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FATAL RESPONDING FIRE APPARATUS CRASH (Colorado)

 Billy    January 23, 2021    No Comments

One person is dead and two were injured in a crash between a Denver Fire Department rescue apparatus and a private vehicle Saturday afternoon. One Firefighter was checked for injuries, as the death and more critical injuries were in the civilian car. The crash happened at about … [Read more...]

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FLORIDA FIRE APPARATUS ROLLS OVER WHILE RESPONDING

 Billy    January 21, 2021    No Comments

Bonita Springs Fire Control & Rescue District confirmed Wednesday one of its fire engines flipped over on the way to a kitchen fire. The Firefighters were heading to the scene of a kitchen fire at a home in the city when the truck they were in rolled over on Snell Lane. The fire … [Read more...]

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MARYLAND FIREFIGHTER FALLS OUT OF RESPONDING FIRE APPARATUS

 Billy    January 13, 2021    No Comments

A Prince George's County firefighter fell out of a fire engine truck that was traveling to a call around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Prince George's County Fire Department (PGFD). The fall from the truck happened around the intersection of Bell Station Road and … [Read more...]

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DRAG RACING RESULTS IN SERIOUS DAMAGE TO FLORIDA FIRE STATION, DRAG RACER CRITICAL

 Billy    December 20, 2020    No Comments

A drag race resulted in major damage to a fire station in Manatee County (Florida, near Bradenton) fire station around 0600 this morning. While the driver was left with critical injuries, the Firefighters in quarters were uninjured. Southern Manatee Fire District station 5 (on … [Read more...]

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RETURNING FIRE APPARATUS ROLLS DOWN EMBANKMENT IN COLORADO

 Billy    December 20, 2020    No Comments

4 Firefighters in Routt County (near Steamboat Springs) suffered minor injuries after the fire truck they were in rolled off 200 feet down a steep embankment. The crash happened on Saturday after the West Routt FD Firefighters were leaving the scene of a garage fire. Firefighters … [Read more...]

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CHARLOTTE FIRE APPARATUS STRUCK BY GUN FIRE AT SHOOTING SCENE

 Billy    December 7, 2020    No Comments

A Charlotte (NC) FD apparatus and two other cars were struck by bullets this morning in southwest Charlotte. Engine 5 was struck with a round in their windshield. They were responding to backup Engine 43 on a different shooting. Cops are investigating the shooting that happened … [Read more...]

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INDIA: FIREFIGHTER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY: HAZ MAT FIRE / INHALATION

 Billy    December 5, 2020    No Comments

NAVI MUMBAI: A 32-year-old Fireman from Ambernath has died in the Line of Duty due to suffocation after a fire broke out at Modi Chemical Company in Taloja MIDC area on Friday late night. The deceased has been identified as Fireman Balu Deshmukh. They received the fire call at … [Read more...]

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TAKING “THE CAPE” OFF

 Billy    December 3, 2020    No Comments

There's a new FIRE book out I want to tell you about for your Christmas and holiday gift giving:: Taking the Cape Off: How to Lead Through Mental Illness, Unimaginable Grief and Loss. by Fire Chief Pat Kenny Many of you have heard Pat speak at FDIC and other fire … [Read more...]

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OUR LADY OF ANGELS & FIREFIGHTERS DECEMBER

 Billy    November 30, 2020    No Comments

The Our Lady of Angels fire anniversary (Dec. 1, 1958) in Chicago where 92 kids and four nuns lost their lives – a day in 1958 where the heroics of Chicago firefighters were well documented. 3 VIDEOS OF THE OUR LADY OF ANGELS SCHOOL … [Read more...]

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AMBULANCE STRUCK BY SEMI IN OHIO

 Billy    November 23, 2020    No Comments

2 Firefighter-Medics were injured in a crash that involved an ambulance and a semitrailer in Lebanon, north of Cincinnati. The crash happened around 1100 hours Sunday on State Route 48 at Miller Road when a 2006 Freightliner LFD ambulance was on Miller Road with the emergency … [Read more...]

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