Last night, Monday, November 1, 2021, there was a dwelling fire in Rockland County, NY (just north of NYC) for a reported house fire. Companies arrived with heavy smoke conditions coming from the basement and confirmed with the homeowner that everyone was out. Multiple fire … [Read more...]
The outstanding film "CHIEF" about FDNY's Chief Bill Feehan is now available to watch on YouTube at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLXtxZtJXVc. "CHIEF" is a 25 minute film about former FDNY Fire Commissioner / Chief Bill Feehan. He was the oldest and highest … [Read more...]
Another Yuma County (Colorado) Firefighter died in the Line of Duty yesterday afternoon when high winds changed the direction of a running fire, claiming his life. Firefighter Larry Wyant from the Joes Fire Department was headed to the LODD funeral of another area Firefighter … [Read more...]
There is a very cool on-line event coming up this Thursday about a man that we all should - and still can, know. The upcoming film, "CHIEF" is about former FDNY Fire Commissioner William Feehan. He was the oldest and highest ranking member of the FDNY. He was killed on 9/11 and … [Read more...]
Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell has been named the new U.S. Fire Administrator and was sworn in during a ceremony this morning. Dr. Moore-Merrell was most recently the President and CEO of the International Public Safety Data Institute. She began this role in 2019 after serving 26 … [Read more...]
We've discussed the challenges of 911 dispatch and communication centers in this column for decades. Simply put, if a dispatch center is poorly led, poorly funded, poorly staffed with poor training the final result is always predictable. Not unlike any public service. … [Read more...]
Tragic news out of the Harrisburg, PA region as the Swatara Township PD has passed on that on Thursday October 14th at approximately 1530 hours their Police Officers were dispatched to Swatara Fire & Rescue Station 91 (1201 Ober Street, Harrisburg PA) for a suicide. Upon arrival, … [Read more...]