Henrico County, Va., (WRIC) — Henrico Fire officials say a driver slammed into the back of a fire engine while responding to a motor vehicle crash early Saturday morning. It happened on I-295 near the I-95 interchange at 6:29 a.m. Fire officials say they arrived to find … [Read more...]
Three crashes and a close call was the tally for Surrey firefighters responding to a report of an incident northbound on Highway 99 in South Surrey Thursday night. Acting assistant Chief Jerry Siggs said the chain of events all unfolded within a span of about 45 minutes, just … [Read more...]
TO IMPROVE FIREFIGHTERS MENTAL HEALTH – WE CAN’T WAIT UNTIL THEY REACH OUT – WE MUCH REACH IN
Many firefighters will by now be exhausted, having been on the front line of Australia's bushfire crisis for weeks or months. This bushfire season has been unrelenting, and the hottest months of summer may still lie ahead. In part, the toll is physical. The flames are high, … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTERS FIGHT MORE THAN FIRE, MANY ARE BATTLING WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI)- A firefighter puts his or her life on the line every day but it's not the job that's killing them, but rather suicide. Multiple studies show suicide rates are increasing nationwide. According to the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance, last year … [Read more...]
SOUTH TRAIL FIREFIGHTERS TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
Firefighters see people on their worst days and manage to keep it together. But, behind closed doors, some firefighters are battling their own mental health. And more firefighters are dying at their own hands than in the line of duty. We spoke to South Trail Fire & Rescue … [Read more...]
VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. (WTHR) – A Vincennes man was arrested for DUI and battery after hitting a firefighter Friday night. Around 6:50 p.m., Indiana State Police, Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and Scott Township Fire Department responded to the parking lot of Gardos … [Read more...]
Two residents and a firefighter were injured in a three-alarm blaze that destroyed a house in Sherborn Friday morning, fire officials said. Sherborn police received a report of a possible medical emergency around 7:11 a.m. at 10 Town Lyne Road, Sherborn Interim Fire Chief Zack … [Read more...]
PORT KENT, N.Y. — One firefighter suffered non-life-threatening injuries while battling a house fire in Essex County on Friday afternoon. Authorities say the firefighter was injured after part of the ceiling collapsed; and they were immediately transported to CVPH in … [Read more...]
TOWN OF BELOIT, Wis. — A firefighter was injured and transported to a hospital early Saturday morning during an hours long battle to stop a residential fire. According to a news release, firefighters from the town of Beloit, the city of Beloit, Janesville and the town of … [Read more...]
TORONTO — A Toronto firefighter has been charged with careless driving, police said Friday, more than a month after an 11-year-old girl was hit by a fire truck in the city’s midtown area. The truck had its lights and siren on and was responding to an emergency call when the … [Read more...]
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