A Flint Hill (south of Charlotte) fire apparatus was struck by a tractor trailer last night while on the scene of a motor vehicle accident. No firefighters, EMS, or law enforcement officers were injured. The truck driver was treated on the scene and transported to a local … [Read more...]
The headlines read: "Firefighters arrived at the home. No one answered the door, so they left. Inside, an entire family was being poisoned by carbon monoxide." You can read (and really must read/listen) this very in-depth media report (with audio etc) below. PLEASE BE SURE … [Read more...]
A Richmond Firefighter recovering from severe burns after a Sunday house fire. FF Bryan Bradley was injured after responding to an ultimately deadly house fire on Banton Street Sunday. On August 15th Bryan responded to that house fire with multiple reports of people being … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that the Grant County and Ulysses community (west of Wichita) is mourning the Line of Duty death of a longtime Firefighter who died after a 3 week battle against COVID-19. FF/EMT Rob Berry began service on the frontlines for Grant County in 1991. Berry’s … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that Jacksonville (Florida) Fire Rescue Lt. Mario Moya, a 17-year veteran of the department, has died in the Line of Duty from COVID-19. JFRD Lt. Mario J. Moya of Rescue-42-B, age 51, leaves behind his wife and three children. It’s not clear how long Lt. … [Read more...]
If your community or department is not planning a remembrance event for 9/11/2021...it is not too late. And quite frankly - if the fire department doesn't do it-it probably won't get done. Please do it. Since time is tight-we have an excellent 9/11 remembrance guide for your … [Read more...]
So often we've shared stories about "personality based" mutual aid, "buddy box" alarms and related stupidity...and here's another that appears to have similar traits. When the public isn't generally #1 (and taking care of Firefighters isn't generally #2) in decision making … [Read more...]