As posted yesterday, Deputy Chief Russell Achord was struck and killed on I-61 while doing what has become our riskiest on scene operation-working on the roadways**. While at the scene of that initial motor vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer that had run off the … [Read more...]
With all the "stuff" in the news these days, so much gets lost. What we - any of us - can't allow to get lost are the continued Line of Duty Deaths of the FDNY Firefighters* who continue to die torturous, horrific deaths* due to the attacks on our Country. While the deaths are … [Read more...]
Tragic news out of northern France, (Lillers, Estrée-Blanche) where a house fire resulted in the Line of Duty Deaths of 2 Firefighters. As Firefighters entered the dwelling to search for two known additional reported occupants, they became trapped by the fire. The two volunteer … [Read more...]
Tragic news out of Philadelphia this afternoon as a Fire Lieutenant died in the Line of Duty this morning. Fire Lieutenant Matt LeTourneau, Engine Co. 45 and first alarm companies responded at 0851 hours to the 2200 block of North Colorado Street, a side street off West … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on to you that a Wamego (Kansas-NW of Topeka) Firefighter died in the Line of Duty yesterday from injuries he suffered after working a fire the day before. Reports are that Firefighter John Randle worked that structure call that came in a little before 0500 … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on to you that Kansas City, Kansas Firefighter-Paramedic Jason Garrett, 46, was on-duty at Fire Station 19 when he failed to respond to a call earlier today. His crew found him unresponsive in his bed at the station when they went to locate him. FF/PM Garrett … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that a New Milford (northern NJ) Firefighter who suffered a heart attack while en route to a call has died in the Line of Duty. Frank Matagrano, 75, an engineer and Firefighter for Company 1, collapsed in the fire apparatus on Dec. 15 while responding to a … [Read more...]
Here are some details about (and to honor) the West Webster Shooting that took 2 Firefighters, the Keokuk Fire that took 3 Firefighters and the Halifax explosion-taking 9 Firefighters-where interestingly, the Boston FD responded. ===WEST WEBSTER SHOOTING TAKES 2 … [Read more...]
Two firefighters were killed Wednesday and two were seriously injured when their apparatus was burned at an industrial gas plant fire in Nepal. Firefighters Madhusudan Mishra and Yadavraj Adhikari were killed when a gas cylinder exploded in Super Gas Industry in Patelnagar, … [Read more...]
As you will recall, City of Hamilton (Ohio) Firefighter Wolterman and his crew arrived at the scene of a working fire in a dwelling on December 28, 2015. Firefighters received word that 2 residents might have been trapped in the home. With Firefighter Wolterman on the nozzle, … [Read more...]