"... An available thermal-imaging camera was not used by rescue teams that made multiple attempts to locate Fierro once it was realized he was missing..."By Jeff LehrGlobe Staff WriterOne of the two Diamond firefighters who were with Carthage firefighter Steve Fierro just before … [Read more...]
PA. APPARATUS ROLLOVER UPDATE
Update from Carbon County EMA. Director Mark S Nalesnik regarding the engine-rescue vehicle accident from last evening in Monroe County.As was reported earlier the engine-rescue was from Albrightsville Fire Company, Carbon County they were responding to an incident on I-80 and in … [Read more...]
MEMPHIS FIREFIGHTER’S WIDOW FILES $6.5M SUIT AGAINST THE FIRE DEPT, THE BUILDING OWNER AND SCBA MFG OVER ARSON DEATH
Courtesy of The Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The widow of a firefighter who died in an arson fire at a Family Dollar store has filed a $6.5 million wrongful death lawsuit against the store, the Memphis Fire Department and the maker of a self-contained breathing … [Read more...]
CENTERVILLE, Ohio -- Police and firefighters evacuated two dozen apartments after a fire raced through a Centerville apartment complex early Monday morning. The blaze happened about 2 a.m. at the Revere Village Apartments on Route 48 near Spring Valley Road. Authorities said all … [Read more...]
WEATHER BLAMED FOR ALBRIGHTSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA FIRE TRUCK CRASH
January 13, 2005From Firehouse.Com NewsFive Albrightsville, PA firefighters were involved in an overturned apparatus accident Jan. 11 while responding to a motor vehicle entrapment call. Inclement weather is believed to be the primary factor behind the accident, according to Jim … [Read more...]
Tremont, the Bronx-WABC, January 29, 2005) This has been a week that the FDNY will not soon forget. Three deaths in a single day marked the department's worse loss since September 11th. But this evening, some good news: One of four injured firefighters was released from the … [Read more...]
FOUR FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN TWO-ALARM OCCUPIED HOUSE FIRE
By Shannon L. CheesmanKATU Web StaffLake Oswego, Ore. - Four firefighters were injured Monday night while battling a two-alarm house fire in Lake Oswego.The fire started just after 8:00 p.m. at a home on Glacier Lilly Drive. The owner of the home says fireworks were being shot … [Read more...]