All, We regret to pass on that a 41-year-old Firefighter in Bartow County, Georgia died following "complications" during a training exercise. Matthew Smith died around 1700 March 16 from "complications of an apparent medical incident" during training. According to Smith's … [Read more...]
All, Who’s watching the kids? WHO checks the status of smoke alarms at vacation properties, sleepovers, grandparents house, hotels … anywhere and everywhere yours/mine/our kids stay.... I, like everyone else, was (and remain) stunned after learning that a dwelling fire in … [Read more...]
FATAL EMS CRASH, FIREFIGHTING TACTICAL “EVIDENCE” (The Secret List)
All, Two people have died after an SUV and ambulance collided on a southwest Atlanta road this afternoon. Another two people were hospitalized. When first responders arrived, the Pro Care EMS medical transport van was stopped in the middle of the road. Its passenger-side door … [Read more...]
All, Three children died early Saturday after a fire at a row home in Baltimore. Firefighters were called shortly after 0230 to the 3000 block of Brighton Street, where they rescued three children and two adults, who were trapped. Crews immediately went in and found a woman … [Read more...]
WHAT DO Firefighters Want!? SHOCKING VIDEO: Apparatus & Scene Struck (The Secret List)
WHAT DO FIREFIGHTERS WANT? The Perfect Storm... Take the 2023 "What Firefighters Want" state-of-the fire service survey STAFFING? PERSONNEL? The fire service is facing a perfect storm: recruitment and retention challenges, expanding job expectations, strains on behavioral … [Read more...]
IAFF Files Lawsuit Against NFPA re: Bunker Gear Safety (The Secret List)
All, The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) filed a lawsuit today against the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) for its role in imposing a testing standard that effectively requires the use of carcinogens in fire fighter protective gear. The case, … [Read more...]
All, We regret to pass on that Brady Fire/EMS (Texas, NW of Austin) Engineer/EMT William “Bill” Fore, 38, was on-duty and other Firefighters noticed that he missed roll-call at 0745 hours on Wednesday March, 8, 2023. Tragically, they discovered him severely injured from a … [Read more...]