NEW JERSEY EMT COLLAPSES ON SCENE-LODD The Secret List www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com Its with deep regret that we pass on that the Upper Township Division of EMS announces the Line of duty death of EMT Mort Schmerling. On April 13, 2016 EMT Schmerling responded to a medical … [Read more...]
It's with regret that we pass on that an EMT with Hunter Ambulance has been killed in the Line of Duty. The violent crash occurred this morning on the Southern State Parkway in the Lakeview/West Hempstead area just outside of New York City, in Nassau County. Our condolences to … [Read more...]
EMT LODD NY EMS CRASH (The Secret List)
LONG ISLAND NY EMT DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY - AMBULANCE CRASH The Secret List www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com It's with regret that we pass on that at an EMT with Hunter Ambulance has been killed in the Line of Duty. The crash occurred on the Southern State Parkway in the … [Read more...]
Maryland Firefighters Shot/1-Killed LODD (The Secret List)
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY The Secret List www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com It is with deep regret that we pass on to you that one of the two Firefighters shot this evening in Prince Georges County has died in the Line of Duty. The other … [Read more...]
Chief Jon Hansen-Okla. City RIP
All- It's with deep regret that we pass on that a friend to so many, Assistant Chief Jon Hansen, (Ret) Oklahoma City Fire Department has died following a tough and heroic battle with cancer. A life long Firefighter who was thrust into the international spotlight following the … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Fire Apparatus At Fault In Fatal Crash-10 Year Old Killed (The Secret List)
All, As you will recall, there was a fatal crash involving a fire department tanker in Mississippi that killed a 10-year-old boy (Higuillermo Perez Mentreo) on April 3, 2016. The Mississippi Highway Patrol is now stating that the fire apparatus driver failed to yield the … [Read more...]
Firefighter Line of Duty Death for March 2016
The United States Fire Administration has received notice of the following 6 firefighter fatalities in the month of March: Name: Peter Larlee Rank: Captain Status: Paid-on-call Date of Incident: 03/02/2016 Fire Department: East Millinocket Fire Department … [Read more...]
Dale Jenkins from Houston FD shared a great article on facebook
Gravity always wins, I have never seen a firefighter fall off of or through a roof and not have gravity win. The moment we leave the ground gravity is at work trying its best to bring us back down. When we are called to go to the roof for roof top ventilation we have two forces … [Read more...]
Reflections by Mark vonAppen
Originally published : Firenuggets Inc. This is a correspondence I had with a friend of the page from some time ago. He asked, "Are you really all-in-all-the-time?" This is what I wrote back. To read more follow the link below: Reflection by Mark … [Read more...]
The Watts Street Fire-A Triple LODD That Changed Us All (The Secret List)
All, Sadly, some LODD's are forgotten. Not in the sense that the loved ones who died in the Line of Duty are forgotten-but more in the sense of how and why they died. In this case, the loss has never been forgotten for a variety of reasons. Please take a moment to read this and … [Read more...]