All, We regret to pass on the Line of Duty death of Columbus (Indiana) Regional Health EMS Paramedic Scott Gordon. On November 4th, Paramedic Gordon became ill with COVID-19 contracted in the line-of-duty -- less than 48 hours after his EMS partner became ill. He was … [Read more...]

All, 3 Firefighters in Frederick County (Maryland) were struck by a motorcycle in a secondary crash this afternoon (1632 hours) while operating at a scene. 1 Firefighter was flown to Shock Trauma in Baltimore-reported in stable condition and the other two Firefighters suffered … [Read more...]

All, We regret to pass on that an Easton Township (Kanasa) volunteer Firefighter was killed in the Line of Duty Sunday. The Firefighter died in a crash while responding to structure fire in Leavenworth County. Kickapoo Township, Alexandria Township, Fort Leavenworth Fire … [Read more...]

All, Jason Cortez, the San Francisco Firefighter-Paramedic who was killed during a training mishap last week, was knocked over a third-floor railing by a 1.5" water stream from a valve he had “inadvertently” opened, as per a preliminary report released Sunday. (report … [Read more...]

All, Below is the link to the Myrtle Beach Police radio traffic, where Police Officer Jacob Hancher was shot and killed in the Line of Duty, and another injured. Officer Hancher was killed Saturday after a shooting near Yaupon Drive in Myrtle Beach o Saturday evening. Following … [Read more...]

All, This Secret List piece starts with an article from the Washington Post about a tragic death. Please take time to read it as well as pass it on to your communication center leaders. It is also important that Fire Officers in the field have a thorough appreciation and … [Read more...]

All, There was another fatal fire department EMS crash this week, when a 21-year-old Fond du Lac (Wisconsin) man died Tuesday in a crash with a Fond du lac Fire Department ambulance. The man was a passenger in a car that did not stop for red light around 0430 hours at an … [Read more...]

All, A First-year Firefighter on the elite Helena Hot Shot Fire crew died early Wednesday morning in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Idaho while returning from a fire. Firefighter Sara Madsen, 24 years old, of Tetonia, Idaho, was pronounced dead at the scene in that crash … [Read more...]

Hey, As a warning, this is an absolute commentary about fireground radio use, so if that's not something you're interested in, skip to your next email-or change channels. See what I did there? And in addition, I'll start out with a disclosure. I have a significant history of … [Read more...]

All, A team of FDNY Firefighters used a rare “roof-rope” maneuver to rescue a panicked woman from a high-rise apartment fire on Tuesday (today). The fire was in an apartment on the 16th floor of a building on Lenox Avenue, near West 134th Street, around 1325 hours. When they  … [Read more...]