All, Multiple staff have been treated for a possible drug exposure at the Ross County Correctional Institution in Chillicothe, Ohio this morning. So far, 24 people (mostly staff) were treated and transported, including correctional officers, nurses, inmates however there are … [Read more...]

Hey, Attached is a FFCC NIOSH Firefighter Line of Duty Death report ONE PAGE POSTER that you can print out and post wherever your Firefighters will see it...kitchen, potty, bunkroom, bay floor, day room, closet.....wherever. It's an "at a glance" item that is designed to draw … [Read more...]

Hey, This is an excellent article that your Mayor City Manager and related City Hall Dwellers are reading...so we figured we'd pass it on.   As you will read, its titled/sub-titled with "It's a New Day In The Firehouse" ...and "the job of firefighting has changed, … [Read more...]

PA FIRE CHIEF, 53, DIES FOLLOWING A RUN WILLOW STREET FIRE COMPANY-LANCASTER COUNTY. It is with deep regret that we pass on the sudden loss and Line of Duty Death of Chief 50, Mike Reese, 53, of the Willow Street Fire Company, in Lancaster County, PA. He had responded to a … [Read more...]

Hey, When news broke earlier in the week that Verizon was slowing California firefighters’ data speeds during wildfires, there was a predictable pissed-off-ed-ness over the company’s actions. Verizon dropped that fire depts connection to a crawl, even after being informed of the … [Read more...]

Hey, Here are two items for you - one is a free program related to CARDIO & FIREFIGHTERS and the other is a brand new NIOSH report that gives you the facts on how an Assistant Chief was killed in a fire/structural collapse.   CARDIO FIREFIGHTER: Free Scenario-Based … [Read more...]

All, As an update to yesterdays TSL, the Assistant Chief of the Friendship, Oklahoma, Volunteer Fire Department died in the Line of Duty Friday evening. Firefighters responded to a house fire near Altus and 54-year-old Friendship Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Madison … [Read more...]

OKLAHOMA FIREFIGHTER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY-HOUSE FIRE The Secret List www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com It’s with deep regret that we pass on that a Firefighter in Jackson County (OK)- from the Friendship FD was killed in the Line of Duty in or at a house fire this … [Read more...]

CALFIRE LODD-VEHICLE CRASH-CARR FIRE - The Secret List www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com More bad news from The Carr Fire as the Tehama County Coroner's office has identified the Cal Fire mechanic killed in the Line of Duty, in a crash this morning, Thursday. The CalFire member who … [Read more...]

DEKALB CO (GA) FIREFIGHTER LODD-MEDICAL The Secret List - Firefighter Close Calls .com We regret to pass on that Dekalb Co, GA Firefighter Barry Everett, age 42,, was found deceased in bed at the fire station this morning. Firefighter Everett worked a 24-hour shift and … [Read more...]