Today the NFPA released its annual “U.S. Firefighter Fatalities in the United States” report, (link below) which showed fewer than 50 U.S. Firefighter fatalities while on duty in 2019, reflecting the lowest number of Firefighter deaths reported since NFPA began conducting this … [Read more...]
Five firefighters suffered minor injuries when a firetruck crashed en route to a fire with an SUV in Jamaica Plain late Thursday afternoon, officials said. The truck sustained major damage in the crash that occurred at 350 South Huntington Ave, at 4:40 p.m., Boston fire said on … [Read more...]
Three people, including an 8-year-old girl, were killed in a multi-vehicle collision on N.C. 410 in Columbus County early yesterday morning. A passenger from the crash was laying on the shoulder of the road in knee-high grass when firefighters arrived and was run over by a fire … [Read more...]
A Cal Fire fire engine responding with red lights and siren collided with a sedan at the intersection of Highway 221 and Streblow Drive in Napa County Tuesday morning. The 3 Cal Fire Firefighters on the apparatus were not injured, but a female motorist in the vehicle that was … [Read more...]
The NFFF has postponed the annual Fallen Firefighter memorial weekend as per NFFF Chair Troy Markel. This is due to the pandemic situation and related logistics. While disappointing, it is important to know that the nation's fallen Firefighters will not be forgotten. On October … [Read more...]
Five people including four Firefighters were taken to hospital in the early hours of this morning after a fire engine crashed on its way to an emergency in south London. Six people were injured in total and had to be cut from the engine and a Range Rover following the incident … [Read more...]
Last night at 6:06pm, Engine 24 & Rescue 24 were dispatched to an emergency call on Interstate 85 near MM 121. While enroute, a vehicle traveling northbound on the highway cut in front of Engine 24, causing our apparatus to hit the brakes to avoid colliding with the vehicle. … [Read more...]