HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Firefighters are constantly going up against blazing homes and deadly accidents but they’re also fighting an invisible battle for their mental health. The Alabama Department of Mental Health is helping stop this growing concern by funding the Alabama … [Read more...]
The report has been released on the fire that killed Baltimore City Fire Lt. Paul Butrim, Firefighter/Paramedic Kelsey Sadler, and Firefighter/Paramedic Kenneth Lacayo - who died in the Jan. 14 row house fire. Baltimore City Fire Chief Niles Ford also resigned today following … [Read more...]
Triple Line of Duty Death Report – Baltimore City (The Secret List)
All, The report has been released on the fire that killed Baltimore City Fire Lt. Paul Butrim, Firefighter/Paramedic Kelsey Sadler, and Firefighter/Paramedic Kenneth Lacayo - who died in the Jan. 14 row house fire. Baltimore City Fire Chief Niles Ford also resigned today … [Read more...]
CALCIUM CAT SCAN OF HEART SAVES FIREFIGHTERS LIFE!
I am a retired call firefighter of 30yrs on the job. I was the Captain of the Call Force of Hudson, NH, which was a combination dept at the time. My close call is a medical save of myself. We all talk and push to have colonoscopy checks, breast cancer checks, and yearly … [Read more...]
A Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire Rescue truck needed rescuing itself Friday morning, Local10.com reported. It caught fire inside a fleet facility in the 500 block of Southwest 34th Street near Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the report said. Only one ladder … [Read more...]
A Lowndes County fire station was destroyed by a tornado Tuesday night. Firefighters found the destruction as they arrived at the station to staff the engines, WCBI reported. One of the engines sustained extensive damage, the other, moderate, Lowndes County Fire Coordinator … [Read more...]
SPRINGFIELD – Two firefighters and one tenant were injured and seven residents were displaced in a fire in a multi-family home in the South End Wednesday. The fire was reported at about 3 p.m. at a 2.5-story, three-family home on 38 Acushnet Ave. When the first firefighters … [Read more...]