All, We regret to pass on that the Buckholts Volunteer Fire Department (SE of Temple, Texas) is mourning the loss of one of their Firefighters who died in the Line of Duty in a single vehicle crash while responding to a call yesterday. Twenty-six-year-old Rick Joseph Fuentes was responding to that grass-fire call when the...Read More
A Firefighter faces charges after being accused of driving under the influence while operating a responding fire apparatus in Smithfield, Virginia. On September 21, the apparatus was responding to a possible structure fire when it crashed and overturned. Officials say the driver, a 31-year-old Firefighter, was transported to a local hospital for evaluation and later...Read More
As 9/11 approaches, we are sharing various clips with the intent that Fire Officers & Senior Members watch these with their younger members and crews together so they gain more information and understanding of the murders, those who still suffer and what 9/11 did to our nation-and how it impacted Firefighters, EMS, Police and others...Read More
A crash today between a Riverside County (CAL) Fire Department engine and a sedan in Hemet killed the motorist, a 10-year-old child, and left 3 Firefighters injured. The intersection crash happened at 12:24 hours Friday — and was immediately reported by the engine crew. The crew was responding to a vegetation/brush fire along Highway 74...Read More
All, A death in Kanawha County (W.Va.) is now at the center of growing questions and calls for accountability and justice. The family of John Lucas, 45, is disputing the initial account released by the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office after Lucas was killed last week in an encounter involving and potentially by a Kanawha County Emergency...Read More
By New York Daily News: A 78-year-old man was killed and 11 people were injured, including five firefighters, after an FDNY fire truck responding to an emergency collided with a van, causing a wild chain-reaction crash involving two other vehicles in Brooklyn on Tuesday, according to law enforcement officials. The fire truck was heading east...Read More
