By Madeline Anderson, Fox6Now: Members of Milwaukee Fire Department Engine Company No. 12 began their final farewell to fellow firefighter Darrin Jones on Friday, Feb. 7. They escorted his casket on the truck Jones had been assigned to for a public visitation. "It leaves a … [Read more...]
The city intends to hire a professional fire service consultant to conduct an examination and analysis of the administration, operations, training and deployment practices of the Fire Department. The study will include a master plan for the Fire Department that will assess its … [Read more...]
A Spring Lake (NC) Firefighter was killed this evening - Friday night - in a traffic crash. Firefighter Corbin Rogers of the Spring Lake Fire Department was killed in that motor vehicle crash in Moore County. Rogers had been with the department for five months and was attending a … [Read more...]
Edward “Eddie” McDonagh Jr. responded to 9/11 as a member of Engine Company 324 in Queens and later served as a Lieutenant with Engine 37/Ladder 40 in Harlem ...during his 20-year career as a Firefighter for FDNY. Eddie died of colorectal cancer in 2017 at just 49 years old, … [Read more...]
January 23, 2005 was “Black Sunday” in New York when FDNY Lt. Curtis W. Meyran (covering Ladder 27 that day) and FF John G. Bellew (Ladder 27) died in the Line of Duty at an apartment fire in the Bronx. Four other FF’s were injured: Jeffrey Cool (Rescue 3) the late Lt. … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that Orange (CT) Fire Marshal Tim Smith, 56 died Sunday in a motor vehicle accident on the way home from a fire call. He leaves behind two daughters. He was the Fire Marshal since 1989, serving as Deputy prior. The crash happened in Woodbridge Sunday at … [Read more...]
By Dana Thiede, KARE 11: Family, friends and residents of Howard Lake are mourning the unexpected passing of Fire Chief Daryl 'Taddy' Drusch. A family member of Chief Drusch confirms that he died after suffering what appears to be a massive heart attack at his home early … [Read more...]