Four Mississauga teenagers were the only occupants in a Honda Accord turning left onto Wolfedale Rd. from the eastbound turning lane on Dundas St. when a 36,000-pound Mississauga fire truck travelling westbound on Dundas St., slammed into it. Mississauga Fire Chief Garry … [Read more...]
The pumper did have its parking brake on and everything in the cab was set before anything happened, the wheel chock was down as well. Initially the pressure gov. was thottled up but did not respond so the question was asked, "was the piece in pump gear?" Driver and LT both … [Read more...]
Even though the "scenery" may be nice-or even a distraction...everyone is better off wearing their gear for protection...or if you don't want to, remove yourself from the operating area and head back to... the beach! … [Read more...]
A Rockford (Illinois) Fire Department ambulance driver suffered minor injuries when his vehicle was struck by a pick-up truck at the intersection of Charles Street and Peter Avenue around 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 20, 2005. The driver of a Dodge Durango pick-up truck, … [Read more...]
"A fireman, above, sets fire to a group of gasoline-soaked barriers, while in the background Reckless Rex tries to repair his damaged motorcycle during a Friday night stunt" … [Read more...]
TO FFCC.com:This is a fire from our FD in 1993. I was walking behind another FF with a ground ladder when the wire burned off the house, and landed right where he'd been standing ( I gave him a healthy shove). The OIC at the time (shown here in work clothes) … [Read more...]
On 6/17/2005, these firefighters were at a drill on the roof prop. This firefighter was rolling rafters when the chain saw hit a nail that must have been only in the sheeting. He was in full PPE with eye protection when the nail slid by the goggles and was embedded 1/2" … [Read more...]
The below picture could be taken in many places. We just saw a similar situation in Maryland and thought to ourselves...."and if he falls, that FD will claim another "so called" LODD...which to us-is WRONG! THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE IN A FIREFIGHTER GETTING KILLED WHILE … [Read more...]
"A fireman, above, sets fire to a group of gasoline-soaked barriers, while in the background Reckless Rex tries to repair his damaged motorcycle during a Friday night stunt" … [Read more...]
TO FFCC.com:This is a fire from our FD in 1993. I was walking behind another FF with a ground ladder when the wire burned off the house, and landed right where he'd been standing ( I gave him a healthy shove). The OIC at the time (shown here in work clothes) … [Read more...]