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CHIEFS? FIRE OFFICERS? FIREFIGHTERS….WE CANNOT STINK.

 Billy    December 28, 2020    No Comments

Perhaps you caught the rant by JJ Watt and thought the same thing some of us did.  Some Firefighters? Some Fire Officers? Some Fire Chiefs? If you didn't - take a look-we've attached it for you so you can share it as well. Or maybe not. It's a simple but no BS message that … [Read more...]

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UPDATE: FIREFIGHTER, 38, KILLED AT ARSON FIRE – WEST VIRGINIA

 Billy    December 27, 2020    No Comments

The West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office has identified arson as the cause of an early morning Sunday fire that resulted in the Line of Duty death of that 38 year old W.Va. Air National Guard Firefighter. The airman assigned to the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg was … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY-OTHER FIREFIGHTERS INJURED-WEST VIRGINIA STRUCTURE FIRE / COLLAPSE

 Billy    December 27, 2020    No Comments

Grim news this morning out of the eastern panhandle area of West Virginia (I-81 area south of the Maryland line, west of the DC area) where a Firefighter was killed in the Line of Duty at a fire in the area of Kearneysville during the night. Initial reports are that members were … [Read more...]

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INITIAL FIRE RADIO TRAFFIC-NASHVILLE EXPLOSION

 Billy    December 25, 2020    No Comments

NASHVILLE EXPLOSION: Here is some of the Nashville FD initial radio traffic from this morning's … [Read more...]

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OKLAHOMA CITY FIREFIGHTER, 45, DIES FROM COVID ON CHRISTMAS EVE-LEAVES WIFE, 4 KIDS

 Billy    December 25, 2020    No Comments

The Oklahoma City Fire Department is mourning the death of a Firefighter who died after his battle with COVID-19. Major Andy Davis with Fire Station 10-C, a 20-year veteran of the department, succumbed to his hard-fought battle with COVID-19 Thursday afternoon-Christmas eve. … [Read more...]

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West Webster NY, Christmas Eve-Remembering “Multiple Firemen Down” (Radio Traffic, Learning Opportunity)

 Billy    December 24, 2020    No Comments

On Christmas eve 2012, Firefighters Tomasz Kaczowka, 19 and Michael Chiapperini, 43 were shot and killed in an ambush attack in West Webster, New York. It was a fire call, on Christmas eve, a car fire with an exposure, the sort of “so called routine job” that all of us turn … [Read more...]

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FDNY EMT DIES FROM COVID

 Billy    December 23, 2020    No Comments

We regret to pass on that veteran FDNY EMT has succumbed to the coronavirus, becoming the 12th FDNY member claimed by the pandemic. EMT Evelyn Ford, currently assigned to the Emergency Medical Dispatch unit with 27 years of service with FDNY/NYC-EMS, died late yesterday. She was … [Read more...]

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2 PENNSYLVANIA FIREFIGHTERS DIE FROM COVID

 Billy    December 23, 2020    No Comments

Best friends who served for decades as Firefighters in Lower Paxton Township have now both died of the coronavirus. Edward F. Hine dedicated 55 years of his life to the Colonial Park Fire Co. He joined the department Sept. 1, 1966 at the age of 25, and filled various … [Read more...]

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The Loss of an Indianapolis FD Icon…10 Days Before Retirement

 Billy    December 21, 2020    No Comments

A wonderful man that nearly everyone who ever attended FDIC in Indy will recognize, has sadly passed away. We regret to pass on the sudden death of Rodger J. Birchfield, longtime photographer and historian of the Indianapolis Fire Department. Birchfield, 81, was just 10 days away … [Read more...]

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DRAG RACING RESULTS IN SERIOUS DAMAGE TO FLORIDA FIRE STATION, DRAG RACER CRITICAL

 Billy    December 20, 2020    No Comments

A drag race resulted in major damage to a fire station in Manatee County (Florida, near Bradenton) fire station around 0600 this morning. While the driver was left with critical injuries, the Firefighters in quarters were uninjured. Southern Manatee Fire District station 5 (on … [Read more...]

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