Earlier today, a Boeing 737 crashed while fighting a wildfire in Western Australia. According to ABC, the plane’s two pilots escaped the crash with only minor injuries. While not flying as high or fast as an airliner in passenger service, it’s hard to imagine being on an over … [Read more...]
A firefighter was injured at a house fire in Moline on Sunday. It happened around 6:19 p.m. in the 1700 block of 11th Street. A fully engulfed unattached garage spread to a duplex. Residents had exited the duplex before emergency crews arrived and firefighters had the … [Read more...]
RALEIGH, N.C (WTVD) -- "Grabbed my phone, and grabbed everything I needed. Grabbed my dog. Just ran out, and tried to get to my mom." Nearly two dozen tenants are looking for a new place to call home after a Sunday morning fire at an apartment complex in Raleigh. The fire … [Read more...]
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A decades-old church that has spent generations in West Englewood is now just mounds of burned debris after a devastating fire tore through the church Saturday morning. "Getting up and knowing that I have a church home to go to was a big part of my life," said … [Read more...]
HOUSTON — A firefighter was hospitalized after suffering burns during a fire in southeast Houston, according to HFD Chief Samuel Pena. The fire started around 10:30 a.m. Saturday at an apartment complex on Telephone Road just north of Hobby Airport. Officials … [Read more...]
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – As if firefighters needed any reminders, putting out flames isn't the only part of their job that's dangerous. So is responding to accidents on North Texas highways and streets. In Fort Worth Friday morning, a vehicle slammed into the back of a reserve … [Read more...]
While it's clear that the role of the company officer can make a break the success of a crew, station or organization-it may be more critical now than ever. Be it amplified in the national news where the role of a company officer is now making national and world headlines, or … [Read more...]