Associated Press-March 5, 2005CHINO, Calif. - A firefighter responding to an emergency call was shot in the leg Friday night by a man authorities say apparently mistook him for a burglar.The firefighter, whose name was not released, was listed in stable condition at Lake … [Read more...]
EX-ROSTRAVER FIREFIGHTER FACES DUI TRIAL IN FIRE TRUCK MISHAP
By Jeff Pikulsky, VALLEY INDEPENDENTThursday, January 13, 2005 SCOTTDALE - A former Rostraver Township firefighter accused of crashing a fire truck while driving drunk on the way to a fire call was ordered Wednesday to stand trial. John Michael Kimball, 36, of 513 Lebanon School … [Read more...]
FDNY TEAMS LACKING BEST EQUIPMENT
By STEVE DUNLEAVY 1-25-05 IN THE fog of tragedy, there is no way in hell to know if anyone or anything could have averted Black Sunday. But I do know one thing: if I was a firefighter going into an inferno high above the ground, I'd like to be equipped with a harness and personal … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER HURT BY FALL THROUGH ROTTEN FLOOR IN ABANDONED BUILDING
By: CLIFF DAVIS, Staff WriterPETERSBURG - A Petersburg firefighter was hurt Wednesday when he fell nearly 20 feet through a rotten floor and landed on concrete below. Sgt. Terry Traylor, 48, a 28 year veteran of the department currently assigned to the Farmer Street station, was … [Read more...]
MI. FIREFIGHTER’S DISTRESS CALL WAS MUTED BY THE BLAZE
Friday, January 21, 2005By Larry O'ConnorStaff Writer Summit Township firefighters knew their captain was in peril, but a distress signal pinpointing his whereabouts was muted in the smoke and flames. Capt. Scott Thornton, 39, died after colleagues found him face down in a … [Read more...]
FIRE TRAINING SURVEY REPORT
Below, in MS Word format is a copy of a 50 State Training Survey Special Report. This report shows the dilemma the fire service faces when it comes to BASIC Fire Training and was sent to us by Randy Brown, Lieutenant, Angola Fire Department, Indiana-Special Training Task Force. … [Read more...]
MASS. DEPUTY CHIEF DIES OF HEART ATTACK ON DUTY
We have been advised that Chelsea (Mass) Deputy Fire Chief Joe VanHandorf Jr had a heart attack while on Duty. Joe taught fire science at Bunker Hill and was highly respected by the area fire service. The wake is Thursday & Friday, with the funeral scheduled for Saturday morning. … [Read more...]