The Chief of the Pine-Strawberry Fire District (Arizona) has confirmed that the pilot onboard a helicopter that crashed while battling the Polles Fire is dead. Chief Gary Morris said the helicopter crashed outside the fire lines for the Polles Fire. The helicopter was on fire, … [Read more...]
As coronavirus cases spike in Texas the number of Firefighters who’ve gotten sick is also increasing. Officials with Dallas Fire Rescue report that as of July 4 a total of 55 firefighters and civilian employees have tested positive for COVID-19. The information from the … [Read more...]
By Rita Reith (IFD BC PIO) Battling two kinds of intense heat, four Indianapolis Fire Department (IFD) firefighters sustained heat injuries while battling a blaze in a home on Indy’s southeast side. Three of the firefighters were transported, with one in serious condition after … [Read more...]
A 61-year-old man was arrested and charged with assault Monday after he allegedly stabbed a Mobile fire captain. Ronald Hurd, 61, was charged with second-degree assault, two counts of menacing and second-degree possession of marijuana in connection with the stabbing of the fire … [Read more...]
Maegan Speciale, 20 a Pamlico Firefighter Paramedic was injured after being hit by a car in early March came home Monday. A group of trucks left for Raleigh and escorted Speciale home Monday – and more vehicles joined in later on. “After 124 days and 5 different hospital visits, … [Read more...]
Today the NFPA released its annual “U.S. Firefighter Fatalities in the United States” report, (link below) which showed fewer than 50 U.S. Firefighter fatalities while on duty in 2019, reflecting the lowest number of Firefighter deaths reported since NFPA began conducting this … [Read more...]
"THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS RUNNING ON EMPTY" 300 HOUSTON (TEXAS) FIREFIGHTERS QUARANTINED The Houston Fire Department said its firefighters are running on empty as they try to keep up with the city’s pandemic surge as 300 firefighters are in quarantine....and the chief said the … [Read more...]
Baltimore County companies turned out to what would be a 3 alarm this afternoon in the Middle River area. When they arrived, heavy fire was showing from the back of the building but according to media, a crowd outside the burning building started throwing things at the … [Read more...]
Horrible news out of Tennessee as the Shackle Island Fire Department (NE of Nashville) is grieving the loss of a 2-year-old boy, the son of a Firefighter, following an accidental shooting at the fire station yesterday afternoon. Initial details are that the Firefighter was at … [Read more...]
Chief Don Abbott is the "father" of MAYDAY facts in North America. His Firefighter based research has provided all of us with the reality of what causes maydays and what happens when maydays are transmitted-so we can best train & prepare. Specifically and most recently, he … [Read more...]
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