Event Type: Vehicle fire with exposure to a residential structure Time of Day: Late evening (low light) Units: 3 Engine Companies (Captain, Driver/Engineer, Firefighter), Truck Company, Rescue Company, Battalion Chief Event Description Late in the evening, our engine company was dispatched to a vehicle fire. En route, dispatch updated us that the fire was threatening...Read More
SEATTLE — At least eight firefighters were injured while responding to a building fire in North Seattle Thursday morning. Seattle Fire Department crews responded to a residence along Sand Point Way NE just before 3 a.m. Thursday. One building occupant, a man in his 50s, was reportedly treated and taken to Harborview Medical Center in...Read More
SOMERVILLE, Mass. — Two firefighters suffered serious injuries after a three-alarm fire in Somerville Thursday morning. Firefighters responded to a reported fire on Park Street shortly after 6:30 a.m. Crews said heavy fire conditions originated in the basement and spread through all three floors of the home. Authorities said the home had been vacant. The...Read More
All, We all join the Hayward (California) Fire Department and the Hayward Firefighters IAFF Local 1909 in mourning the loss of Brother Firefighter Paramedic Travis Foster. Travis has served the Hayward community since February 2018 and was a deeply valued member of our department and Local 1909. After struggling with PTSD and the cumulative impacts...Read More
We all join the Hayward (California) FIre Department and the Hayward Firefighters IAFF Local 1909 in mourning the loss of Brother Firefighter Paramedic Travis Foster. Travis has served the Hayward community since February 2018 and was a deeply valued member of our department and Local 1909. After struggling with PTSD and the cumulative impacts of his...Read More
All, We regret to pass on that A.F. Dobler Hose & Ladder Company of Girard (PA) Junior Firefighter Bryce Kaufmann, 17, lost his life in the Line of Duty on September 21 from injuries while answering an emergency call on an E-Bike. According to police, he was on the E-Bike and didn’t stop at a stop...Read More
