We regret to pass on to you the Line of Duty Death of Senior Firefighter Michael Lubig, 46, of the Detroit FD. Mike was detailed to Squad 4 and suffered a medical emergency last Thursday morning. Sadly, he passed away last evening. Our sincere condolences to all those affected. … [Read more...]
While we all shake our heads at the negative stuff on the internet, so much good has come from it, as we also know and see-each and every day. Who, years ago, would have thought that FREE training-and in this case from the FDNY would be available to EVERY Firefighter, EMT and … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on to you that a Saint David Fire District probationary Firefighter died during hands on training Wednesday evening. Saint David (SE of Tucson) Firefighter Joshua Eugin died during a multi-department training exercise. Eugin was taking part in a "blackout … [Read more...]
It seems we hear this more and more-local government and related jurisdictions denying Firefighter cancer claims, even when courts and state law have found in favor of the Firefighter. Austin (Texas) Fire Department Lt. Carrie Stewart was diagnosed with cancer, the number one … [Read more...]
As you are aware, Assistant Fire Chief Daniel “Danny” Lee Lister, 34, died in the line of duty on Saturday, September 1, 2018 due to a medical emergency while he was operating at a serious vehicle crash.. Danny was a risk manager of Queen Anne’s County Department of Human … [Read more...]
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We regret to pass on that Queen Anne-Hillsboro (on the Maryland Eastern Shore, east of Annapolis) Volunteer Fire Company Assistant Fire Chief Daniel "Danny" Lister suffered a medical emergency on the scene of a serious crash involving entrapped patients on 404 and Old Queen Anne … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that long-time Englishtown (Monmouth County, south of NYC) Firefighter-Chief Engineer Pasquale "Pete the Pepper" DiBenedetto died in the Line of Duty Thursday. Chief Engineer DiBenedetto, 68, died after suffering a medical emergency Tuesday morning, hours … [Read more...]
It is well known that wearing our gear increases heat strain, and that heat strain is a major contributor to fire fighter death and injury. N.C State University has received a FEMA AFG fire grant to research better test methods to measure heat strain as it relates to turnout … [Read more...]
Two Austin firefighters received four-hour suspensions after damaging department equipment during incidents in May and June. The first happened on May 16 when fire specialist Chad Benestante closed a bay door on a fire engine while leaving a station to respond to a call. The … [Read more...]
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