While most of what we send out/post is tough news-as that's what TSL and FFCC was created for-so we can learn, there are times when we have some related good news to share. You may recall we sent out a "MAYDAY" from Jeff E of the Anchorage (Alaska) FD as Jeff was "backed" into … [Read more...]
A Prince George's County firefighter fell out of a fire engine truck that was traveling to a call around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Prince George's County Fire Department (PGFD). The fall from the truck happened around the intersection of Bell Station Road and … [Read more...]
The following are Firefighter COVID LODD's as well as a Paramedic Line of Duty Death (collapse while working a patient) within the last few days. Please don't take our "listing" (vs more detailed info) as anything other than the sheer volume of recent losses & … [Read more...]
The Worcester (MA) Fire Department is forgoing a firefighter recruit academy this year, but Chief Michael Lavoie told the City Council this week residents should not notice any major disruptions in service. Lavoie explained to the council Tuesday that the two overriding … [Read more...]
Another friend to the crew at TSL & Firefighter Close Calls is gone. Huntley (Illinois) Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Albert Schlick, in his early 50's. who had 30 years in the fire service, died in the Line of Duty last evening following a two-month battle with a … [Read more...]
Family, friends, Firefighters, and now law enforcement, in Delaware and Maryland, are on the lookout for 46-year old Jobie Gause. Gause was last seen leaving his shift at Five Points Fire Company in Delaware at 1800 hours on Thursday, December 31, 2020. Attempts to locate or … [Read more...]
This is a very strong reminder that when you THINK the insurance and related folks have your back-you may be in for one he!! of a surprise...at perhaps your worst time. This is about a 29-year-old DC Firefighter's battle with COVID-19 as he is caught off guard by the lack of … [Read more...]
Take a few minutes to watch and listen to this incident. You will see and hear the FDNY Deputy Chief advise units what he expects to be done on his fireground. "Command to all units-stay OFF the air unless urgent" "All Units-I SAID to stay off the air UNLESS urgent" "This is … [Read more...]
Perhaps you caught the rant by JJ Watt and thought the same thing some of us did. Some Firefighters? Some Fire Officers? Some Fire Chiefs? If you didn't - take a look-we've attached it for you so you can share it as well. Or maybe not. It's a simple but no BS message that … [Read more...]
On Christmas eve 2012, Firefighters Tomasz Kaczowka, 19 and Michael Chiapperini, 43 were shot and killed in an ambush attack in West Webster, New York. It was a fire call, on Christmas eve, a car fire with an exposure, the sort of “so called routine job” that all of us turn … [Read more...]