A Palm Beach Gardens Firefighter has died after a hard fought battle with cancer. Captain Brian Wolnewitz, 44, lost his battle with stage 4 lung cancer Tuesday morning. Wolnewitz was a Suncoast High School graduate who went on to the University of Florida before attending … [Read more...]
Committing more money to fight occupational cancer, including raising dues to fund research on the fatal disease, was a top priority at the IAFF's convention in Ottawa, Ontario last week. General President Edward Kelly stated "“Take a look at those f—ing walls,” he said, citing … [Read more...]
The pilot of a CareFlight medical helicopter that crashed last month in Butler County (near Cincinnati) said he did not see the power lines before the main rotor blades hit them, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board. Miami Valley’s … [Read more...]
That’s the aim of a new tool in firefighters’ hands -- their smartphone. “Basically, a cancer exposure tracking system,” said Robert Queen, co-founder of the app Firefighter Connect, and a 33-year volunteer firefighter with the New Bern and Shanghai fire departments. The … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that a Memphis Firefighter has died in the Line of Duty and 3 other Firefighters are in the hospital following that crash in South Memphis last night around 2000 hours. It happened at E.H. Crump and Danny Thomas Boulevard. The civilian driving the other … [Read more...]
“I Died In An Airplane – Then a Rescue Chain Saved Me” is the powerful story of Jim Wick, who also had a close call with colon cancer 2 years after his Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the plane. He tells the story from the perspective of a recipient of emergency medical services. You … [Read more...]
On Monday, August 8th, Glassboro Fire Department and mutual aide companies from Mantua Township and Pitman Borough were dispatched to 116 S. Delsea Drive in Glassboro for a dwelling fire with fire showing. The fire was in a 1 1/2 story multi-family home, with fire showing from … [Read more...]