A retired paramedic who helped in the rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site was laid to rest (in March, 2006) in the Bronx. Debbie Reeve, 41, was a paramedic for 17 years. She died of mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer often caused by … [Read more...]
Several people are being treated in various area hospitals after a crash between an SUV and an ambulance.Police say the driver of the Jeep Grand Cherokee was heading south on West 100th Street and ran a red light at North Marginal. Police say that the jeep then broadsided the … [Read more...]
TRACTOR-TRAILER SLAMS MISSISSIPPI AMBULANCE
Tractor-trailer slams Mississippi ambulance, tying up traffic for hours on I-65Three people injured, but none seriously Ambulance crew members responding to an accident became victims themselveswhen an 18-wheeler rig hauling bottled water slammed into their vehicle'srear … [Read more...]
The firefighter was doing routine flushing of some fire hydrants when the accident happened. A stretch of Geyer was shut down for two hours while police investigated. Authorities say the driver who hit the fireman stopped immediately. Claire Budd with the City of Kirkwood … [Read more...]
Grand Rapids - A Grand Rapids firefighter was hospitalized after a house fire turned into a dangerous backdraft situation.At 1:45 this afternoon, firefighters were inside a home in the 300-block of Indiana Avenue SW and the whole place lit up in flames.Firefighters say it looked … [Read more...]
STAY AWAY…FAR AWAY UNTIL THE COPS ADVISE IT IS SAFE!
...and in this case-maybe the BEST solution is to give THEM the tools?? Approx 2345 on 7 February 2006 Engine 4 was Dispatched to assist Police by Forcing-entry on a residence where "shots were reportedly fired." Call location was a Condo complex consisting of long … [Read more...]
CITY FIREFIGHTERS’ EXPANDED ROLE IN EMERGENCIES NEEDS OVERSIGHT
Huntsville, Alabama Times The figures would not seem credible except for the fact that they are easily consistent with figures across the nation: Before the Huntsville Fire & Rescue Department began its first-responder emergency medical service last October, … [Read more...]