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 department, meanwhile, said radio communication from one police division wrongly migrated onto a citywide radio band.The...Read More
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 41-year-old brother, James Coleman Jr., remained in critical condition Thursday at...Read More
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 Fire Department has alerted members on addresses, buildings and neighborhoods where technical consultants have found a...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 Against Cancer fund-raising horse ride at the Anthony Wayne...Read More
The Associated Press 3/8/2005TACOMA, Wash. (AP) A woman being carried out of a burning house put a gun to a firefighter’s head and pulled the trigger repeatedly but was out of bullets following the shooting death of her boyfriend, police say. The woman, in her late 50s, was hospitalized for treatment of smoke inhalation Monday....Read More
CENTERVILLE, Ohio — Police and firefighters evacuated two dozen apartments after a fire raced through a Centerville apartment complex early Monday morning. The blaze happened about 2 a.m. at the Revere Village Apartments on Route 48 near Spring Valley Road. Authorities said all the residents escaped safely, but two firefighters suffered injuries trying to put...Read More
