A Firefighter was critically injured after two fire trucks crashed head on this afternoon near the Drummond family ranch in Pawhuska, Okla. The Firefighter was ejected. Apparently 2 family members (both reported as volunteer Firefighters) of blogger and TV personality Ree … [Read more...]
BELFORD, NJ — A massive brush fire broke out shortly after 12 p.m. Tuesday near the Belford Seafood Co-op and Belford Harbor marina, said Middletown fire spokesman Dennis Fowler. Witnesses say the fire was up to 300 feet in length, and they watched in horror as boats, … [Read more...]
An Oklahoma fire chief was arrested at the scene of a fire after a state trooper determined the firefighter was under the influence of alcohol. William Mick, 48, of Haileyville, was charged Monday with misdemeanor public intoxication, according to documents filed at the … [Read more...]
NEAR LEBANON, Mo. (KY3) -The Lebanon Rural Fire Protection District says a fire on Ranch Drive east of town destroyed a brush truck on Monday. The fire chief says two firefighters were treated for minor injuries after the fire went through a patch of cedar trees. The chief … [Read more...]
More than 10.3 million acres of land were scorched by wildfires nationwide in 2020. Firefighters battling the harrowing flames often work shifts that exceed 24 hours, and they stay in close quarters in remote locations for weeks at a time, offering a prime opportunity for … [Read more...]
Two firefighters were seriously injured while battling the blaze above Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, and were subsequently transferred for specialist care. The Cape Winelands municipality said there were no other reports of injuries on a day in which god progress was made in … [Read more...]
The girlfriend of a CAL FIRE firefighter who died after a routine training exercise says his death could have been prevented. For six months, ABC10 News reviewed records that reveal that the state found the former captain who oversaw the training exercise to be incompetent and … [Read more...]
A Firefighter in Polk County (Florida) is very fortunate after being struck by a train while operating at a 3-4 acre brush fire this morning. Initial reports are that the Firefighter was between a brush truck and a train when he was struck, Thankfully, that while the FF suffered … [Read more...]
In the moments before the flames swept over them, the firefighters thoughts turned to their training. "Charlie frantically worked to light off the sage with his fusee (a flare used to ignite a backfire). "Hands shaking, the sage was lighting better than the grass had before. But … [Read more...]
By Don Thompson, Associated Press Two firefighters critically burned while trying to set backfires to slow the spread of a Southern California wildfire in October likely shouldn’t have been there in the first place given the extraordinarily dangerous conditions, according to … [Read more...]