This piece starts with an article from the Washington Post about a tragic death. Please take time to read it as well as pass it on to your communication center leaders. It is also important that Fire Officers in the field have a thorough appreciation and understanding of the … [Read more...]
As a warning, this is an absolute commentary about fireground radio use, so if that's not something you're interested in, skip to your next page-or change channels. See what I did there? And in addition, I'll start out with a disclosure. I have a significant history of … [Read more...]
A team of FDNY firefighters used a rare “roof-rope” maneuver to rescue a panicked woman from a high-rise apartment fire on Tuesday (today). The blaze tore through an apartment on the 16th floor of a building on Lenox Avenue, near West 134th Street, around 1:25 p.m. on Tuesday, … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that 54-year-old Goffstown (New Hampshire) Fire Captain Steven W. Tower died today after becoming ill during a physical ability test at New Hampshire Fire Academy in Concord. On-scene Firefighters and Paramedics immediately rendered care and Concord Fire … [Read more...]
The Columbia (SC) Fire Department had to break up an overcrowded pool party where hundreds of revelers ignored the city’s mask ordinance and social distancing mandates. At about 6 p.m. on Saturday, the fire department got tips from concerned citizens about a massive pool party … [Read more...]
The Firefighters union is accusing the City of Houston of years of neglect of the department's fleet and facilities. No one was hurt during the collapse. "Now is the time that this city needs to prioritize not only the fleet [and] facilities, but the health and wellness of the … [Read more...]
A Seminole County (Florida) public works employee was killed when a sidewalk collapsed and 3 firefighters were injured during their rescue efforts this morning. Seminole County Fire Chief Otto Drozd said when Firefighters arrived, a vacuum truck was removing water from the hole … [Read more...]
The majority of calls Honolulu firefighters respond to are medical ones, and many are suspected COVID-19 cases. But the head of their union said the Honolulu Fire Department is making those sickened or quarantined prove they were exposed on the job. If they can’t, the union said, … [Read more...]
A Detroit Fire Department Sergeant has died in the Line of Duty after he saved 3 young girls from drowning. Rescue crews recovered the body of Detroit Fire Sgt. Sivad Johnson, who went missing after he helped save 3 girls from drowning in the Detroit River last night. Divers … [Read more...]
Congressman Max Rose (D-N.Y.) praised President Donald Trump for signing into law the Safeguarding America’s First Responders Act on Aug. 14. Rose has led the effort in the House to guarantee that public safety officers who catch the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus while on … [Read more...]
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