by PEPPER BALLARD and JULIE E. GREENESaturday, November 20, 2004WASHINGTON COUNTY - A "paramedic to the bone," Jeanette Roseberry, an ambulance driver killed while transporting a pregnant woman to a Baltimore hospital Thursday, was remembered by her family as "loving, sensitive," … [Read more...]
FIREMAN’S FUND CONTRIBUTES $175,000 TO NATIONAL VOLUNTEER FIRE COUNCIL’S HEART-HEALTHY FIREFIGHTER PROGRAM
11.23.04From ForbescomThe National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) announces that it has received a major donation from the Fireman's Fund Insurance Company in support of the NVFC's Heart-Healthy Firefighter program. The $175,000 donation was formally presented at the NVFC's recent … [Read more...]
MORE PROBLEMS REPORTED WITH PHILADELPHIA’S FIRE/POLICE EMERGENCY RADIO SYSTEM
By Jennifer LinINQUIRER STAFF WRITER 10-4-04Both the Philadelphia Police and Fire departments reported problems over the weekend with the city's new, Motorola public-safety radio system.For 15 hours last Sunday, firefighters said their radio messages were cut short. The police … [Read more...]
TENNESSEE FIREFIGHTER RECRUIT COLLAPSES DURING “HELL NIGHT”, EXPERT SAYS TRAINING OVER THE EDGE
October 15, 2004Courtesy of The Commercial Appeal A national fire training expert says the eight-hour training session called "Hell Night" that left a recruit in a coma is nothing short of hazing. And the recruit's family agrees. "Something ain't right," said Kevin Coleman, whose … [Read more...]
SITES LISTED WHERE ‘NOISE’ BLOCKS FIREFIGHTERS’ RADIOS
Philadelphia Inquirer 10-16-04"... the Philadelphia Fire Department has warned firefighters to watch out for radio problems at 44 locations where the city has confirmed that cell-phone signals are interfering with public-safety radios..."In a memo obtained by The Inquirer, the … [Read more...]
Courtesy of Herald-RepublicanPLEASANT LAKE Helping people, riding horses, being outdoors and spending quality time with his family. Thats what Fred Smith liked to do. And thats what he was doing when he had a tragic accident Sunday while riding his horse at the Taking The Reins … [Read more...]
MI. FIREFIGHTER’S DISTRESS CALL WAS MUTED BY THE BLAZE
Friday, January 21, 2005By Larry O'ConnorStaff Writer Summit Township firefighters knew their captain was in peril, but a distress signal pinpointing his whereabouts was muted in the smoke and flames. Capt. Scott Thornton, 39, died after colleagues found him face down in a … [Read more...]