TESLA & RELATED ALTERNATIVE VEHICLE CRASHES, EMERGENCIES & FIRES: Did you see the latest TESLA incident? This one featured NO driver in the car-and both occupants were killed (VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-auYtGZlew ) ***TRAINING: FIREFIGHTING FOR HIGH VOLTAGE … [Read more...]
Tesla is committed to helping fire departments and first responders safely handle emergency situations involving Tesla vehicles and has provided numerous Emergency Response Guides for their specific models, as well as additional information on electric vehicle safety training, … [Read more...]
State and national investigators were at the state fire academy Wednesday as part of their investigations into what caused the death of city firefighter Peyton Lane S. Morse, who suffered a medical emergency while he was involved in a training exercise there in early … [Read more...]
This was an unusual fire related event that we want to share with you - as 4 building maintenance workers were killed yesterday in a basement parking garage in Tokyo, Japan. Their deaths were caused when a fire suppression system was unintentionally activated, trapping them in an … [Read more...]
April 27-29 is the 2021 National Fire & Emergency Services Symposium will be held virtually. Attendance is free. Hosted by CFSI (Congressional Fire Services Institute) register now for the numerous sessions hosted by prominent fire service leaders and federal officials discussing … [Read more...]
A Maple Ridge Fire and Rescue swift water training exercise left a firefighter with a broken leg on Wednesday. Fire Chief Howard Exner said the incident serves as a warning of how dangerous rivers can be, particularly during the freshet season, which is beginning. Exner … [Read more...]
As you will recall, on February 18, 2020, Porterville (California) Firefighter Patrick Jones, 25, and Fire Capt. Ray Figueroa, 35, were killed in the Line of Duty fighting the Porterville library fire. After arriving on the scene, they were “unable to confirm if all citizens had … [Read more...]
On December 9, 2018, Worcester (MA) Firefighter Christopher Roy, 36, a 2½-year member of the department was killed in the Line of Duty, leaving behind his 9-year-old daughter, his WFD family, family and friends. The fire was reported at 0358 hours as a basement in a 3 story … [Read more...]
The city of Watertown (NY) will conduct its own investigation into what caused the death of city firefighter Peyton Lane S. Morse following an incident at the state’s fire academy in early March. The city has retained a private investigative firm, AMRIC Associates Ltd., Syracuse, … [Read more...]
Below is a link to some of the radio traffic yesterdays multi alarm fire at a nursing home type facility in Spring Valley, Rockland County, N.Y. that took the life of Firefighter Jared Lloyd, 35, of the Spring Valley FD. As you know, Lloyd died in the Line of Duty at the … [Read more...]