We responded to report of a house filled smoke in another town. We responded with an engine consisting of an Engineer, a Lieutenant and two Firefighters. While enroute one of the Firefighters told the driver to turn at the next drive knowing a quicker route. The driver made the … [Read more...]
DID YOU KNOW???
Firefighters lives are at risk during every emergency response. A study of fire apparatus traffic collisions was performed for the Freightliner Corporation by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute in 1998. The study looked at fire apparatus collision … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER STRUCK IN HIT-AND-RUN SAYS DRIVER LECTURED HIM BEFORE DRIVING AWAY!
June 16, 2004 A Chicago firefighter who was struck by a car while on the job said the driver stopped and told him to "get out of the way" before driving off. Richard L. Atkins, 54, was working traffic control at the scene of an accident Tuesday afternoon when a Lincoln Town Car … [Read more...]
WE ARE TARGETS… ON THE ROADWAYS!!!
Approximate time: 0100hrsWeather and road conditions: clear and dryQuint 23 was dispatched to a report of a vehicle fire on our Interstate westbound lane. The exits nearby include approximately 3/4 mile of frontage road from one exit to the next, the frontage divided from the … [Read more...]
OAKLEY, Calif. 7-2-04 -- Two firefighters were injured Thursday afternoon when a fire truck rolled over at the scene of a blaze near Kirker Pass and Hess roads in an unincorporated area of Contra Costa County, officials said. According to Battalion Chief Jim Fajardo, the fire … [Read more...]
FLORIDA FIREFIGHTER HIT BY CAR
June 21, 2004HIALEAH, Fla. -- A veteran firefighter responding to a call was hit by a car Sunday night. The firefighter was guiding a fire truck out of an apartment complex onto West 28th Avenue Sunday night when a minivan slammed into him. He was thrown several feet. The … [Read more...]
AIR CONDITIONING LINE EXPLOSION ON APPARATUS!
While returning from a response, the 2001 Pierce HP75 Ladder Truck that a Braden River, FL Fire Lieutenant and his driver were riding in experienced an explosion in the high pressure line of the vehicle's air conditioning system. The resulting pressure immediately bore a hole … [Read more...]