By Kelowana News: Kelowna Professional tweeted out an update on the firefighter injured in the fire earlier today. “An update on our KFD Captain who injured today at this 2nd alarm structure fire,” reads the Tweet. “He is in stable condition at KGH and is expected to make a … [Read more...]
By Jim McKay, Emergency Management: The revelations that firefighters face greater risk from developing certain cancers is alarming, and many departments are taking action to try to mitigate those risks. One is the Tucson, Ariz., Fire Department, which is both studying the … [Read more...]
One firefighter suffered minor injuries while fighting a blaze that broke out Friday morning inside a vacant building in Independence. Independence fire officials said the fire was reported at 9:37 a.m. Friday in the 9000 block of East U.S. 40, just west of Blue Ridge … [Read more...]
Owners of the Lacoma Golf Course in East Dubuque are looking at options to rebuild after a Thursday fire. Below-freezing temperatures added extra challenges for the firefighters on scene. The cold being the cause of injury to one East Dubuque firefighter. “She slipped on … [Read more...]
A sharp-eyed FDNY fire inspector averted an explosive situation in Brooklyn on Friday night when he noticed a baker’s dozen of big propane tanks stored in the open at a construction site. Jon Watson, an off-duty supervising fire prevention inspector who lives in Fort … [Read more...]
A fire destroyed the home of a Monroe County firefighter on Friday, authorities said. County emergency officials said the firefighter responded to his own house fire in Bolingbroke. Investigators don't yet know what started the incident. The firefighter's 12-year-old son … [Read more...]
Platoon captain Tim Light said the fire was started from a torch on the roof and the fire got into the sawdust insulation. Light said the firefighter is in “satisfactory condition” right now. There was one person inside the building but excavated the building. The owner also … [Read more...]
Phoenix (AZ) Firefighter Rick Telles passed away in his home under hospice care yesterday afternoon at the age of 44 from a Line of Duty Death. He was diagnosed with cancer nearly three years ago which metastasized over the last year. Workers compensation accepted the claim … [Read more...]
Two City of Social Circle (Georgia-east of Atlanta) Firefighters were injured (one seriously) from a crash while responding to a structure fire. NOTE: The crash occurred at the same location as last week's MVC incident that injured two firefighters with Walton County Fire … [Read more...]
The firefighting community is praying for two of their own Friday after a horrifying wreck in Walton County. The crash happened along Hawkins Academy Road in between Social Circle Fairplay and Knox Chapel roads. Photos provided by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office shows … [Read more...]
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