As you know, Los Angeles County Firefighter Jonathan Flagler, 47, was killed in the Line of Duty on January 6th of this year at a dwelling fire and the coroner released a report this week. We are unaware of the status of an L.A. County Fire Department report or a Federal NIOSH … [Read more...]
With more than three decades under his belt, FDNY Captain Jim Kiesling has experienced “some collapses” while responding to blazes; but he was always able to get out of them by himself. That changed Wednesday, when he was pinned to the ground after a “lean to collapse” while … [Read more...]
Plainfield Fire Department Chief Brent Anderson said the fire suppression sprinkler system at the facility was working correctly at the time firefighters arrived. At some point a decision was made by firefighters to turn off the "riser" to the affected area. The riser is a … [Read more...]
A 49-year-old Firefighter was killed in the Line of Duty at a fire at the former Sheraton hotel on Place Rogier in Brussels (Belgium) this morning. Firefighter Sgt Major Jean-François Spelmans, became trapped under the rubble of a collapsed escalator. The fire in the hotel, where … [Read more...]
All, On February 27th, 1975, FDNY members responded to a fire at the New York Telephone Building...and it was that fire that got people in our profession THINKING about cancer. FIREFIGHTING CANCER. That's where FIREFIGHTER CANCER got started...for our generation. At a time … [Read more...]
There are a couple of active lawsuits related to Firefighter LODD's. The latest, filed last week, is related to the double LODD in Porterville, California. (Report and Operational and MAYDAY Radio Traffic Links Below) The families of those two fallen California Firefighters … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that FDNY Firefighter Jesse B. Gerhard of Ladder 134 died in the Line of Duty, yesterday, February 16, 2022 as a result of injuries sustained while operating at a 2nd alarm on February 15, 2022. Reports are that he went into a medical distress in the … [Read more...]