NEWSDAY (LONG ISLAND) December 27, 2005 The Mount Sinai Fire District has agreed to pay a $150,000 settlement to the family of a probationary firefighter who fell to his death in July 2002 after what witnesses described as drunken horseplay with a chief's car after a fire … [Read more...]
The (Salisbury, Md.) Daily Times 12/22/2005 A fire Wednesday at the Maxum Yachts boatbuilding shop just north of Salisbury, Md., sent three firefighters to a hospital with burns on their faces and hands. The firefighters were injured when flames shot out of the building on Naylor … [Read more...]
TENNESSEE FIREFIGHTER REMAINS WITH UNIT PENDING PROBE OF CHILD’S DEATH
by John B. Carpenter, Rhea County Herald News posted December 15, 2005 A Rhea County volunteer firefighter remains with his unit during an investigation into the incident in which an 11-month-old baby died in a tragic motor vehicle accident Sunday afternoon. It happened after a … [Read more...]
NY FF LODD’S RISE
By JAY GALLAGHER Gannett News Service 12-6-05 ALBANY Despite assurances from state officials that enough money is being spent on training for volunteer firefighters, fire officials Monday blamed recruitment problems and a spike in deaths on a lack of training. New York has the … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTERS’ AND CITIZENS’ SAFETY AT RISK DUE TO UNDERSTAFFING
Article published Nov 30, 2005 As the fire-operations chief for the Sarasota County Fire Department from 2002 until 2005 and a 27-year veteran of the SCFD, I can attest to the fact that the safety of the men and women of the department is at great additional risk due to … [Read more...]
By C. J. SULLIVAN and HASANI GITTENS December 5, 2005 -- The firefighter who fractured his skull in a fall from his rig was more responsive but remained in critical condition yesterday, officials said. Joseph Moore, 26, was hurt Friday after tumbling from his Ladder Co. 13 truck … [Read more...]
I would just like to share with my fellow brothers and sisters a close call my department experienced several months ago. I work for a small career department in the Williamsburg VA, area. We currently have about 120 uniform personnel and operate out of five stations. Our … [Read more...]
By Steve Dunn/Gate City Managing Editor Monday, November 7, 2005 (Scene of fatal fire that took the lives of 3 children-and 3 heroes) Nearly six years after three Keokuk firefighters died while trying to save three children in a duplex fire, a memorial was dedicated to them in … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER’S WIDOW URGES NEW SAFETY STANDARDS
By Nannette MirandaOct. 20 - The widow of a Novato firefighterwho died in a massive blaze is asking Cal-OSHA to set newstandards for the use of backfires. Backfires are used to divert thepath of a blaze, but Cathy Rucker says they need to safer.Against allodds, Cathy … [Read more...]
By ANGELA MONTEFINISE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 16, 2005 -- THE FDNY has been rope-burned spending years evaluating rescue ropes but taking no action, then rushing to judgment on a device that failed during testing … [Read more...]