Yesterday it was Alabama, Saturday it was in New Hampshire-and it happens nearly everyday to Firefighters,Cops, EMT's and related highway responders. This morning's decision to position a Dover FD ladder truck in front of a crash scene prevented a box truck from crashing into … [Read more...]
One person was killed this morning (Sunday) after the vehicle they were riding in struck the back of a Reece City (Alabama) Fire Department apparatus operating/blocking an earlier crash on I-59. Firefighters were called at 0730 hours to the single-vehicle crash in the … [Read more...]
STOP THE INSANITY! Bet your FD insurance company would love a claim for a dead kid. … [Read more...]
Today is the Anniversary of the 23rd St Fire in FDNY that killed 12 Firefighters on October 17, 1966. There are several excellent resources from Fire Engineering to learn about this fire. ===The first is brand new, and is from retired FDNY Battalion Chief Jerry Tracy (hosted … [Read more...]
...because we overloaded it for a photo shoot! … [Read more...]
An impaired driver hit the Ellinwood Fire Department at over 100 mph destroying two fire trucks and damaging a third according to Topeka Fire Chief Craig Duke. Duke tweeted photos of the damage Wednesday morning with the call, “Let’s help Ellinwood Fire Department.” The building, … [Read more...]
You remembered the radio strap but you forgot the rest of your proper PPE. The communities we protect expect more out of us than this. … [Read more...]
A volunteer firefighter was injured Saturday evening when he swerved to avoid another vehicle and overturned the firetruck in Breezy Point, Queens, FDNY fire officials said. The injured Rockaway Point firefighter was taken to Community Hospital in Brooklyn where his injuries were … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that a 53-year-old Fire Chief from Italy was killed in the Line of Duty yesterday. The volunteer Fire Chief, Rinaldo Challancin, from Arnad (NW Italy), was killed while operating during massive storms when a tree fell on him during a rescue operation in the … [Read more...]
Why is it so hard to wear PROPER PPE in training? … [Read more...]