55-year-old Firefighter Jeffery Sanders was killed, and a 2nd Firefighter, Jacob Hayward, 33, (Mayview, MO) was airlifted to Research Medical Center in Kansas City just after 1800 last night. Firefighter Hayward is reported to be in critical condition. A driver of a Ford struck … [Read more...]
Firefighters in India’s Navi Mumbai are asking the local government to overturn a ruling that would make them pay for their own “gum boots and rain coats” and file for reimbursement. "We have been asked to purchase the materials on our own and the amount will be reimbursed … [Read more...]
Saturday, a Butler County, Kan., EMS rig was en route to a motor vehicle crash when it was violently struck by a semi. According to one witness, the two operating the ambulance had to be extricated, but were uninjured. The truck driver was taken to the hospital for minor … [Read more...]
A massive wildland fire burning in central Portugal has killed 62 civilians and injured 54; four firefighters were among the injured. Portuguese officials say this is the worst tragedy to hit the nation in decades. Seven hundred firefighters have been joined by more than … [Read more...]
Here is visitation and funeral schedule for Chief Ed Switalski who was struck & killed in the Line of Duty while operating at an interstate vehicle crash. Tuesday (June 20th) Visitation: Langeland Family Funeral Home 3926 S 9th St, Kalamazoo, MI 49009 11am - 3pm 4pm - … [Read more...]
While much of the world’s attention is focused on the victims and cause of London’s Grenfell Tower fire, the fire commissioner is concerned for the mental health of those firefighters who were on scene. London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton told the Independent that the … [Read more...]
Miami Valley (Ohio) District firefighters responded Tuesday to a single-family structure fire; two suffered minor injuries. One firefighter hurt his ankle in a fall through a hole in the deck. The other firefighter suffered a leg injury after stepping in a hole in the yard, … [Read more...]