All, We regret to pass on that Chief Steve Woehrle of the Piseco (Hamilton County, NY, northeast of Syracuse) Volunteer Fire Department died in the Line of Duty yesterday. The Chief was responding on a run at the time of his death. Chief Woehrle began his role as the Piseco Fire Chief in 2024. Prior...Read More
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is seeking participants for a brief survey about line-of-duty deaths (LODD) and serious injury investigations. Every year, 60 to 100 firefighters die in the line of duty. When LODDs occur, fire departments can ask the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) to conduct...Read More
The following NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program [cdc.gov] (FFFIPP) fact sheets were published this morning: Safe Use of SCBA for Firefighters Securing an SCBA after Adverse Conditions, Serious Injury, or Line-of-Duty Death Notifying NIOSH of SCBA Failure or Reduced Performance as a Standard Procedure FFFIPP released this series of fact sheets for firefighters...Read More
Fire Officer Killed by Cornice Collapse During Three-Alarm Brewery Fire – Ziegele Brewery Fire – Buffalo, New York – July 21, 1887 On July 21, 1887, Foreman John Manning was killed, and Assistant Foreman Thomas Broad was injured when part of a burning wooden cornice fell on them as they advanced a hoseline during a...Read More
