If your community or department is not planning a remembrance event for 9/11/2021...it is not too late. And quite frankly - if the fire department doesn't do it-it probably won't get done. Please do it. Since time is tight-we have an excellent 9/11 remembrance guide for your … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that La Marque (Texas near Galveston) Firefighter Jesse Turrubiate died today after a nearly month long battle with COVID-19. He was 31 and would have turned 32 Monday August 16. Turrubiate was an engineer who had been with the department for three years and … [Read more...]
A Burlington, Connecticut (near Hartford) Firefighter has died in the Line of Duty after he suffered a medical emergency while operating at a fire in New Hartford earlier this week. He had suddenly become ill (see below for explanation) while fighting that fire that broke out … [Read more...]
By Dominique Moody, NBC Connecticut A large fire has severely damaged a historic multi-use building in the center of New Hartford known as the New Hartford House on Tuesday morning. At least 100 firefighters responded to the fire. A large portion of those firefighters were … [Read more...]
By Southern Maryland News Net On Friday, August 6, 2021, at approximately 9:40 a.m., firefighters and staff at the Joseph Sacco Firefighter and Safety Training School located at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Valley Lee, reported one unknown aged male … [Read more...]
When he went to his physical exam in October, Lt. Greg Galehouse felt like he was in pretty good health. The Akron firefighter had an active lifestyle and no sign that anything was wrong. After blood work, an EKG and a physical stress test, everything seemed OK. After … [Read more...]