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ANOTHER FIRE APPARATUS STRUCK-This Time: New Hampshire

 Billy    November 16, 2020    No Comments

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...]

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FATAL FIRE APPARATUS CRASH-STRUCK ON INTERSTATE WHILE BLOCKING AT PREVIOUS CRASH SCENE

 Billy    November 15, 2020    No Comments

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...]

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HMMM WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A KID FALLS OFF?

 Brian Kazmierzak    November 7, 2020    No Comments

STOP THE INSANITY!  Bet your FD insurance company would love a claim for a dead kid. … [Read more...]

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TRAINING OPPORTUNITY: The 23rd Street Fire That Killed 12 FDNY Firefighters

 Billy    October 17, 2020    No Comments

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...]

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DEAR MAYOR – WE FLIPPED OVER OUR LADDER

 Brian Kazmierzak    October 14, 2020    No Comments

...because we overloaded it for a photo shoot! … [Read more...]

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DUI DRIVER DESTROYS FIREHOUSE…..CAN YOU, YOUR DEPARTMENT OR ASSOCIATION HELP?

 Billy    October 8, 2020    No Comments

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...]

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HEY BOSS… YOU FORGOT SOMETHING

 Brian Kazmierzak    October 6, 2020    No Comments

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...]

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FDNY: VOLUNTEER FIRE APPARATUS OVERTURNS IN QUEENS NYC

 Billy    October 4, 2020    No Comments

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...]

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FIREFIGHTER KILLED IN ITALY, 2 FIREFIGHTERS MISSING IN FRANCE: STORM RELATED

 Billy    October 3, 2020    No Comments

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...]

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WORKERS COMP WILL LOVE THIS!

 Brian Kazmierzak    September 30, 2020    No Comments

Why is it so hard to wear PROPER PPE in training? … [Read more...]

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