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Fathers Day Consideration …a Great Gift Supporting 3 Great FIREFIGHTER Causes.

 Billy    June 2, 2020    No Comments

If you are looking for a gift for Father's Day, please consider the new book "Pass It On III-Making Good Progress." -- 100% of the proceeds go to the Deputy Chief Raymond Downey Scholarship Charity Fund, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) and the Firefighter … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTERS FALL INTO BURNING BASEMENT….AN OUTSTANDING TRAINING & LEARNING OPPORTUNITY.

 Billy    June 2, 2020    No Comments

***AN OUTSTANDING TRAINING & LEARNING OPPORTUNITY*** FIREFIGHTERS FALL INTO BURNING BASEMENT: This is a video and training (48 minutes) related to the Carr Incident on January 16, 2020 in the City of Glendale (CA). During this fire, two GFD Firefighters fell into a well … [Read more...]

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UPDATE: NY FIREFIGHTERS STRUCK

 Billy    May 29, 2020    No Comments

A woman and a small child were injured late Wednesday afternoon when her 2020 Volvo SUV was traveling on I-84 eastbound in the Town of Greenville and crashed into a Greenville fire police truck, a Ford F550, that was parked in the passing lane of the highway with emergency lights … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTERS STRUCK IN NEW YORK & TEXAS

 Billy    May 27, 2020    No Comments

Late this afternoon a fire apparatus was struck on I-84 in Orange County, New York. Initial reports are that a tractor trailer struck the fire department special operations vehicle from the Mountain View Fire & Rescue near the Pennsylvania state line. Reports are that 2 members … [Read more...]

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TOWER LADDER COLLAPSES IN BUCKS COUNTY, PA. (Photo & Radio Traffic)

 Billy    May 25, 2020    No Comments

Initial reports from Buck County (PA) as an aerial truck (tower) collapsed this morning. Unconfirmed initial details are that the rig was flying the flag for Memorial Day, a fire run was dispatched and while retracting the ladder there was a failure of some kind. Injuries are … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTERS, OFFICERS & CHIEFS: PLEASE WATCH THIS: MARYLAND FIREFIGHTER LODD-VIDEO REVIEW OF THE INCIDENT

 Billy    May 21, 2020    No Comments

On July 23 of 2018, Howard County (MD) Firefighter Lieutenant Nate Flynn was killed in the Line of Duty. He died while operating in a single family dwelling fire in Clarksville, Maryland. Firefighter Flynn was a member of the Special Operations Team and assigned to Station 10. A … [Read more...]

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OPERATIONS BY FIREFIGHTERS QUESTIONED—AND ANSWERED

 Billy    May 21, 2020    No Comments

Incredible rescue video captured shows neighbor Quinn Parrish pull a woman out of her burning apartment in Mobile (Alabama) Wednesday. The video has been shared thousands of times on social media. Unfortunately, it has prompted many keyboard warrior clowns to blast a Mobile … [Read more...]

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LAFD FF’s Update w/MAYDAY Radio Traffic

 Billy    May 17, 2020    No Comments

The latest we have is that 3 LAFD Firefighters have been discharged from Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center. 8 Firefighters are still being treated, including 2 Firefighters in critical, but reported stable, condition. A 12th Firefighter was treated in the emergency room and … [Read more...]

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FIRE CHIEF TRAPPED – SELF RESCUES AT JERSEY SHORE WORKING FIRE

 Billy    May 13, 2020    No Comments

A photographer captured a phenomenal image of a fire chief escaping a multi-alarm fire that destroyed two Jersey Shore homes Tuesday. Mutual aid Long Branch Fire Chief Ronald Guidetti was trapped on the top floor of one of the Monmouth Beach homes. Unable to utilize the interior … [Read more...]

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FIRE DEPARTMENT AMBULANCE FIRE WITH PATIENT & CREW INSIDE (Connecticut)

 Billy    May 13, 2020    No Comments

One of Beacon Hose Co. No. 1’s two ambulances caught fire Monday afternoon as EMTs were taking a patient to Waterbury Hospital. EMTs responded to a home Blackberry Hill Road at 1:37 p.m. for a person having a breathing problem, said Beacon Hose Public Information Officer Jeremy … [Read more...]

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