“Haven't we all slipped up and responded to a call while drunk?” That question was reportedly posed by a chief following an incident in which a firefighter admitted to drinking before driving a fire department vehicle-and the statement was reported by their local … [Read more...]
One of the two Firefighters who were burned last month while battling a wildfire in the Oklahoma panhandle has died in the Line of Duty. Balko Firefighter Jason Smith died Sunday, 33 days after the incident, after taking a sudden turn for the worse. Smith and brother Firefighter … [Read more...]
Firestorm Wildland Suppression Firefighter Darin Banks died in the Line of Duty Friday after being hit by a dead tree that unexpectedly fell. Firefighter Banks was assigned to a Type II Initial Attack Hand Crew working to prepare an area for prescribed burning in Tuolumne County. … [Read more...]
Odds are, a single family dwelling will be the next fire you turnout to. The aggressive balance between getting inside (search, rescue, fire attack etc) and coordinating ventilation has a well documented history. A history of success-as well as failures that have led to the loss … [Read more...]
The vehicle crash yesterday into West Virginia's Elk River that killed a mother and her daughter ...and the Firefighter who tried to rescue them is being reported as a murder-suicide. Reports from the Braxton County Sheriffs Office are that Latonya Bell, 42, and her daughter, … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that a member of the Lower King & Queen Fire-EMS in Shacklefords, Virginia was out working on fundraising efforts on April 20th, when he was involved in a MVA.. Reports are that he had some type of medical episode/incident that resulted in the … [Read more...]
A mother, young child and a Gassaway (West Virginia) volunteer Firefighter all drowned in the Elk River near Sutton Sunday afternoon following a car crash. Gassaway Firefighter John Dean Forbush died Sunday while attempting to rescue the other two victims. The woman lost control … [Read more...]