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DRUNK DRIVER FLEES CRASH SCENE, STRIKES FIRE APPARATUS – NEW JERSEY

 Joe Knitter    April 9, 2021    No Comments

A drunk driver attempting to flee following a single-vehicle crash on the Atlantic City Expressway struck a fire truck that came to assist, State Police said. State Police troopers arrived before the 27-year-old Williamstown man could drive off and took him and his passenger — … [Read more...]

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FF RECEIVES BURNS IN FATAL FIRE – WEST VIRGINIA

 Joe Knitter    April 8, 2021    No Comments

FAIRMONT — A man died and a firefighter was injured in a house fire on the 800 block of Locust Avenue Wednesday. Firefighters from the Fairmont Fire Department responded to the call just before noon but when they arrived the house in the 800 block of Locust Avenue was already … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN LARGE HOUSE FIRE – ILLINOIS

 Joe Knitter    April 8, 2021    No Comments

CHARLESTON, Ill. (WICS/WCCU) — A firefighter was injured battling a blaze at a Charleston home Thursday morning. The Charleston Fire Department was called around 5:40 a.m. to a two-story home in the 2200 block of 8th Street. A large amount of fire could be seen coming from … [Read more...]

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THREE FFs INJURED IN MULTI-ALARM APARTMENT FIRE – NEW JERSEY

 Joe Knitter    April 7, 2021    No Comments

WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP (MERCER)– A massive multi-alarm fire ripped through a West Windsor apartment building Wednesday night, injuring three firefighters and displacing multiple families. The fire occurred around 3:17 pm. Multiple fire companies from Mercer and Middlesex … [Read more...]

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FOUR FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN APARTMENT FIRE – STATEN ISLAND

 Joe Knitter    April 7, 2021    No Comments

ROSEBANK, Staten Island (WABC) -- Fire burned through an apartment building in the Rosebank section of Staten Island. The blaze broke out before 7 a.m. Wednesday. Four firefighters were hurt, one with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. That person was taken to … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN HOUSE FIRE – TEXAS

 Joe Knitter    April 7, 2021    No Comments

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio firefighter was hospitalized after he was injured in a South Side house fire, officials say. Crews were called out to a home on Britton Avenue, not far from I-35 and Division Avenue, on Tuesday evening. Officials say the fire appears to have started … [Read more...]

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MULTIPLE FDNY FFs INJURED IN 8-ALARM APARTMENT FIRE – QUEENS

 Joe Knitter    April 6, 2021    No Comments

FROM THE FDNY FACEBOOK PAGE: “This is a very wide and deep building. The fire spread rapidly through the cockloft and consumed one side of the building. This building houses about 150 apartments, right now we have 90 families displaced, which is about 240 civilians. This is a … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTER CITED IN FLORIDA I-75 CRASH

 Billy    April 6, 2021    No Comments

The driver of an Alachua County Fire Rescue ambulance was issued a citation following an accident on I-75. Last night, just before midnight, the ambulance was headed northbound on I-75. At mile marker 354, the ambulance's 19-year-old driver failed to maintain the outside lane and … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTERS & ALCOHOL USAGE (Firefighter Input Requested)

 Billy    April 6, 2021    No Comments

Researchers from the Center for Fire, Rescue & EMS Health Research and Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation are looking for firefighters to help with a study about norms and traditions around alcohol use in the fire service. With funding from a FEMA Research and … [Read more...]

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WEST VIRGINIA FIREFIGHTER DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY – CRASH WILE RESPONDING – SUSPECED MEDICAL EMERGENCY

 Billy    April 6, 2021    No Comments

We regret to pass on that Captain Charles W. “Chuck” Miller, a 29-year Albright (West Virginia-west of Morgantown & Fairmont) Preston County volunteer Firefighter died in the Line of Duty while responding to a brush fire on Sunday. Captain Miller (a past Chief) was involved in … [Read more...]

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