We regret to pass on that Fire Chief William "Eddie" Edward McNeill, Jr., of Campobello (Spartanburg County), passed away suddenly on March 4, 2021. The Chief had a medical emergency within 24 hours of running several calls with his department ...he was having dinner with his … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that Firefighter Peyton Morse, the 21 year old Watertown Firefighter who was hospitalized after suffering an emergency during a training exercise on March 3, has died in the Line of Duty, as confirmed by Watertown Fire Chief Matthew Timerman. “Firefighter … [Read more...]
A Firefighter was critically injured after two fire trucks crashed head on this afternoon near the Drummond family ranch in Pawhuska, Okla. The Firefighter was ejected. Apparently 2 family members (both reported as volunteer Firefighters) of blogger and TV personality Ree … [Read more...]
There’s new information about how a Watertown Firefighter got to the hospital after experiencing an emergency at a state training facility last Wednesday in Montour Falls, and it wasn’t by ambulance. The firefighter, 21 year old Peyton Morse, remains in critical but stable … [Read more...]
At least 7 people - including 4 Firefighters - were killed in the Line of Duty, in a fire in a multi-story hi-rise building which houses offices of Eastern and South Eastern Railways, today, Monday. It happened in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is the capital of India's West Bengal … [Read more...]
The Glenburn Fire Department lost its building and six trucks in an early morning fire Saturday. Lance Johnson, fire district board vice president and firefighter, said the department responded to a call at 5 a.m. Area fire departments from Lansford, Maxbass and the Minot Air … [Read more...]
This incident is one that draws attention to rookie Firefighter training. While all the facts on this latest NY incident are certainly not out, this is a solid reminder to those who oversee Firefighter recruit training-that the recruits are being trained based upon best practices … [Read more...]
An FDNY medic was bitten in the face by a crazed patient during a call in Brooklyn early Friday — an attack that the department’s commissioner described as “horrific.” The violent episode unfolded just before 01:45 hours during a call for a medical emergency in Sheepshead Bay, … [Read more...]
Hopefully you have seen this video on your local news, but if not, we wanted to share it with you. The video shows a Warren County Ohio (near Cincinnati) Deputy Sheriff doing a "check on the welfare" of a local citizen and when the citizen comes out-he aims and fires at the … [Read more...]
Former Laurel (Maryland) Police Chief David Crawford was ordered held without bail today after being charged with committing a multi-year series of arsons across the region, targeting an enemies list that included his replacement as police chief and his stepson. Crawford, 69, … [Read more...]