The union that represents Cal Fire firefighters in the Riverside County Unit has filed a workplace-safety complaint with the Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or Cal/OSHA, alleging that unusual levels of physical fatigue and mental stress have set in because of … [Read more...]
BEAVER COUNTY (KDKA) — Authorities say one person is dead after a house fire in Big Beaver, Beaver County. Police spent much of the day investigating the home. “We heard fire trucks and alarms going off. We came out and there was a police car blocking the road,” neighbor … [Read more...]
A Ridgefield Park junior firefighter was critically injured in a Sunday afternoon fire, authorities confirmed. "It's significant," one responder said. "No one knows if he'll lose his leg." A pressurized cannister apparently popped and the shrapnel struck the 17-year-old … [Read more...]
A part-time firefighter with the New Jersey Firefighter Service is fighting for his life after suffering a medical emergency while responding to a massive brush fire that ripped through buildings, forced a hotel evacuation and shut down a portion of the Garden State Parkway in … [Read more...]
BATAVIA — A Batavia woman is at Erie County Medical Center with minor injuries as police continue to investigate this morning’s accident involving the vehicle she was driving and a Town of Batavia Fire Department truck. Batavia police said the accident around 9:09 a.m. … [Read more...]
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The Charleston Fire Department says one of their downtown stations will remain temporarily closed after the discovery on an unknown smell on March 3. CFD says the station in question is the home of Engine 102, Engine 103 and Battalion 103 … [Read more...]
WATERTOWN — The breathing apparatus that city firefighter recruit Peyton Morse wore could provide clues to what happened when he was stricken with a medical emergency at the state fire training academy on March 3. Data collected from his self-contained breathing … [Read more...]