WOODHAVEN, Queens (WABC) -- One firefighter was injured in a two-alarm house fire in Queens early Wednesday morning. The fire broke out inside the multi-family home on 85th Street in Woodhaven at around 5:10 a.m. One firefighter apparently fell through a flight of stairs … [Read more...]
There's a Lexipol webinar next week that we wanted to pass on to you. WHAT: Lexipol Webinar “We Don’t Have a Race Problem” Confronting Racial Inequity in the Fire Service WHEN: Tuesday, March 2, 1300 hours Eastern (1000 hours Pacific) - No Cost The claims of the … [Read more...]
The girlfriend of a CAL FIRE firefighter who died after a routine training exercise says his death could have been prevented. For six months, ABC10 News reviewed records that reveal that the state found the former captain who oversaw the training exercise to be incompetent and … [Read more...]
TODAY January 28th at 1:00 pm EST. This presentation will feature Assistant Fire Chief Joe Ondrasek, Bryan Fire Department, TX, who was the Incident Commander of the Knights of Columbus Hall fire that killed Lt. Gregory Pickard & Lt. Eric Wallace in Bryan on February 15, 2013. … [Read more...]
Interesting and unique subject discussion tomorrow (Wednesday) that you may be interested in. WHEN: Wednesday January 27 at 1300 Eastern (NOON Central etc) WHAT: “Helping Firefighters get back to work after the virus...the path and the steps needed for a healthy return.” … [Read more...]
In support of the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) and the Firefighter Cancer Support Network (FCSN), this week and last week, the FDNY Bureau of Training has issued a series of Tips from Training on firefighter cancer awareness. Here are all 6 of the documents … [Read more...]
WEBINAR THIS COMING TUESDAY: SIZING UP "THAT VACCINE"...FOR FIREFIGHTERS: Separating Fact and Fiction January 19, 2021 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time Featuring: -FDNY Captain Frank Leto – Captain & Deputy Director of Counseling Services, FDNY -Dr. Sara Jahnke, … [Read more...]
The Worcester (MA) Fire Department is forgoing a firefighter recruit academy this year, but Chief Michael Lavoie told the City Council this week residents should not notice any major disruptions in service. Lavoie explained to the council Tuesday that the two overriding … [Read more...]
Take a few minutes to watch and listen to this incident. You will see and hear the FDNY Deputy Chief advise units what he expects to be done on his fireground. "Command to all units-stay OFF the air unless urgent" "All Units-I SAID to stay off the air UNLESS urgent" "This is … [Read more...]
Perhaps you caught the rant by JJ Watt and thought the same thing some of us did. Some Firefighters? Some Fire Officers? Some Fire Chiefs? If you didn't - take a look-we've attached it for you so you can share it as well. Or maybe not. It's a simple but no BS message that … [Read more...]