All, As you will recall, Hamilton (Ohio) Firefighter Patrick Wolterman died in the Line of Duty in December 2015 after operating at a fire believed to have trapped people inside a home. FF Wolterman was the first Firefighter to enter the home that morning - and members went in … [Read more...]

All, Once again, the FDNY, in partnership with the FDNY Foundation, invites all Firefighters, Firefighter-EMTs, EMTs, Paramedics, Fire-EMS Officers and related responders to the 7th Annual FDNY Medical Special Operations Conference (MSOC). For the past seven years, MSOC has been … [Read more...]

All, Once again another opportunity shared with us so you/we/us can all learn. This is an anatomy of a mayday that occurred November 27, 2018 to Dallas Fire-Rescue Department on an apartment fire. It includes interviews and fireground footage with key players explaining their … [Read more...]

All, A 23 year old  Delaware Firefighter is in critical but stable condition at Crozer Burn Center in Pennsylvania after a morning house fire on Mill Creek Road in Milltown, New Castle County, Delaware. Minquas Fire Company Captain Dave Smiley remains in critical condition … [Read more...]

All, At what continues to be the greatest risk for Firefighter, EMS and other responders, another fire apparatus was struck and damaged Monday - with two Firefighters being injured. This latest crash happened north of Calgary. Companies initially responded to a crash near … [Read more...]

Hey, Every once in a rare while we reach out to the hundreds of thousands of you around the world, the members of The Secret List. We only ever reach out when something special comes along. This would be one of those cases, although this is devastatingly special. A … [Read more...]

All, More sad news out of Maine today. While attending the LODD funeral for Berwick Capt. Joel Barnes this morning in Portland, Chief Gary Sacco of the Oxford, Maine (Lake Sebago area) Fire/Rescue Department suffered a medical emergency. He was immediately treated, … [Read more...]

All, A civilian passenger died and the driver was critically injured early this morning after the vehicle rear-ended a Markham (Illinois near Chicago) fire apparatus on I-57. The crash happened at 0310 hours while the Markham fire apparatus was stopped on the northbound left … [Read more...]

All, As you know, Captain Jake Ringering, 37, passed away in the Line of Duty at a dwelling fire on Tuesday, March 5. He was born in Alton, Ill. on Dec. 14, 1981. He began his career as a paid on call Firefighter in East Alton on Feb. 20, 2001. He was hired as a career … [Read more...]

GODFREY (ILLINOIS) FIREFIGHTER DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY- OTHER FIREFIGHTERS INJURED-SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING FIRE The Secret List www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com We regret to pass on to you that a Firefighter-Captain from the Godfery FPD (Madison County, IL near St Louis, MO) has … [Read more...]