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TRIPLE LODD UPDATE: COURT SAYS MAN CAN NOW BE RETRIED IN THE DEATH OF 3 PITTSBURGH FIREFIGHTERS, KILLED IN 1995

 Billy    April 13, 2021    No Comments

A federal appellate court said Tuesday that prosecutors can retry a man whose conviction in the 1995 deaths of three firefighters in the East Hills was overturned. Pittsburgh Fire Capt. Thomas Brooks, Firefighter Patricia Conroy and Firefighter Marc Kolenda were killed on Feb. … [Read more...]

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DELAWARE LODD FUNERAL MEMORIAL SERVICES ANNOUNCED

 Billy    April 13, 2021    No Comments

The funeral services for Selbyville Fire Company Fire Police Officer/President of the L.A. Laura Madara will be a full fire department Line of Duty death service with all the honor, respect and tributes appropriately bestowed upon her as a member of our fire service community. … [Read more...]

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FIRE POLICE APPARATUS STRUCK IN PENNSYLVANIA – CIVILIAN FAILED TO MOVE OVER

 Billy    April 12, 2021    No Comments

Last evening at 23:46 units from Lancaster County's West Earl Fire Company were dispatched to Route 222 N @ MM 38.1 for a vehicle accident standby. Police requested an Engine and the Traffic (Fire police) unit due to a jack knifed tractor trailer. Units arrived and fire police … [Read more...]

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RUSSIA: FIREFIGHTER KILLED, OTHERS INJURED AT MASSIVE 100,000 square foot 19th CENTURY STRUCTURAL FIRE

 Billy    April 12, 2021    No Comments

A major fire engulfed a business center in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, on Monday, killing a firefighter and injuring two others. The fire spread across all four of the building’s floors and was in an area of more than 100,000 square feet. Around 300 Firefighters … [Read more...]

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THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS WEEK

 Billy    April 12, 2021    No Comments

THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATORS (DISPATCHERS) WEEK _Visit Your 911/Fire Dispatch Center? Sure. _Bring the dispatch center personnel some goodies? Absolutely. _Have all field personnel actually take time to learn & understand the job the dispatchers … [Read more...]

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LODD UPDATE: MEMBER STRUCK & KILLED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE WHILE BACKING UP

 Billy    April 12, 2021    No Comments

As you know, Selbyville (Delaware) Volunteer Fire Company Fire Police Officer Laura Madara was struck and killed in the Line of Duty on Friday afternoon. Units were already on-scene for a previous vehicle collision on Friday afternoon when she was struck and died after being … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTER CITED IN FLORIDA I-75 CRASH

 Billy    April 6, 2021    No Comments

The driver of an Alachua County Fire Rescue ambulance was issued a citation following an accident on I-75. Last night, just before midnight, the ambulance was headed northbound on I-75. At mile marker 354, the ambulance's 19-year-old driver failed to maintain the outside lane and … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTERS & ALCOHOL USAGE (Firefighter Input Requested)

 Billy    April 6, 2021    No Comments

Researchers from the Center for Fire, Rescue & EMS Health Research and Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation are looking for firefighters to help with a study about norms and traditions around alcohol use in the fire service. With funding from a FEMA Research and … [Read more...]

 Behavior Health, MISCELLANEOUS, News, News Firefighter Close Calls, Pass it On, RESCUE/EMS, Safety and Survival

WEST VIRGINIA FIREFIGHTER DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY – CRASH WILE RESPONDING – SUSPECED MEDICAL EMERGENCY

 Billy    April 6, 2021    No Comments

We regret to pass on that Captain Charles W. “Chuck” Miller, a 29-year Albright (West Virginia-west of Morgantown & Fairmont) Preston County volunteer Firefighter died in the Line of Duty while responding to a brush fire on Sunday. Captain Miller (a past Chief) was involved in … [Read more...]

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INFO FOR THOSE ATTENDING SATURDAYS FUNERAL FOR SPRING VALLEY NY FIREFIGHTER JARED LLOYD

 Billy    April 1, 2021    No Comments

We've been asked to share this with those who are planning on attending the LODD funeral ceremony for Spring Valley Firefighter Lt. Jared Lloyd on Saturday, April 3, 2021 =Funeral ceremony at Palisades Credit Union Park @ 1 Provident Bank Park Drive Pomona, NY 10970 (next to … [Read more...]

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