MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — A house fire sparked by a lightning strike in the Gaithersburg area early Saturday morning left a firefighter injured and displaced a family of five, according to officials. David Pazos, a spokesperson with the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, said crews responded to the fire at a house...Read More
A bike rider from Oxnard has been seriously injured after a crash with an Oxnard Fire Department truck, according to authorities. On July 17 before 9 a.m., Oxnard Police Department officers responded to a crash between a man and a Oxnard Fire truck at the intersection of Rose Avenue and Wooley Road, according to a...Read More
All, Three St. Lucie County (Florida) Firefighters were terminated and two others suspended after an independent investigation determined the senior firefighters used a modified bug zapper to administer electric shocks to newer firefighters. PLEASE NOTE: ==Scroll down below in the email for related details. ==Scroll down for a listed summary of “described behaviors” ==READ: Firefighters Deny Allegations...Read More
Urban Conflagration Destroys Large Portion of City and Kills Four Firefighters – The Great New York City Fire of 1845 – July 19, 1845 The Great Fire of 1845 broke out on July 19, 1845, in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The fire started in a whale oil and candle manufacturing establishment and quickly spread...Read More
