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NEW YORK FIREFIGHTERS BEING “DRIVEN CRAZY” BY NEW errr…um, OLD DRIVING LAW

     March 2, 2009    No Comments

 Kripplebush Firefighter Bill O'Connell can drive a company firetruck to and from an emergency scene. So can one other firefighter in his department.But unless they're headed to an emergency, hundreds of volunteer firefighters in the region are breaking the law every time … [Read more...]

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MAYDAY IN HOUSTON….All FF’s Rescued, Minor Burn Injuries

     March 1, 2009    No Comments

Two firefighters were injured while battling a two-alarm house fire in south Houston Sunday afternoon. Firefighters arrived at the working house fire in the 5700 block of Martin Luther King around 4:45 p.m. and received reports that children might still be inside. A second … [Read more...]

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TEXAS: CITY MANAGER CUTS STAFFING….but retains funding for libraries because “citizens value libraries”

     February 26, 2009    No Comments

Austin City Manager Marc Ott no longer plans to cut library hours to save money. But he said he does want some firetrucks to at times operate with fewer firefighters.Ott on Thursday announced those changes to the $20 million cost-cutting plan he unveiled earlier this month.He had … [Read more...]

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BOOZE IN THE FIREHOUSE & FIREFIGHTERS….A Discussion Following Crash That Destroyed Towns Only Ladder Truck

     February 19, 2009    No Comments

Officials who oversee Provincetown (MA) 75 volunteer firefighters — still reeling from a ladder truck crash caused by an alleged drunken driver — are considering explicit rules about drinking and coming to work.The board of fire engineers is thinking about … [Read more...]

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IT’S WINTER FOR MANY OF US…..

     February 14, 2009    No Comments

These PA Firefighters had difficult challenges-but were able to keep fighting the fire. A good reminder on apparatus positioning, securing our rigs the best we can (and sometimes, that may not even work!) and always thinking about "what else" may go wrong. No one was … [Read more...]

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NEW JERSEY FIREFIGHTERS FIND “LIVE” HAND GRENADES IN HOUSE FIRE DURING OVERHAUL

     February 14, 2009    No Comments

Firefighters clearing the scene of an attic fire at a Clifton home were swiftly evacuated after workers identified live hand grenades and other weapons in the house.The single-family home on Hillman Street is occupied by a couple and their 20-year-old daughter, said Clifton … [Read more...]

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NEWS…BUT NOTHING “NEW” FOR THOSE WHO OPERATED AT 9/11 IN NEW YORK CITY….9/11 LUNG ISSUE …more PROOF.

     February 5, 2009    No Comments

We hope that former EPA chief Christie Whitman is paying attention to the below study...remember her, and her assurances that it was "safe" for Firefighters, Cops, EMT's and other responders to breathe the air around the fallen World Trade Center? It made … [Read more...]

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