A smokejumper was seriously injured Sunday May 15 during a training parachute jump. Ben Elkind sustained a dislocated hip and pelvic fracture during a hard landing. During surgery at the hospital they found six fractures and placed three plates and 10 screws to repair the … [Read more...]
Two Springfield firefighters were treated for injuries in a fire at a townhouse unit on Country Place on Tuesday afternoon. The fire had engulfed three of the four attached townhouses when fire crews were summoned just after 3 p.m. Fire Chief Brandon Blough said following … [Read more...]
EAGLE, Wis. — Six people were injured, including three firefighters, after a series of explosions set off a massive fire at a marine construction company in Eagle in Waukesha County Thursday morning. It happened at the Summerset Marine Construction in the small community of … [Read more...]
Earlier today, an engine from the Plainview (NY) Volunteer Fire Department was involved in a collision with a passenger vehicle while en route to an alarm. The crash resulted in the engine coming to rest against a power pole and the passenger vehicle on it's side with the … [Read more...]
Here is an update on the horrific shooting of that Indiana Firefighter. Firefighter Jacob McClanahan of the Ramsey (Indiana) Volunteer Fire Department. (Ramsey is approximately 20 miles northwest of Louisville, Kentucky) was shot and killed earlier this week. Monday evening, … [Read more...]
In honor of the upcoming NY Telephone Fire Plaque Dedication at FDNY's Randall’s Island Fire Academy planned for this weekend, you are invited to an ONLINE EVENT TODAY to honor the sacrifices of thousands of BellTel workers and FDNY Firefighters. While nothing can compare to … [Read more...]
An on-duty Richmond University Medical Center EMS EMT was shot in Staten Island this evening. The victim had responded to Forest Avenue for reports of a man who needed medical aid, the man was loaded into the ambulance, then pulled out a gun and shot the EMT. The suspect was … [Read more...]