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W.VA. FIREFIGHTER BATTLES COVID, ON VENTILATOR

 Rick Markley    November 30, 2020    No Comments

By Kim Rafferty, WSAZ Several members of a fire department and emergency services crew in Putnam County are battling COVID-19 right now, and one is fighting for his life. Jason Wurster, a firefighter with the Jefferson Fire Department, and also a paramedic, is on a … [Read more...]

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KENTUCKY FIRE CHIEF CRITICAL-FIGHTING CANCER & COVID-19

 Billy    November 28, 2020    No Comments

Zoneton (South of Louisville) Fire Chief Rob Orkies is on a ventilator in the hospital in critical condition, battling COVID-19 and cancer. The Zoneton Fire Department and his family are asking for prayers. Chief Orkies was diagnosed with COVID-19 a week into his chemotherapy. … [Read more...]

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NZ FIREFIGHTER HAS LOST MORE COLLEAGUES TO SUICIDE THAN WORK ACCIDENTS

 ADMIN    November 28, 2020    No Comments

A firefighter who has battled anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts says he has lost more colleagues to suicide than have died in the line of duty. Brendon Dunn has been a career firefighter in Tauranga for 13 years and in that time lost three colleagues to suicide. One has … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTER – CAPTAIN TAKES HIS OWN LIFE–CALIFORNIA

 Billy    November 25, 2020    No Comments

We regret to pass on that Rancho Santa Fe Fire Protection District Captain Dale E. Mosby had died in the Line of Duty. According to the district PIO, Captain Mosby had a long battle with work related PTSD and tragically, on Monday, November 16, 2020, Captain Mosby took his own … [Read more...]

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SHOOTING OF FIREFIGHTER ONCE AGAIN HIGHLIGHTS INCREASED DANGER FOR ALL FIRE & EMS PERSONNEL

 Billy    November 24, 2020    No Comments

Violence against Firefighters and related first responders has increased since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, according to D.C.’s acting chief of DC Fire & EMS John Donnelly, who said he’s still trying to come to grips with an incident Sunday where a firefighter/EMT was … [Read more...]

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D.C. FIREFIGHTER SHOT AT SCENE-MINOR INJURIES

 Billy    November 22, 2020    No Comments

Gunfire struck a D.C. Firefighter who was tending to a shooting victim in Southwest Washington, DC this evening. A man and a woman were shot about 1620 hours in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven on MLK Avenue. Someone fired more shots at the scene a short time later, striking a D.C. … [Read more...]

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So….HOW IS IT….INSIDE YOUR FIREHOUSE? (Take This Survey)

 Billy    November 17, 2020    No Comments

Well known researcher and friend of the fire service Dr. Sara Jahnke and her partners have focused on promoting the health and well-being of Firefighters and military through research, for over 20 years. Harassment and bullying have become a critical area of concern in the … [Read more...]

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INDIANA PARAMEDIC DIES FROM COVID – LINE OF DUTY

 Billy    November 17, 2020    No Comments

We regret to pass on the Line of Duty death of Columbus (Indiana) Regional Health EMS Paramedic Scott Gordon. On November 4th, Paramedic Gordon became ill with COVID-19 contracted in the line-of-duty -- less than 48 hours after his EMS partner became ill. He was hospitalized … [Read more...]

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The Quiet Crisis: KSL Surveys Firefighters Statewide On Mental Health

 ADMIN    November 14, 2020    No Comments

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Since 2012, suicides have outpaced line of duty deaths for first responders nationally. It is a statistic Utah’s firefighters are not immune to. Our state has had two firefighters die by suicide in the past year. Jack Tidrow, president of Professional … [Read more...]

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COVID-19 Outbreak Reported at Cleveland (Ohio) Fire Department

 Billy    November 12, 2020    No Comments

The FOX 8 I-TEAM has found the COVID-19 outbreak has hit dozens of Cleveland firefighters, and this comes months after a firefighter contracted COVID and died. The union says the fire department is dealing with more firefighter COVID cases at one time than ever before. As of this … [Read more...]

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