By Michelle KuHERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER Feb 12, 2005In the year since Lexington fire Lt. Brenda Cowan was killed while responding to a domestic violence call, Owensboro has changed its policy to require firefighters to hold back until police have secured a crime scene.Lexington … [Read more...]
PA. FIREFIGHTER’S DEATH ATTRIBUTED TO BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA
Wednesday December 8, 2004YORK, Pa. - A spokeswoman at the York County Coroner's Office said Tuesday that the cause of death for Jackson H. Gerhart, a Franklin County volunteer firefighter who died Sunday, was multiple blunt force trauma caused when he fell off a firetruck. … [Read more...]
CITY’S COST-CUTTING “BROWNOUT” POLICY FOR DELAYING THEIR RESPONSE
No one else was injured in the 7 a.m. blaze at 565 Blair Ave.Brownouts are rotating closures of fire companies at six firehouses throughout the city.They were instituted in September as an attempt to keep the fire department from overspending its budget by $2 million on … [Read more...]
LAWMAKERS CALL FOR ANOTHER ELECTION ON MASSACHUSETTS FIREFIGHTER’S DEATH BENEFITS
The Associated Press December 1, 2004Lawmakers gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a bill that would ask Lancaster voters to reconsider their decision to deny survivor benefits to the widow of a part-time firefighter killed in the line of duty. The bill, which was filed by … [Read more...]
MIDWEST FD’S 1ST CUSTOMERS FOR NEW MOTOROLA FIREGROUND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
Monday October 25, 2004 Mobile Technology Enhances Firefighter Safety and Security (NOTE: THIS IS A PRESS RELEASE FROM MOTOROLA)SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fire departments in Orland Park, Illinois and Brook Park, Ohio are the first to install Motorola's … [Read more...]
TOWN VOTES AGAINST GIVING BENEFITS TO FALLEN FIREFIGHTER’S FAMILY
Sentinel & EnterpriseWednesday, November 03, 2004 LANCASTER, MA -- Town residents voted against providing Martin McNamara V's widow and family with annual death benefits following his death fighting a fire in November 2003. After waiting anxiously for several hours as the … [Read more...]
Former Lancaster firefighter Sean Whitney protested voters decision to deny survivor benefits to a firefighters family. (AP Photo)The Boston GlobeBy Peter Schworm, Globe StaffNovember 9, 2004LANCASTER -- Reeling from the bitter aftermath of the … [Read more...]