Hey…. The USFA reports there were 114 on-duty Firefighter fatalities in the United States as a result of incidents that occurred in 2008. During this period, there were Firefighters lost from 34 states and one from the Virgin Islands. Each of the following states suffered more than 5 on-duty losses: North Carolina (11) LODD’s Oregon (9)...Read More
Hey…. Below is a report of interest that you may not have yet seen. We are trying our new Secret List format to see how well it "sends" in the body of this e-mail as we do not send attachments. See below on how to view the report if this doesn’t show up well for...Read More
Hey…. Below is a report of interest that you may not have yet seen. We are trying our new Secret List format to see how well it "sends" in the body of this e-mail as we do not send attachments. See below on how to view the report if this doesn’t show up well for...Read More
FREEPORT (Long Island, New York) ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY FOLLOWING A MUTUAL AID STRUCTURAL FIRE RESPONSE We regret to advise you that 1st Assistant Chief Richard J. Layton of the Freeport (NY) FD died this morning following a mutual aid fire response into another community. Chief Layton had operated...Read More
Hey… Earlier this morning, in Miami Township/Yellow Springs (Greene County east of Dayton) a mayday was declared while companies were operating at a basement fire. The fire was reported at 0457 hours, a MAYDAY was declared at 0521 hours, a radio transmission of "We have a working code" was sent at 0523 hours. At 0527...Read More
MEDICAL EMERGENCY TAKES THE LIFE OF A MISSISSIPPI FIREFIGHTER WHILE OPERATING AT A HOUSE FIRE The Secret List – www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com We regret to advise you that Captain Richard Lee Montgomery of the Pisgah VFD and also member of the Hobo VFD died in the Line of Duty on New Year’s Eve while fighting a...Read More
