A scorching three-alarm blaze swept through an Oakland apartment building overnight, killing one man, injuring four firefighters and leaving at least 17 people without a place to sleep, a fire department spokeswoman said. The fire was first reported at 11:53 p.m. Wednesday on the … [Read more...]
A fire this afternoon in Shreveport's Valencia Park neighborhood left three firefighters injured.Firefighter Demarcus McDowdell injured his neck and back when an outdoor porch collapsed on top of him at the 3049 Waco St., where the blaze was reported at 1:10 p.m., spokesman Brian … [Read more...]
THERE ARE STILL MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS W/INDIANA FIREFIGHTER’S DEATH
Steven Smith had a deep and abiding connection to his wife and three daughters that affected everything he did as a maintenance man at Alcoa and as a volunteer firefighter for Wea Township. There were cell phone updates from the bleachers at his eldest daughter's softball games … [Read more...]
INJURED FIREFIGHTER’S COMPLAINT LEADS TO FORCED CHANGES RE: FF BOOTS
Portsmouth Fire Department Jeanette Hentze is a third generation firefighter. "My father was a firefighter. My grandfather was a firefighter, " Hentze declares proudly. "As a young girl we all had a stigma, you can't be a firefighter, you're a girl kind of attitude." But she beat … [Read more...]
When the flashover struck, hurling a blast of unexpected flames at two local firefighters Monday, it marked the first time in the 55-year history of the Apple Valley Fire Protection District that firefighters were so seriously injured, officials said.Capt. Larry Davis, 44, and … [Read more...]
A misunderstanding be-tween Pitcairn volunteer firefighters and Monroeville emergency 911 dispatch has led to some hard feelings between the two groups that have been difficult to resolve, according to members of both agencies. Tensions came to a head last week when, … [Read more...]
FIRE CHIEF: “PEOPLE, WATER AND ELECTRICITY DON’T MIX,”
Winfield (Illinois) Fire Protection District Chief Philip Dimenza was on the mend today after receiving a serious electrical shock while trying to help a resident out of his flooded home. Dimenza, a firefighter for 33 years, was called to help out at a home on Mayflower Place … [Read more...]