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Attic Smoke Explosion Forces Mayday in Vallejo (CA) Boarding House Fire

 Brian Kazmierzak    May 26, 2022    No Comments

A smoke explosion in the attic and downed electrical lines at a multi-unit building in Vallejo confronted firefighters with numerous challenges Tuesday. Firefighters had to declare mayday after the smoke explosion tore through the third floor of the home, Vallejo Fire … [Read more...]

 Modern Fire Behavior, News, STRUCTURAL

ARKANSAS MAN ATTEMPTS TO STEAL FIRE TRUCK AT FIRE SCENE

 Brian Kazmierzak    May 26, 2022    No Comments

TRUMANN, Ark. (KAIT/Gray News) – A man is in custody after officials say he tried to steal a firetruck Saturday while crews were working to extinguish a fire in Arkansas. Poinsett County Sheriff Kevin Molder said 34-year-old Freddie William English tried to jump into the truck … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, News

Silicone Wristbands Track Firefighters’ Exposure to Harmful Chemicals

 Billy    May 25, 2022    No Comments

DURHAM, N.C. -- Firefighters have a 9 percent higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer and a 14 percent higher risk of dying from the disease than the general adult U.S. population, according to studies by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and other … [Read more...]

 FF Cardiac Health, Firefighter Cancer, HAZMAT, MISCELLANEOUS, News, News Firefighter Close Calls, Pass it On, Safety and Survival, STRUCTURAL

ARK. FIREFIGHTERS NAB MAN TRYING TO STEAL RIG FROM SCENE

 Rick Markley    May 24, 2022    No Comments

By Chris Carter, KAIT: A Trumann man is behind bars after trying to get behind the wheel of a Trumann fire truck. According to Poinsett County Sheriff Kevin Molder, Freddie William English, 34, tried to jump into a city fire truck while fire fighters were working to put out … [Read more...]

 News, Vehicle Safety

3 FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT MASSIVE RHODE ISLAND HOTEL FIRE

 Brian Kazmierzak    May 24, 2022    No Comments

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — Firefighters are still working to put out hotspots after a massive fire broke out inside a Newport hotel Monday night. Crews responded to the Wayfinder Hotel on Admiral Kalbfus Road shortly after 8 p.m. as heavy flames and smoke could be seen for miles … [Read more...]

 News, STRUCTURAL

CLOSE CALL AT LIVE FIRE TRAINING LEADS TO FALL INTO WELL

 Brian Kazmierzak    May 24, 2022    No Comments

While conducting live fire training in an acquired structure I fell through the floor of a covered porch and down an unknown abandoned water well.  This training took place in a neighboring fire district, and I was asked to come provide some basic fire behavior confinement and … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival, TRAINING/DRILLS

SEASONED SMOKEJUMPER BREAKS PELVIS IN PARACHUTE TRAINING

 Rick Markley    May 24, 2022    No Comments

By Noah Chast, KTVZ: Fifteen-year U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighter Ben Elkind is at his home in Redmond, recovering from a parachute training accident. It's a situation he knew was possible, but never thought would be a reality. “You just think that you’re not … [Read more...]

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