Memphis attorneys and the family of a firefighter injured during Hell Night are talking about a possible settlement. The former recruit spent nearly two months in a coma and now the family wants the city to pay up.It was all about alleged hazing at the Memphis fire department … [Read more...]
CALIF. FIREFIGHTER BURNED: KNEES & LEGS
A Vallejo firefighter suffered burns on her knees and lower legs while fighting a fire at a Vallejo apartment complex Thursday morning. A dog also perished in the blaze at 121 Louisiana Street, Capt. Paige Meyer said. The blaze started in the kitchen and spread to a … [Read more...]
INADEQUATE PLANNING BLAMED FOR FIREFIGHTER’S DEATH IN TRAINING
MONTREAL (CP) -- Inadequate planning for a water rescue training manoeuvre was one of the causes behind the boating accident that killed a 20-year-old Hudson, Que., volunteer firefighter last June. That is among the findings of a workplace safety board investigation into the … [Read more...]
CITY FIREFIGHTER’S HEROIC EFFORT SAVES TWO BOYS
LANCASTER CITY, PA - Without so much as an oxygen mask, goggles or helmet, veteran firefighter Terry Bracken rushed into a burning Lancaster city home Tuesday morning and carried out two unconscious children. The boys, who are 2 and 4, were trapped in a second-floor bedroom … [Read more...]
CT. FF’S INJURED AFTER FIRE APPARATUS COLLIDES WITH TREE
NEW HARTFORD, CT. -- Six firefighters were injured on Friday when their fire truck struck a tree. One of those firefighters was seriously injured, NBC 30 News reported. State police were investigating to find out what caused the crash. The condition of the firefighter … [Read more...]
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Two firefighters were injured Thursday afternoon inside a burning home. The fire was reported at about 1 p.m. at 1167 East Whittier St. on the city's Near East side, NBC 4's Barbra Flannigan reported. Firefighters rescued people who were inside the home. … [Read more...]
Child Critically Injured; 2 Firefighters Hurt UPDATED: 7:14 pm EDT April 22, 2006 GWINNETT COUNTY -- A car collided with an ambulance on Steve Reynolds Boulevard Saturday, killing the car's 20-year-old driver and his 19-year-old passenger, Gwinnett County … [Read more...]