All, Two people were killed, two were injured and another remains missing after a REACH* medevac helicopter crashed into the waters near Avalon on Catalina Island** (about 30 miles west of the California west coast) shortly after takeoff last night. The Los Angeles County Fire Department confirmed there was a Marine Search and Rescue operation...Read More
Two Firefighters Die and Eight Firefighters Injured in Silo Explosion at Lumber Company – New Knoxville, Ohio – October 1, 2003 – NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Report F2003-32 On October 1, 2003, New Bremen Ohio Firefighters Kenneth Jutte and John Garman were fatally injured in a silo explosion at a lumber company. The firefighters responded to...Read More
Firefighters could be seen working on the roof of a Manayunk rowhome Wednesday morning as smoke poured from the building where a woman was killed and two first responders were hurt, officials said. At about 9 a.m. on Sept. 30, NBC10’s SkyForce 10 captured footage of fire crews working to stop flames as they tore...Read More
An Oklahoma firefighter is traveling to national parks during Suicide Awareness Month to raise awareness about mental health challenges faced by first responders and help prevent suicides. “It’s a silent struggle so many first responders deal with,” he said. “From all the trauma calls, the late nights, the calls in the middle of the night,...Read More
F2026-11 OH: Firefighter-paramedic stabbed by patient during involuntary commitment transport – Ohio Report: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/firefighters/programs/pdfs/f202611.pdf Slides: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/firefighters/programs/pdfs/f202611RS.pdf The report was published exactly 79 days after the fire department requested a NIOSH investigation. FFFIPP continues to accept requests for serious injury and line-of-duty death investigations through the NIOSH website. Firefighters and other interested parties can see what...Read More
