Here is some excellent video with audio below from early this morning in NYC. When you listen, you'll hear a "burst hose line" (causing water issues) as well as a member unaccounted for, (Ladder 29 irons firefighter) and the officer transmitted a MAYDAY for that very reason. … [Read more...]
A Fire Captain in Bucks County was injured on Sunday while operating at a fire that is now being investigated as a possible arson. The Bristol Township Fire Marshal believes the fire was intentionally set next to the Bucks County Carpet Outlet in Croydon, Pennsylvania. The fire … [Read more...]
A JetBlue passenger’s carry-on burst into flames just as the plane was about to take off — which he called “one of the scariest moments of my life.” Jimmy Levy was in his seat on the aircraft at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Monday when he woke up to the … [Read more...]
More tragic news as a 2nd Baltimore firefighter injured last week while operating at that fire in Northwest Baltimore, has died in the Line of Duty, a Baltimore City Fire Department spokesman confirmed and as reported in The Baltimore Banner & CBS News. Lt. Dillon Rinaldo … [Read more...]
U.S. Fire Administrator, Dr Lori Moore Merrelll and the USFA will host the "2nd Annual U.S. Fire Administrator’s Summit on Fire Prevention and Control" on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland. YOU are invited to be part … [Read more...]
While we all take time to remember the attacks on our nation, and the murderers of thousands, below are some documentaries and clips related to that day. ...OF IMPORTANT NOTE: A heartbreaking milestone haunts this year’s 9/11 anniversary — 341 FDNY members have now died of … [Read more...]
In April, more than 3,000 fire service personnel tuned in to the free Lexipol webinar on Corrugated Stainless-Steel Tubing, or CSST, and the significant and often "hidden" risk it poses to firefighters in modern, single family dwelling fires. One chief called the webinar "one of … [Read more...]