APOPKA, Fla. — A new top-to-bottom safety review of the Apopka Fire Department sheds some light on the firefighter who died in an accident on duty. The report calls the department “dysfunctional” and says changes must be made. Now, his father hopes the report will lead to major … [Read more...]
A firefighter was injured while responding to a house fire in Vienna just before midnight. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units were dispatched to the 1000 block of Westwood Drive NE at 11:58 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday), according to a tweet. “Crews arrived [with] … [Read more...]
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — An Oklahoma City firefighter was injured after falling through a two-story home while fighting a fire. Firefighters responded to a call on a house fire near SW 25th and Blackwelder around 7 a.m. on Wednesday. Officials say the firefighter was trying … [Read more...]
BLADES, Del. – A local fire police captain is on the mend after being hit by a car while on the scene of a crash. Saturday night around 8:47 p.m., Blades Volunteer Fire Company (BVFC) was assisting on the scene of a rollover crash in Seaford. The crash was in Seaford Volunteer … [Read more...]
From the FDNY Facebook Page: “At approximately 3:20 this afternoon, calls began to come in reporting a fire at 404 East 63rd Street. Our first unit arrived in approximately five minutes, faced with an extensive fire condition on the first floor, rapidly extending to all the … [Read more...]
From the FDNY Facebook Page: “At about 11 this morning we received an alarm for smoke and fire at 843 Freeman Street. Units arrived in approximately four minutes and found heavy fire throughout the building, a three-story private dwelling. Units had a tough interior attack and … [Read more...]
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa (KWWL) - First responders braved the elements Sunday evening to rescue a snowmobiler who had fallen through the ice on the Coralville Reservoir. The North Liberty Fire Department along with Johnson County Ambulance Services responded to the area south of … [Read more...]