Firefighter Struck and Killed By Water Cannon on Fireboat While Battling Fire in Oil Storage Warehouse – Standard Oil Company Devoe Storage Yard – Long Island City, Queens, New York – August 14, 1913 On August 14, 1913, FDNY Marine Fireman Brereton E. Johnson of Fireboat 77, the Abram S. Hewitt, was killed while fighting...Read More
Fire Lieutenant Dies After Being Trapped in Attic After Falling Through Roof While Conducting Ventilation Operations- Dallas, Texas – August 14, 2011 – NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Report F2011-20 & Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office Investigative Report FY 11-07 On August 14, 2011, Dallas Fire-Rescue Lieutenant Todd Krodle died after falling through a roof and being...Read More
Two Gainesville firefighters have been suspended for a day with pay following a wreck Monday at a south Gainesville intersection. It happened at Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and S. Bradford Street. According to the state patrol, the fire truck was traveling east on MLK with its emergency equipment activated. The WeGo van was headed...Read More
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — A portion of the eastbound lanes of I-10 in Mobile is blocked due to a multi-vehicle crash involving two emergency vehicles. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the lanes are closed near mile marker 15, and it is unknown how long they will remain closed. Mobile Police Department officials said...Read More
