Brothers & Sisters: Your (as well as your friends ‘ and family members’) immediate help is needed. Last January 23rd, Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN) and Senator Kevin Cramer (ND) introduced S. 237, the Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act. The legislation expands the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) program to Line of Duty Death and permanent...Read More
A Whiteside County (Illinois) jury has awarded $31.5 million to the widow and two young daughters of a Sterling Firefighter killed in the line of duty four years ago. The verdict in favor of Brittney Ramos, suing in connection with the December 2021 death of her husband, Lt. Garrett Ramos, found that former Rock Falls...Read More
Capt. Dana Diamond (pictured in white shirt, bunker pants), who lost his life in the UPS crash near Louisville earlier this week, previously served as the Commissioner and Fire Chief of Bastrop County Emergency Service (fire/rescue) District No. 1 in Rosansky, Texas (just outside of Austin). Diamond (pictured) was a well-respected pilot with decades of...Read More
Here are some links to the fire radio traffic, air traffic control, as well as related valuable resources for your review. As always, it’s not just or always about what “they did” but about our own individual and departmental preparation and resources ahead of time. Kind of a “if that happened here tomorrow, what would...Read More
Incident Date: September 22, 2025 Incident Number: GF092225-0002593 Incident Location: 39.709865 N, 105.195234 W Exit ramp from I-70 East Bound to C-470 East Responding Units: Golden Fire Battalion Chief 21 (BC21) Golden Fire Engine 24 (E24) Pleasant View Fire Engine 41 (E41) Foothills Fire Tender 572 (T572) West Metro Fire Tender 6 (T6) Stadium Medic...Read More
“DWELLING FIRE WITH PEOPLE TRAPPED” ON-DUTY EMT ARRIVES AT WORKING HOUSE FIRE-HER 4 YEAR OLD CHILD IS AMONG THE FIVE VICTIMS At 0843 hours Sunday morning, a structure fire was dispatched in the City of Lebanon (PA) with reports of people trapped inside, with heavy fire conditions upon arrival. FASP* EMT Azelyn Arenas...Read More
