Here is an update on the horrific shooting of that Indiana Firefighter. Firefighter Jacob McClanahan of the Ramsey (Indiana) Volunteer Fire Department. (Ramsey is approximately 20 miles northwest of Louisville, Kentucky) was shot and killed earlier this week. Monday evening, … [Read more...]
In honor of the upcoming NY Telephone Fire Plaque Dedication at FDNY's Randall’s Island Fire Academy planned for this weekend, you are invited to an ONLINE EVENT TODAY to honor the sacrifices of thousands of BellTel workers and FDNY Firefighters. While nothing can compare to … [Read more...]
An on-duty Richmond University Medical Center EMS EMT was shot in Staten Island this evening. The victim had responded to Forest Avenue for reports of a man who needed medical aid, the man was loaded into the ambulance, then pulled out a gun and shot the EMT. The suspect was … [Read more...]
After the suspected overdose death of an off-duty city firefighter in January, New Britain suspended seven firefighters and fired another in connection with an apparent ring that used drugs at various firehouses, city officials said. In addition, nearly a half-dozen firefighters … [Read more...]
A Bureau of Land Management Firefighter went missing over the weekend in Sierra Vista. Coronado National Forest officials say 38-year-old Patrick Gladics was working out of the Sierra Vista Municipal Airport when he failed to report for duty Sunday morning. Investigators describe … [Read more...]
A Firefighter from Conejos County (Colorado) died in the Line of Duty after responding to a wildland fire on Sunday. Harold Joe Cordova, 83, died after working the fire. Cordova was called out to a grassland fire near Manassa, a small statutory town in southern Colorado, to help … [Read more...]
Early this morning at approximately 06:13AM Company 7, South Hill VFD in Virginia was dispatched to a two vehicle MVC SB I 85 at the 1MM. While crews were on scene working the two vehicle MVC, with Engine 72 and Chief 7 blocking the left lane of I 85 NB to protect crews on … [Read more...]