We regret to pass on that Midfield (Alabama) Fire Chief Donald Jones died Wednesday afternoon. Chief Jones, 59, died around noon Wednesday after going into cardiac arrest during lunch. The Chief has served Midfield since 2020, coming to the city after spending 26 years with the … [Read more...]
While I'm sure you already knew it, tomorrow (Friday) is World Book Day....in honor of that, please join us for a live webinar FIRDAY April 23 with: FDNY Deputy Chief Joe DiBernardo (Ret.) Fire Lieutenant/Fire Engineering Artist Paul Combs FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Frank … [Read more...]
This Thursday (tomorrow), April 22, 2021, at 1300 hours eastern. the NFFF will feature a webinar with Deputy Chief James Forgo, Prince William County (VA) Fire and Rescue Department. Chief Forgo will talk about the tragic fire in that large residential structure that killed … [Read more...]
TESLA & RELATED ALTERNATIVE VEHICLE CRASHES, EMERGENCIES & FIRES: Did you see the latest TESLA incident? This one featured NO driver in the car-and both occupants were killed (VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-auYtGZlew ) ***TRAINING: FIREFIGHTING FOR HIGH VOLTAGE … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER & EMS COVID UPDATE: NOTE: A 23 year old Massachusetts Firefighter is in a medically induced coma. Brett Bertram, Firefighter-EMT with the Plainville FD, came down with the virus last weekend and his condition worsened to the point where he had to be taken to … [Read more...]
Two Firefighters were killed in the Line of Duty, one was injured and one civilian is unaccounted for, after an electricity storage facility caught fire in southern Beijing (China) yesterday. A total of 235 firefighters and 47 fire companies worked the fire at the storage … [Read more...]
State and national investigators were at the state fire academy Wednesday as part of their investigations into what caused the death of city firefighter Peyton Lane S. Morse, who suffered a medical emergency while he was involved in a training exercise there in early … [Read more...]
This was an unusual fire related event that we want to share with you - as 4 building maintenance workers were killed yesterday in a basement parking garage in Tokyo, Japan. Their deaths were caused when a fire suppression system was unintentionally activated, trapping them in an … [Read more...]
April 27-29 is the 2021 National Fire & Emergency Services Symposium will be held virtually. Attendance is free. Hosted by CFSI (Congressional Fire Services Institute) register now for the numerous sessions hosted by prominent fire service leaders and federal officials discussing … [Read more...]
As a follow-up to last evenings TSL posting, Lacon-Sparland (IL) Firefighter Chaise Mangold died from injuries sustained on April 10 in a fire at a family property. FF Mangold, 21, was working on a truck when gas fumes built up in the shed, and there was an explosion about 1515 … [Read more...]