SEATTLE - At least one firefighter with the Department of Natural Resources has been injured while battling the Koffman Road Fire in Kittitas County on Sunday. Hilary Franz, the Commissioner of Public Lands, confirmed to Q13 News that the firefighter is "severely" injured, but … [Read more...]
POSTED BY: LUKE CARROLL JUNE 17, 2021 After being knocked unconscious by a falling tree, a firefighter said he continued to work until he felt too ill. After requesting medical attention he said he had to walk alone through thick bush to reach a helicopter. The … [Read more...]
Below is a link to a number of no cost-no excuses weekly fire department basic company drills. As always, make sure that these - or any related suggested drill or training - are authorized and fall within the policies and operating guidelines of your own department, as well as … [Read more...]
By Dave Minsky, Lompoc Record On Dec. 20, 1977 the Honda Canyon Fire — fueled by hurricane-force winds — became a raging inferno that killed four people including installation commander Col. Joseph Turner, three Santa Barbara County firefighters and injured dozens more on … [Read more...]
MULTI-FATAL LODD: FIREFIGHTING HELICOPTER CRASH-FLORIDA (The Secret List)
All, A firefighting helicopter with four personnel on board crashed early last evening near an airport in central Florida: there are no survivors. The Sikorsky UH-60 Firehawk helicopter crashed into a marsh near Leesburg International Airport during a training exercise … [Read more...]
A wildland Firefighter has been hospitalized with critical injuries sustained while fighting at the Eicks Fire in Hidalgo County, New Mexico (SE of Tucson, AZ). The fire is burning on private land in the Animas Mountains. The Firefighter, who works for the USDA Forest Service … [Read more...]
By Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant A Stafford firefighter is recovering from injuries suffered Tuesday when she fell and rolled some 20 feet down a steep slope while battling a brush fire, the chief said. She remains in Bay State Medical Center in Springfield, … [Read more...]
Take a moment and watch the below clips, especially #3, after reading the following information. Please. For whatever reason, there doesn't appear to be much concern for the downed power lines. Even with the noise and sparking... SIZE UP & THINK: Don't get so narrowly … [Read more...]
TURLOCK, Calif. — A Turlock firefighter was both burned and bitten by a dog while battling a grass fire. According to a press release from the Turlock Fire Department, a grass fire was reported around 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 18, along the 1200 block of Fifth Street, near a … [Read more...]
By Horace Hines, Jamaica Observer Traumatised members of the Jamaica Fire Brigade stationed in Falmouth, Trelawny are now receiving counselling following the destruction of their unit by a bush fire that they went to fight yesterday. Reports are that about 1:21 pm, the … [Read more...]