Early this morning, our Rescue Engine 8 was providing assistance to travelers on I-95 involved in a motor vehicle collision. The crew had blocked the two left lanes of travel, and had placed traffic cones to protect the scene and the occupants involved in the incident, allowing … [Read more...]
RIPLEY COUNTY – On Tuesday, Jan. 19 at approximately 6:15 a.m., Ripley County Communications received a report of a vehicle rollover crash involving a fire truck. The crash occurred on Brownstown Road west of the intersection with County Road 750 W. Driver: Ralph F. Meyer, … [Read more...]
What First Responders Teach Us about Cumulative Stress
A firefighter and EMS worker I recently saw reported that he had been on the job since he was 18 years old. He recognized that over time his cumulative stress impaired his relationships and ability to relate to others. He was having a challenging time maintaining a long-term … [Read more...]
TRAUMA AT THE STATION
Casual use of the N-word. Physical assaults. A stuffed animal painted black and hanged from a noose at a firehall where a Black firefighter worked. Two workplace reviews the city keeps so secret, it has denied one's very existence and redacted every word in the other when forced … [Read more...]
All, In support of the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) and the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN), this week the FDNY Bureau of Training is issuing a series of Tips from Training on firefighter cancer awareness. Each day for 6 consecutive days a new … [Read more...]
A firefighter at the scene of a crash near Fort Bliss was injured by debris after a car drove through the scene and hit a pole. According to a spokesperson with the El Paso Fire Department, the firefighter suffered minor injuries and police detained the driver of the … [Read more...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Taco Bell restaurant near Easton Town Center in northeast Columbus was damaged by a fire early Sunday morning. Columbus Division of Fire Chief Steve Martin said crews arrived at the Taco Bell at 3834 Morse Road around 2:30 a.m. Due to the … [Read more...]
Several houses were damaged in an overnight blaze that broke in Sekidafar area of SafaKadal in old city area of Srinagar. Officials told KNO that a Sub Inspector rank officer of Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) Department was also injured when he fell from a house while … [Read more...]
They’re in shock and mourning in Sabine County after three members of a volunteer fire department were killed in a crash there on Saturday evening. Two of them were a husband and wife who were the parents of three children. Daily News & More is reporting that it happened … [Read more...]
Dramatic road accident overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday in the Vosges. Due to the ice, a fire truck collided with a heavy goods vehicle on the D166 on the Mattaincourt interchange. A 49-year-old firefighter has died. Two other people are injured. The collision between the two … [Read more...]