On August 5, 2014, 40-year-old Assistant Fire Chief Jamie Middlebrook of New Carlisle (IN) FD died in the Line of Duty after being trapped under a roof collapse while fighting a fire at a commercial storage building. Heavy fire was showing through the roof on Side Bravo and Side … [Read more...]
Free Scenario-Based Interactive Training for Cardiovascular Health Sudden cardiac events is a leading cause of line-of-duty deaths and early disabilities in the fire service. With the funding from AFG & in partnership with FDNY, Chicago FD, Los Angeles County FD, Houston FD, … [Read more...]
As an update, it was Draper (Utah) Battalion Chief Matthew "Matty" Burchett 42, who suffered injuries while at the Ranch Fire — one of multiple blazes comprising the larger Mendocino complex. He leaves behind his wife and 6-year-old son.“The one thing I would want people to know … [Read more...]
As an update to yesterdays posting, the Assistant Chief of the Friendship, Oklahoma, Volunteer Fire Department died in the Line of Duty Friday evening. Firefighters responded to a house fire near Altus and 54-year-old Friendship Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Madison … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that long-time Englishtown (Monmouth County, south of NYC) Firefighter-Chief Engineer Pasquale "Pete the Pepper" DiBenedetto died in the Line of Duty Thursday. Chief Engineer DiBenedetto, 68, died after suffering a medical emergency Tuesday morning, hours … [Read more...]
A firefighter was injured Friday while fighting the 700-acre Miriam Fire burning near White Pass. Fire management officials reported that the injured firefighter was airlifted to a local hospital, but further details and his status were unknown Friday evening. The … [Read more...]
Peggy Mallen-Walczak sat on the couch in her Egg Harbor Township home Wednesday afternoon, flipping through a binder full of certificates her son, Albert “Albie” Mallen Jr., had earned over his 20 years as an Atlantic City firefighter. There were certificates for first aid and … [Read more...]
In my years as a firefighter, even before I started, as just a young kid, like many of us-the noise, the sirens and the lights of flashy fire apparatus racing to help people was always intriguing. As I got older, I started getting more interested in firefighting, company … [Read more...]
It is well known that wearing our gear increases heat strain, and that heat strain is a major contributor to fire fighter death and injury. N.C State University has received a FEMA AFG fire grant to research better test methods to measure heat strain as it relates to turnout … [Read more...]
Two Austin firefighters received four-hour suspensions after damaging department equipment during incidents in May and June. The first happened on May 16 when fire specialist Chad Benestante closed a bay door on a fire engine while leaving a station to respond to a call. The … [Read more...]
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