Yesterday we had the pleasure of discussing fire department lawsuit facts (vs myth) in a webinar with long-time friend chief / fire service attorney, Curt Varone. You can get (and view) that entire presentation based upon his research of thousands of cases and related resources … [Read more...]
MISSOURI LODD UPDATE: West Peculiar Firefighter Chuck McCormick, 30, was killed in the Line of Duty today. He was a member of the West Peculiar Fire Protection District for three weeks. Firefighter Chuck McCormick is survived by his wife and 3 little boys ages 4, 5 and … [Read more...]
A West Peculiar (near Kansas City) Firefighter (reported as age 41) was killed in the Line of Duty when the roof collapsed this morning around 1100 hours. Reports are that crews were fighting a heavily involved house fire when conditions worsened, and crews were evacuating the … [Read more...]
Today marks 7 years since Firefighters Tomasz Kaczowka, 19 and Michael Chiapperini, 43 were shot and killed in an ambush attack in West Webster, New York. It was a fire call, on Christmas eve, a car fire with an exposure, the sort of "so called routine job" that all of us turn … [Read more...]
The National Firefighter Registry website is now active. Please take time to click the below to learn about it and how every firefighter-every firefighter - should be made aware of and participate in this important project. To better understand the link between on-the-job … [Read more...]
CLOSE CALL AT 2ND WORKING FIRE OF THE NIGHT
This was the second working fire the crew had been to that night. T17 was attached to R7 for search of the house. It was reported vacant but there were still areas that could have victims. We had a hose line and once we were inside a crew asked us to take the line to the … [Read more...]
More than three years after Firefighter Patrick Wolterman died while battling an arson fire, the Hamilton (Ohio near Cincinnati) Fire Department released a report detailing what went wrong. In an exclusive interview, the head of the Hamilton Firefighter’s Union says the report … [Read more...]
A bit of good news. The condition of the Firefighter injured in yesterdays fire that claimed the life of Lt. Jason Menard is improving. Reports are that he is still in ICU after suffering 2nd & 3rd degree burns. He is not being publicly identified but is stable with some very … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that a A Worcester (MA) Fire Lieutenant died in the Line of Duty early this morning and several firefighters were injured early today in a fire in a multi-family home. Worcester Fire Department Lt. Jason Menard, 39, of Worcester, died while operating at the … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN WALL COLLAPSE AT COMMERCIAL FIRE
While operating in defensive mode at a large commercial structure fire, two members were attempting to position a hose stream into the 100-year old block building when they noticed an overhead aluminum door that was heat deformed with a small opening between the panels. One … [Read more...]
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