As previously posted, on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at approximately 1310 hours the Cleveland FD was dispatched to an explosion/structure fire at 560 Zackary Way. While units responded, the Johnston County 911 center received numerous calls reporting a working fire. Cleveland … [Read more...]
2 Firefighter-Medics were injured in a crash that involved an ambulance and a semitrailer in Lebanon, north of Cincinnati. The crash happened around 1100 hours Sunday on State Route 48 at Miller Road when a 2006 Freightliner LFD ambulance was on Miller Road with the emergency … [Read more...]
An Oak Bluffs (Martha's Vineyard) Firefighter was seriously injured today while preparing for a funeral procession. The Firefighter was on top of a ladder truck and was trying to get down, but lost his footing.The Firefighter struck a metal stanchion, and then the pavement. He … [Read more...]
By WTOL A Blissfield Township firefighter was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Tuesday while responding to assist at a barn fire in Lenawee County. Joseph Gallo, 34, of Blissfield, served as a captain with the Blissfield Twp. Fire Department. According … [Read more...]
Yesterday it was Alabama, Saturday it was in New Hampshire-and it happens nearly everyday to Firefighters,Cops, EMT's and related highway responders. This morning's decision to position a Dover FD ladder truck in front of a crash scene prevented a box truck from crashing into … [Read more...]
One person was killed this morning (Sunday) after the vehicle they were riding in struck the back of a Reece City (Alabama) Fire Department apparatus operating/blocking an earlier crash on I-59. Firefighters were called at 0730 hours to the single-vehicle crash in the … [Read more...]
A San Francisco firefighter who suffered a serious head injury while battling a blaze in the city’s SOMA district has undergone two surgeries and remains in the ICU, the firefighters union tweeted on Wednesday. Matt Vann, a six-year veteran of the department who is stationed … [Read more...]
3 Firefighters in Frederick County (Maryland) were struck by a motorcycle in a secondary crash this afternoon (1632 hours) while operating at a scene. 1 Firefighter was flown to Shock Trauma in Baltimore-reported in stable condition and the other two Firefighters suffered NLT … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that an Easton Township (Kansas) volunteer Firefighter was killed in the Line of Duty Sunday. The Firefighter died in a crash while responding to structure fire in Leavenworth County. Kickapoo Township, Alexandria Township, Fort Leavenworth Fire Department … [Read more...]
According to the USFA, in 2019, 62 Firefighters died in the Line of Duty, 22 less than the 2018 total of 84 Firefighters. The fatalities included 25 career firefighters, 34 volunteer Firefighters, and 3 wildland agencies w/the total consisting of one female and 61 males. There … [Read more...]