Take time to read through this report produced by the Int'l City & County Managers and the Center for Public Safety Excellence. There's a good chance your city manager or county administrator will be reading this, so we wanted to make sure you were familiar with it. You may … [Read more...]
Always do a 360 before your initial attack. The initial scene size-up was heavy smoke showing from the first floor. Lt. Michael Yoder was the officer on the first-in engine & did his job by the book. His 360 revealed vital information & allowed for key steps to be … [Read more...]
Very preliminary information from Lincoln Park (Michigan) this evening after a fire apparatus (engine company) was struck by a semi on I-75 at MM 40, south of Detroit. There was 1 Firefighter critically injured and 1 Firefighter seriously injured. The Michigan State Police Crash … [Read more...]
As coronavirus cases spike in Texas the number of Firefighters who’ve gotten sick is also increasing. Officials with Dallas Fire Rescue report that as of July 4 a total of 55 firefighters and civilian employees have tested positive for COVID-19. The information from the … [Read more...]
Today the NFPA released its annual “U.S. Firefighter Fatalities in the United States” report, (link below) which showed fewer than 50 U.S. Firefighter fatalities while on duty in 2019, reflecting the lowest number of Firefighter deaths reported since NFPA began conducting this … [Read more...]
Chief Don Abbott is the "father" of MAYDAY facts in North America. His Firefighter based research has provided all of us with the reality of what causes maydays and what happens when maydays are transmitted-so we can best train & prepare. Specifically and most recently, he … [Read more...]
30 year veteran, Farmington (Maine) Fire Captain Mike Bell was killed in the Line of Duty, other members were injured last September in that commercial building explosion, that leveled the business, destroyed nearby homes and scattered debris for more than a mile. HERE are … [Read more...]
The NFFF has postponed the annual Fallen Firefighter memorial weekend as per NFFF Chair Troy Markel. This is due to the pandemic situation and related logistics. While disappointing, it is important to know that the nation's fallen Firefighters will not be forgotten. On October … [Read more...]
This fire has intrigued me from when I first learned about it as a very young Firefighter, so I wanted to pass it on as today is the anniversary. June 26 1964: Marshall’s Creek (PA, about 2 hours NW of NYC) Firefighter’s responded to the community fire siren sounding-it was a … [Read more...]
As a followup to the Line of Duty death of West Virginia Firefighter Russ Roberson, a "friend" of his and fellow Firefighter was arrested for murder and arson yesterday. Robert Lee Beckner, 36, of Iaeger, is charged with first-degree murder and three counts of first-degree … [Read more...]
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