All, We regret to pass on that a wildland Firefighter died in the Line of Duty (in the hospital) after being injured Wednesday while fighting the Austin Fire burning in the Mount Hood National Forest. Members immediately treated the injured member who was transported but succumbed to the injuries. The National Interagency Fire Center initially...Read More
On May 15, 2026, two volunteer firefighters died following an explosion of an oxygen-limiting silo that occurred at a lumber mill. The incident was investigated by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) so that the fire service can learn from this incident and prevent...Read More
BROKEN BOW, Neb. — Two people suffered minor injuries Thursday afternoon when an SUV struck a Broken Bow Volunteer Fire Department truck. Emergency crews responded shortly before 4 p.m. to the two-vehicle crash in the 800 block of South D Street, near Legends Bar and Grill. According to the Broken Bow Police Department, the fire truck...Read More
Four State Emergency Service of Ukraine workers have been injured in a secondary explosion while fighting a fire at a market in Khmelnytskyi, caused by a Russian attack. Source: Serhii Tiurin, Head of Khmelnytskyi Oblast Military Administration; State Emergency Service of Ukraine “The downing of an aerial asset by air defense forces resulted in debris falling and...Read More
Schoharie, NY (WRGH) — Multiple fire departments were called to the scene of a house fire on Sunnyside Road in Schoharie Wednesday night. According to the Schoharie Fire Department’s Assistant Chief, the initial call came in around 7:55 PM, and crews arrived within six minutes. Firefighters were still actively fighting the fire at least two hours...Read More
The below NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) Safety Checklist was published this afternoon: Safety Checklist: SCBA Training Prop Evolution FFFIPP has conducted dozens of investigations of fatalities that occurred during SCBA confidence training in props. This checklist puts prevention actions from decades of investigations into a concise, structured form which can be used...Read More
