All, A respected wildlife biologist who was a certified wildland Firefighter died in the Line of Duty yesterday during a controlled fire at Fort Jackson (South Carolina). Angela Nicole Chadwick Hawkins, a single mother of three who lived in Columbia, was killed shortly after … [Read more...]

FLORIDA FIREFIGHTER DIES FOLLOWING RIT TRAINING The Secret List www.FireFighterCLoseCalls.com On May 7th, 2019 at approximately 2130 hours, Plantation (Near Fort Lauderdale) Fire Crew Chief & Training Lieutenant Barry Boulton collapsed into cardiac arrest following … [Read more...]

All, Last Saturday, an FDNY Firefighter did the right thing by trying to stop some kids from harassing an elderly couple. And he received one hell of a beating for it.. NYPD released surveillance video (link below) today of the six teen suspects in the brutal assault of … [Read more...]

Hey, The American College of Sports Medicine is putting out the challenge "Are You As Tough As A Firefighter?"... and Firefighters are invited in addition to sports medicine professionals and athletic trainers. For the first time ever, they're going to conduct a collegiate … [Read more...]

All, Terrible news out of Golling, Austria, where a 45-year-old Firefighter was killed in the Line of Duty by electrocution. This happened with four, 3rd and 4th grade children who were in the bucket of an aerial device with the Firefighter. During a demonstration of the fire … [Read more...]

PA FIREFIGHTER LODD-MEDICAL EMERGENCY ON SCENE (The Secret List) The Secret List  www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com We regret to pass on that Firefighter William N. Franck, 81, of the Willow Street Fire Company (Lancaster, PA) was performing scene safety at a motor vehicle … [Read more...]

All, Appleton Fire Department Firefighter Mitchell F. Lundgaard was shot and killed in the Line of Duty last night. Additionally, an Appleton Police Officer and two civilians were also shot and are being treated. Firefighter Lundgaard was shot, along with three other … [Read more...]

All, Bad news out of Appleton, Wis. this evening where units responded to the transit center for a medical run around 1830 hours. While they were on scene, there was a shooting. Reports right now are that a Firefighter and a Police Officer were shot, among at least two … [Read more...]

All, There is going to be a National Fire Service Behavioral Health Symposium in Denver on September 5 and 6, 2019 - it's a big deal - and you are invited. Link below to see the presenters and the agenda. In 2018, the First Responder Center for Excellence (NFFF affiliate) … [Read more...]

Hey, Well, naturally, with spring in the air you're stress'n trying to figure out what to read this summer. Well relax, in addition to Howard Stern's new book, here are just a few new ones that you may wanna check out. To us, fire books offer something unique: someone's ideas … [Read more...]