ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Petersburg firefighter who suffered a traumatic brain injury on the job says his biggest fight didn’t start at the fire scene. He says it started afterward, when the workers’ compensation system he counted on stopped paying benefits and denied the care he still needs. Tyler Vilimek’s days now look...Read More
All, We regret to pass on that a Shaler Villa Fire Company (Western PA) Fire Police Officer died after suffering a medical emergency at a community event, a car cruise Sunday evening. FPO George Mullins Jr., 66, was stricken while working traffic control at the Shaler North Hills Library Car Cruise. A Shaler Hampton EMS...Read More
Assistant Fire Chief Killed in Porch Collapse During Residential Structure Fire – Altus, Oklahoma – August 10, 2018 On August 10, 2018, Friendship Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Madison Lee Clinton Jr. was killed after he was pinned beneath a collapsed porch roof while battling a house fire outside of Altus, Oklahoma. Area fire crews...Read More
Three Firefighters Killed in Wall Collapse Following Fire in Peanut Warehouse – Bishop & Spears Peanut Warehouse Fire – St. Louis, Missouri – August 10, 1887 On August 10, 1887, St. Louis Missouri Fire Department Foreman Bernard McKernan and Fireman Frank McDonald of Hook & Ladder 6, and Foreman Christian Hoell of Hook & Ladder...Read More
