All, The North Pinellas (Florida) Firefighters Charities respectfully requests any and all assistance after the devastating accident that occurred during the early morning hours on September 22, 2021. As you know, Palm Harbor Fire Lieutenant Paramedic Ashley White and her … [Read more...]
Even as he lay dying on the side of a Southern California mountain – his lips blue, the color gone from his face – wildland firefighter Yaroslav Katkov wanted to push on. “We’re getting to the top. We’re finishing,” his captain recalled Katkov saying after collapsing atop a … [Read more...]
When the plane landed and Dan Steffensen's feet hit the ground in Red Lodge Tuesday afternoon, the small town and its first responders took another step towards trying to heal from the summer of 2021. Steffensen's return to a crowd of more than 100 community members and … [Read more...]
All, One person has been killed and a Fire Lieutenant critically injured in a crash at US 19 at Innisbrook Drive in Palm Harbor, Pinellas County near Tampa this morning. The crash happened just after 0315 hours as Firefighters had just arrived at the initial crash at the … [Read more...]
A South Carolina volunteer Firefighter has been charged with DUI after a crash involving the fire apparatus he was driving to a run. The crash happened at about 1930 last night (Monday) in Starr (SW of Greenville). Firefighter John Russel Hendrix Jr. was driving the Starr Fire … [Read more...]
Worcester City Manager Edward Augustus Jr. submitted to the City Council on Monday a 248-page report that examined every aspect of the Worcester Fire Department, including how it can better prevent line-of-duty deaths. Since 1999, the city has suffered the loss of nine … [Read more...]
A Columbus firefighter has died after fire department officials said he contracted the COVID-19 virus while working. Frank Duff Jr, 66, became a Columbus firefighter on Sept. 11, 1994, and earned his paramedic certificate in 1998. Duff spent most of his career working on … [Read more...]
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A rowhome fire in South Philadelphia sent three firefighters to the hospital and displaced about two dozen people on Monday. Chopper 3 was on the scene around 5 p.m. on the 1600 block of South 5th Street. Heavy flames were seen pouring out of the … [Read more...]
By Shellie Sylvestri, WAVE3 Two Louisville Fire Department firefighters fell through the floor of a Taylor Berry home while fighting a fire on Monday afternoon, with one having to be pulled out by an LFD rescue team. It happened at a house on the corner of Lillian Avenue and … [Read more...]
In a very positive step, the Line of Duty death investigation of Watertown Firefighter Peyton Morse is now in the hands of the state’s Violent Crimes Unit. The unit, formerly known as the Major Crimes Unit, recently took over this case. This is the first real movement in the … [Read more...]