The NFFF has postponed the annual Fallen Firefighter memorial weekend as per NFFF Chair Troy Markel. This is due to the pandemic situation and related logistics. While disappointing, it is important to know that the nation's fallen Firefighters will not be forgotten. On October … [Read more...]
A garden style apartment building on Spa Road partially collapsed on firefighters Thursday afternoon in Annapolis as they were battling a blaze that had enveloped all three floors, city fire officials said. One Anne Arundel County firefighter was injured in the fire, Capt. Aaron … [Read more...]
A quick update on Fallen Iaeger (W VA) Firefighter Russ Roberson. FF Roberson died in the Line of Duty yesterday from injuries he suffered trying to stop an individual from going back into a burning house. He was part of a multi-department response around 0245 hours yesterday at … [Read more...]
This new video provides a brief overview of the “Study of Coordinated Fire Attack Utilizing Acquired Structures” experiments conducted inside multi-family residential structures by Firefighters. The "Coordination of Suppression and Ventilation in Multi-Family Dwellings" report … [Read more...]
Details, resources and EVERYTHING you need to have a great drill & training session this week are HERE: https://www.safetystanddown.org/ … [Read more...]
The widow of a Clinton firefighter killed in an explosion at Clinton's Archer Daniels Midland plant in January 2019 is suing ADM and two other companies in connection with her husband's death. Kellene Hosette, wife of the late Eric Hosette, is joined by Clinton firefighter … [Read more...]
3 CANADIAN FIREFIGHTERS INJURED FOLLOWING EXPLOSION AT DWELLING FIRE. 3 Firefighters from Scugog Island (NE of Toronto, Ontario) were hurt (minor injuries) when they were stretching an exterior line to the rear of a dwelling fire. Scugog Fire & Emergency members were stretching … [Read more...]
VIDEO showing this mornings fire in Allentown, PA. A mayday call was issued when the roof of the school partially collapsed and injured a Firefighter. He was pulled from the burning school, and medics who evaluated him at the scene said he's expected to recover. VIDEO: … [Read more...]
2 Firefighters died in the Line of Duty and another 15 were wounded after two explosions in a perfume shop in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, Argentina on Tuesday. The fire, which was on Argentina's National Firefighter Day, killed Firefighters Ariel Gastón Vázquez, 27, and … [Read more...]
Some excellent video of a fire at the Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Copiague, Long Island yesterday. Take a good look at the smoke conditions and the fire spread. Also watch the roof construction-bow strung, rapid fire spread and collapse. Keep an eye on the front door … [Read more...]