HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — One firefighter was injured as fire crews in Hartford tackled a blaze at home on Zion Street Wednesday night. Hartford Fire Department reports to News 8, the call came in around 9 p.m. for a second alarm fire in a two-family home at 237 Zion … [Read more...]
The NFFF launched its Incident Commander-to-Incident Commander (IC to IC) Network in 2020 to support incident commanders involved in a Firefighter fatality. Several of those IC's are willing to share their experiences so we can all learn. TOMORROW: THURSDAY OCTOBER 22, … [Read more...]
MAKE SURE TO CHECK PPE PRIOR TO ENTRY TO AVOID BURN INJURIES
On the evening of October 10th, units were dispatched to a reported building fire. Upon arrival there was heavy fire and smoke showing from a second story apartment. Q41 had command with their FF waiting on another crew to make entry. Upon my arrival on E46, we were assigned fire … [Read more...]
WILLIAMSBRIDGE, the Bronx — Firefighters were hurt battling a massive fire at a Bronx bike shop Monday night that escalated to four alarms, according to the FDNY. Heavy smoke could be seen rising from the bike shop on Whiteplains Road, near East 228th Street, at about 8:15 … [Read more...]
Three West Hills firefighters were treated for burns sustained battling a St. Clair Road house fire early Monday in Westmont Borough, responders said. According to West Hills Regional Fire Chief Robert Tauber, crews arrived on scene just before 1 a.m. to find flames emitting … [Read more...]
There is a "no cost/no excuse" training course from UL specifically related to fighting fires in basements or related "below grade" conditions. Their “Understanding and Fighting Basement Fires” course covers the results of fire experiments conducted as part of the Basement Fires … [Read more...]
Today is the Anniversary of the 23rd St Fire in FDNY that killed 12 Firefighters on October 17, 1966. There are several excellent resources from Fire Engineering to learn about this fire. ===The first is brand new, and is from retired FDNY Battalion Chief Jerry Tracy (hosted … [Read more...]
An impaired driver hit the Ellinwood Fire Department at over 100 mph destroying two fire trucks and damaging a third according to Topeka Fire Chief Craig Duke. Duke tweeted photos of the damage Wednesday morning with the call, “Let’s help Ellinwood Fire Department.” The building, … [Read more...]
Worcester (MA) is moving forward with a study of the Fire Department, nearly a year after pledging to review firefighter safety in wake of the Line-of-Duty death of Lt. Jason Menard. The city said this week it had hired Emergency Services Consulting International (ESCI) to study … [Read more...]
Utica Fire Deputy Chief Matt Ambrose suffered from minor injuries following a house fire on Smith Place in Utica. According to Utica Fire Chief Scott Ingersoll, fire crews were battling the fire inside of the home when the stairway collapsed causing Ambrose to fall from the … [Read more...]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 67
- Next Page »