Street. When crews arrived...Read More
Two London Firefighters Killed in Warehouse Fire – Bromley-by-Bow, Greater London, United Kingdom – July 10, 1991 On July 10, 1991, London Fire Brigade Firefighters David Stokoe and Terry Hunt lost their lives tackling a blaze at a warehouse in the Bromley-by-Bow section of the city. The fire broke out on the second floor of...Read More
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Wash. — Three Eastern Washington firefighters were injured while responding to the Chelan Hills Fire that is burning in Douglas County. According to South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue, their crews were assigned to help put out the fire. Three brush engines and two water tenders were sent out. South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue...Read More
Porch Roof Collapse Seriously Injures Firefighter During Fire in Abandoned Structure – Roanoke, Virginia – July 11, 1998 – NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Report F98-18 On July 11, 1998, two Roanoke Virginia firefighters were injured, one seriously, while trying to escape from the path of a collapsing porch roof. They were part of a two-alarm fire...Read More
