A federal appellate court said Tuesday that prosecutors can retry a man whose conviction in the 1995 deaths of three firefighters in the East Hills was overturned. Pittsburgh Fire Capt. Thomas Brooks, Firefighter Patricia Conroy and Firefighter Marc Kolenda were killed on Feb. … [Read more...]
The funeral services for Selbyville Fire Company Fire Police Officer/President of the L.A. Laura Madara will be a full fire department Line of Duty death service with all the honor, respect and tributes appropriately bestowed upon her as a member of our fire service community. … [Read more...]
A major fire engulfed a business center in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, on Monday, killing a firefighter and injuring two others. The fire spread across all four of the building’s floors and was in an area of more than 100,000 square feet. Around 300 Firefighters … [Read more...]
THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATORS (DISPATCHERS) WEEK _Visit Your 911/Fire Dispatch Center? Sure. _Bring the dispatch center personnel some goodies? Absolutely. _Have all field personnel actually take time to learn & understand the job the dispatchers … [Read more...]
As you know, Selbyville (Delaware) Volunteer Fire Company Fire Police Officer Laura Madara was struck and killed in the Line of Duty on Friday afternoon. Units were already on-scene for a previous vehicle collision on Friday afternoon when she was struck and died after being … [Read more...]
The driver of an Alachua County Fire Rescue ambulance was issued a citation following an accident on I-75. Last night, just before midnight, the ambulance was headed northbound on I-75. At mile marker 354, the ambulance's 19-year-old driver failed to maintain the outside lane and … [Read more...]
Researchers from the Center for Fire, Rescue & EMS Health Research and Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation are looking for firefighters to help with a study about norms and traditions around alcohol use in the fire service. With funding from a FEMA Research and … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that Captain Charles W. “Chuck” Miller, a 29-year Albright (West Virginia-west of Morgantown & Fairmont) Preston County volunteer Firefighter died in the Line of Duty while responding to a brush fire on Sunday. Captain Miller (a past Chief) was involved in … [Read more...]
We've been asked to share this with those who are planning on attending the LODD funeral ceremony for Spring Valley Firefighter Lt. Jared Lloyd on Saturday, April 3, 2021 =Funeral ceremony at Palisades Credit Union Park @ 1 Provident Bank Park Drive Pomona, NY 10970 (next to … [Read more...]
The city of Watertown (NY) will conduct its own investigation into what caused the death of city firefighter Peyton Lane S. Morse following an incident at the state’s fire academy in early March. The city has retained a private investigative firm, AMRIC Associates Ltd., Syracuse, … [Read more...]