An FDNY Firefighter’s widow got the green light Tuesday to sue actor and filmmaker Ed Norton’s company for punitive damages in a ruling that comes more than two years after her husband was killed in the Line of Duty on the set of the star-studded movie “Motherless … [Read more...]
One of Beacon Hose Co. No. 1’s two ambulances caught fire Monday afternoon as EMTs were taking a patient to Waterbury Hospital. EMTs responded to a home Blackberry Hill Road at 1:37 p.m. for a person having a breathing problem, said Beacon Hose Public Information Officer Jeremy … [Read more...]
I figured you could use one more opinion on the challenges we are all facing these days. Perfect. There are very few things I am expertly qualified to provide opinions on. Single-family dwelling fires. Maybe. Firefighter survival. Perhaps. Spoiling grandchildren. Indubitably. … [Read more...]
Rookie Firefighters Emircan Çolak, 28 and Mehmet Ali İnal, 24, were both thrown onto the roof of the apartment opposite the fire station-and both have now died in the Line of Duty. Both Firefighters had only 1 year of service on the Istanbul Fire Service. WHAT … [Read more...]
Tragic news from Istanbul, Turkey as a fire department aerial tower failed resulting in the Line of Duty Death of a Firefighter and the critical injuring of another. From the below videos-the rig looks to be relatively new-if not brand new. When the ladder of the truck broke … [Read more...]
(NOTE: While this isn't directly focused on our mission at FF close calls, budget cuts have always proven to be related to firefighter-and civilian-safety and survival. The below article paint a picture. We also urge you to follow the IAFC Conronavirus page that covers ECONOMIC … [Read more...]
Money is being raised for a Whitehall firefighter who suffered a life-threatening medical emergency at the scene of an early morning structure fire in Dresden on Saturday. Already, $4,175 has been raised through a GoFundMe campaign. Second Assistant Fire Chief Jim Brooks, 44, … [Read more...]
An 18-year-old volunteer firefighter was badly injured in a crash on Monday morning while responding to an emergency in Johnston County. Thornton was responding to a medical call in his role with the Blackman's Crossroads Fire Department. Firefighter Cecil Dale Thornton, a … [Read more...]
A North Carolina volunteer Firefighter was seriously injured after being ejected from his truck in a single vehicle accident in Johnston County (SE of Raleigh). The crash was reported at 0924 hours yesterday (Monday) south of Four Oaks. Firefighter Cecil Dale Thornton, 18, … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that a member of the Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad (North Carolina, SW of Ashville) has died in the Line of Duty while working a search for a man who fell from Whitewater Falls. Yesterday, emergency services received a call for someone who had fallen … [Read more...]
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