Here is an update on the horrific shooting of that Indiana Firefighter. Firefighter Jacob McClanahan of the Ramsey (Indiana) Volunteer Fire Department. (Ramsey is approximately 20 miles northwest of Louisville, Kentucky) was shot and killed earlier this week. Monday evening, … [Read more...]
In honor of the upcoming NY Telephone Fire Plaque Dedication at FDNY's Randall’s Island Fire Academy planned for this weekend, you are invited to an ONLINE EVENT TODAY to honor the sacrifices of thousands of BellTel workers and FDNY Firefighters. While nothing can compare to … [Read more...]
A Bureau of Land Management Firefighter went missing over the weekend in Sierra Vista. Coronado National Forest officials say 38-year-old Patrick Gladics was working out of the Sierra Vista Municipal Airport when he failed to report for duty Sunday morning. Investigators describe … [Read more...]
A Firefighter from Conejos County (Colorado) died in the Line of Duty after responding to a wildland fire on Sunday. Harold Joe Cordova, 83, died after working the fire. Cordova was called out to a grassland fire near Manassa, a small statutory town in southern Colorado, to help … [Read more...]
Early this morning at approximately 06:13AM Company 7, South Hill VFD in Virginia was dispatched to a two vehicle MVC SB I 85 at the 1MM. While crews were on scene working the two vehicle MVC, with Engine 72 and Chief 7 blocking the left lane of I 85 NB to protect crews on … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that a Minnesota Firefighter was killed in the Line of Duty during storm watch-when a grain storage bin was taken down by wind, killing that Firefighter. The Blomkest Firefighter was leaving his farm for storm-spotting duty and was killed a result of the … [Read more...]
This article was shared with us from the LA Times. We are passing it on as it is an opportunity to further learn following the tragic loss of Firefighter Jonathan Flagler. . In an interview with The L.A Times, Jenny Flagler said she doesn’t want her husband’s death to be in … [Read more...]