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CHIEFS TRUCK STRUCK AT SCENE IN MO

 ADMIN    December 7, 2019    No Comments

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. -- An Osage Beach man was air-lifted to the University of Missouri hospital with serious injuries, Friday night. The Mid-County Fire Protection district says a pickup truck had overturned several times on North State Highway 5 near Harvest road, just before … [Read more...]

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FL RIG STRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY

 ADMIN    December 7, 2019    No Comments

Last night, Escambia County Fire Engine 16 from Warrington was involved in a wreck while returning from an emergency call. The driver collided with the truck, then went into a building nearby. We have begged and pleaded, our lives are literally on the line when we are out on … [Read more...]

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AUSTRALIA: FIREFIGHTING PILOT UNINJURED IN HELICOPTER CRASH

 Rick Markley    December 7, 2019    No Comments

By Charlie Coe, Daily Mail Australia: A pilot has had a lucky escape after his waterbombing helicopter crash landed while it was fighting an out-of-control bushfire. The contracted aircraft crashed at Crawford River about 90km north of Newcastle on New South Wales' mid-north … [Read more...]

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REMEMBERING THE HONOLULU / PEARL HARBOR FIREFIGHTERS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DECEMBER 7, 1941

 Billy    December 7, 2019    No Comments

For those younger readers of The Secret List & FireFighterCloseCalls.com , today, “Pearl Harbor Day” remembers the attack on Pearl Harbor, which was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States at our naval base at Pearl Harbor, … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTER SUFFERS FACIAL BURNS AT FATAL IL APARTMENT FIRE

 ADMIN    December 6, 2019    No Comments

ROCKFORD (WREX) — A 60-year-old woman is dead after a fire breaks out at the Great Oaks apartment complex, according to Winnebago County Coroner Bill Hintz. Cherry Valley Fire Chief Joe Corl says calls came in around 6:30 a.m. for a fire at a 32-unit building the 4900 block of … [Read more...]

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3 MD FIREFIGHTERS FALL THRU FLOOR AT BASEMENT FIRE

 ADMIN    December 6, 2019    No Comments

Firefighters narrowly avoided tragedy Wednesday night when three volunteers fell through a weakened floor while battling a house fire near Lake Linganore, according to a press release. The fire was dispatched at about 10 p.m. at a house in the 6600 block of Edgewood Road where … [Read more...]

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GEORGIA FIREFIGHTER LODD MEDICAL EMERGENCY FOLLOWING A FIRE CALL

 ADMIN    December 6, 2019    No Comments

On Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at approximately 1545hrs., Arcade FD Firefighter George “Johnny” Childs responded to a residential structure fire.  The next morning, yesterday, Thursday, December 5, 2019, he was found unresponsive by his personal vehicle outside a local … [Read more...]

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NY FIRE CHIEF LODD AT FIRE SCENE

 Rick Markley    December 6, 2019    No Comments

West Stockholm Fire Chief Robert White died Thursday night responded to the fire in Potsdam, N.Y., which was just doors away from his own home. Just after arriving on scene he collapsed, and despite life saving attempts, Chief White passed away. The Chief was also a … [Read more...]

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OH FIREFIGHTERS DEMAND ANSWERS AFTER LODD – CALL REPORT INCOMPLETE

 ADMIN    December 5, 2019    No Comments

HAMILTON, Ohio — Hamilton firefighters are demanding answers after they said fire administrators released an incomplete report after one of their own died in the line of duty. In December 2015, firefighter Patrick Wolterman rushed into a burning home to save someone he thought … [Read more...]

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NC FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN APPARATUS CRASH

 ADMIN    December 5, 2019    No Comments

A Conover fire truck collided with a truck from Explosives Supply Company at the intersection of First Street West and 8th Avenue NW in Conover Wednesday afternoon. Firefighter Chris Hicks was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries, according to Conover Fire … [Read more...]

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