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FIREFIGHTERS UNION URGES CITY NOT TO DECOMMISSION ENGINE – MASSACHUSETTS

 Joe Knitter    February 24, 2021    No Comments

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — Nearly one year after the New Bedford ended its controversial blackout policy, the firefighters union is asking the city not take one of its fire engines off the street. The blackout policy, which took one of the city’s fire stations out of service … [Read more...]

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AMBULANCE STRUCK WHILE TRANSPORTING PATIENT – CALIFORNIA

 Joe Knitter    February 24, 2021    No Comments

(2/23): Hall Ambulance has released photos and video footage of Saturday’s crash from an on-board camera. The company said EMT Chelsey Hepp and Paramedic Kevin McClanahan were transporting a patient when, while making a left-hand turn onto E. California Avenue at Haley Street, … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, EMS Close Calls, News, News Firefighter Close Calls, RESCUE/EMS, Struck By, Vehicle Safety

FIREFIGHTER STRUCK BY GUNFIRE AT FIRE SCENE – WISCONSIN

 Joe Knitter    February 23, 2021    No Comments

On February 19, 2021, the Cornell Area Fire Department was requested by the Sheldon Fire Department for mutual aid at a working structure fire in the Township of Willard. Cornell responded with two water tenders and manpower. Justin Fredrickson, a 35-year-old, 16-year veteran of … [Read more...]

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AMBULANCE CATCHES FIRE WHILE TRANSPORTING PATIENT – OREGON

 Joe Knitter    February 23, 2021    No Comments

SALEM, OR (KPTV) - A mechanical malfunction caused an ambulance to catch fire by the Oak Knoll Golf Course Tuesday afternoon. At about 12:17 p.m., crews from SW Polk Fire District were called out to a vehicle fire in front of the Oak Knoll Golf Course, located at 6335 Highway … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTERS INJURED DURING CEILING COLLAPSE – VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON

 Joe Knitter    February 23, 2021    No Comments

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two firefighters sustained non-life threatening injuries while battling a duplex fire in Vancouver on Monday. Crews from both the Vancouver Fire Department and Clark County Fire were dispatched to 1114 W 36th street just before 3 p.m. upon reports of a … [Read more...]

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UPDATE: PHILLY FIREFIGHTERS PAY TO TRIBUTE TO FALLEN FIREFIGHTER – COVID

 Joe Knitter    February 23, 2021    No Comments

Philadelphia firefighter John Evans was laid to rest with honors on February 23, 2021. Evans, a 37-year veteran of the Philadelphia Fire Department, passed away in the line of duty on February 12 after a battle with COVID-19. His career in the fire department included a stint … [Read more...]

 LODD's, News

UPDATE – INJURED FF WAS STRUCK BY MASTER STREAM – PENNSYLVANIA

 Joe Knitter    February 23, 2021    No Comments

PALMERTON, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU-TV) — A large fire gutted an apartment complex in Palmerton Monday morning. None of the residents were injured, however one firefighter was hurt. Aidan Haupt of Palmerton was inside his home, learning online, when he noticed the room was … [Read more...]

 News

ARREST MADE IN SHOOTING OF TWO FIRST RESPONDERS – ANTIOCH, CALIFORNIA

 Joe Knitter    February 23, 2021    No Comments

ANTIOCH, Calif. (KTXL) — A Stockton man is being held in connection to a homicide in Discovery Bay and a drive-by shooting in Antioch that left two first responders injured. The Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office said two first responders treating someone for a medical … [Read more...]

 EMS Close Calls, FIRE & EMS CIVIL DISORDER, News, RESCUE/EMS

FF INJURED AFTER FALL THROUGH FLOOR – LOUISIANA

 Joe Knitter    February 23, 2021    No Comments

BOSSIER CITY, La. (KSLA) - Crews with the Bossier City Fire Department struggled to put out a fire on Thursday, Feb. 18. Firefighters were working a fire in the 200 block of John Wesley Boulevard, at the old Days Inn complex. Heavy smoke was reported at the … [Read more...]

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FF HOSPITALIZED AFTER FALL AT HOUSE FIRE – NEW JERSEY

 Joe Knitter    February 23, 2021    No Comments

A firefighter was hospitalized with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening after he slipped and fell battling a Paterson house fire on Monday, authorities said. The firefighter was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center after being injured in the 22nd Street … [Read more...]

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