WATERBURY — A firefighter was trapped on top of a truck when live electrical wires came down as crews were fighting a blaze Wednesday night, a fire official said. He wasn’t injured, Deputy Chief Robert Stoeckert said. The fire in a vacant house in the 60 block of East Farm … [Read more...]
WHAT DO Firefighters Want!? SHOCKING VIDEO: Apparatus & Scene Struck (The Secret List)
WHAT DO FIREFIGHTERS WANT? The Perfect Storm... Take the 2023 "What Firefighters Want" state-of-the fire service survey STAFFING? PERSONNEL? The fire service is facing a perfect storm: recruitment and retention challenges, expanding job expectations, strains on behavioral … [Read more...]
Two Dallas firefighters were injured Thursday morning battling a fire at the beleaguered site of the former Valley View Center in Far North Dallas. Dallas firefighters responded to the old mall, which occupies 30 acres at the corner of LBJ Freeway and Preston Road, shortly … [Read more...]
IAFF Files Lawsuit Against NFPA re: Bunker Gear Safety (The Secret List)
All, The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) filed a lawsuit today against the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) for its role in imposing a testing standard that effectively requires the use of carcinogens in fire fighter protective gear. The case, … [Read more...]
EXETER — After witnessing the horrors of war during three tours of combat duty in Iraq and even more suffering while responding to emergencies as a firefighter/paramedic, Exeter Fire Lt. Stephen Holmes is now leading a new fight on the home front. The 36-year-old Holmes is on a … [Read more...]
Two people suffered burns and smoke inhalation early Wednesday morning when their home caught fire near Osceola. Penn Township Fire officials say the home in the 56-thousand block of Greenlawn Avenue sustained significant damage. One firefighter suffered a leg injury and … [Read more...]
A falling tree slammed into a fire truck in Walnut Creek during Tuesday’s powerful windstorm, nbcbayarea.com reported. The tree came down along Ygnacio Valley Road, shutting down multiple lanes of traffic and damaging the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District engine, … [Read more...]