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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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OSHA…. THIS IS NOT OK!

 Brian Kazmierzak    September 30, 2020    No Comments

We appreciate the training... but don’t sit on the ladder spanning 2 rigs! … [Read more...]

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VERMONT FIRE CHIEF STRUCK BY AMMO AT WORKING DWELLING FIRE

 Billy    September 29, 2020    No Comments

A mobile home is a total loss following a fire that investigators believe was sparked by a cigarette butt. The Hinesburg Fire Department responded to the fire at a home on Hillview Terrace a little after 1530 on Saturday. Heavy fire was already seen on the front porch when crews … [Read more...]

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YOUR DOING IT WRONG KID!

 Brian Kazmierzak    September 25, 2020    No Comments

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SURVIVABLE SPACE?

 Brian Kazmierzak    September 25, 2020    No Comments

NOT IN THAT ROOM! … [Read more...]

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