Recently, an FDNY member experienced a potentially life-threatening close call while operating on the roof of a multiple dwelling fire. After completing a roof cut, a member lifted a saw while the blade was still rotating and inadvertently swung it toward another firefighter. The rotating blade cut through the nearby member’s bunker coat at chest...Read More
As 9/11 approaches, we are sharing various clips with the intent that Fire Officers & Senior Members watch these with their younger members and crews together so they gain more information and understanding of the murders, those who still suffer and what 9/11 did to our nation-and how it impacted Firefighters, EMS, Police and others...Read More
A crash today between a Riverside County (CAL) Fire Department engine and a sedan in Hemet killed the motorist, a 10-year-old child, and left 3 Firefighters injured. The intersection crash happened at 12:24 hours Friday — and was immediately reported by the engine crew. The crew was responding to a vegetation/brush fire along Highway 74...Read More
Some interesting statements came out of this afternoon’s update from NTSB. Their preliminary investigation into the fatal runway collision at LaGuardia Airport in New York late Sunday night suggests it was caused by an overlapping series of failures that stemmed from seemingly predictable problems with staffing and technology. (Google: Swiss Cheese Model) The Port Authority crash fire...Read More
Two people, including a Firefighter, are in critical condition following an explosion and fire at a church in Boonville, New York, NE of Syracuse. Gas leaks with subsequent explosions have become frequent for a variety of reasons….REMINDING ALL OF US… that a gas leak is an explosion that hasn’t happened yet…and our need to continuously...Read More
Today is January 23, 2026, an important fire service date “we must know.” January 23, 2005, was “Black Sunday” in New York when FDNY Lt. Curtis W. Meyran (covering Ladder 27 that day) and FF John G. Bellew (Ladder 27) died in the Line of Duty at an apartment fire in the Bronx. Four other...Read More
