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OUR LADY OF ANGELS & FIREFIGHTERS DECEMBER

 Billy    November 30, 2020    No Comments

The Our Lady of Angels fire anniversary (Dec. 1, 1958) in Chicago where 92 kids and four nuns lost their lives – a day in 1958 where the heroics of Chicago firefighters were well documented. 3 VIDEOS OF THE OUR LADY OF ANGELS SCHOOL … [Read more...]

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CA FIREFIGHTER SUFFERS LEG INJURY AT WILDFIRE

 Brian Kazmierzak    November 28, 2020    No Comments

SAN DIEGO — A firefighter was injured Friday battling a 10-acre vegetation fire in the Cleveland National Forest near the community of Alpine. Crews were planning to work through the night to mop up the smoky fire, which was first reported shortly after 1 p.m. in an area on … [Read more...]

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LODD UPDATE: Former helicopter company exec whose lie led to 7 Oregon firefighters’ deaths seeks early prison release due to COVID-19

 Billy    November 10, 2020    No Comments

By Nick Morgan, Mail Tribune A former Grants Pass helicopter company executive serving 12 years for falsifying aircraft records that led to nine deaths is seeking early release from federal prison for fear of contracting the coronavirus — despite already having recovered from a … [Read more...]

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HOW FIREFIGHTERS DIED IN 2019…..(It depends on who you ask)

 Billy    November 9, 2020    No Comments

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...]

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TWO ORANGE CO, CA FIREFIGHTERS CRITICALLY BURNED AT WILDFIRE

 Brian Kazmierzak    October 27, 2020    No Comments

SANTA ANA, CA—A wind-driven brush fire broke out Monday in Orange County, critically injuring two firefighters and forcing tens of thousands of residents from their homes amid conditions that forecasters were calling the most dangerous fire weather of the … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTERS CRITICALLY BURNED: CALIFORNIA

 Billy    October 26, 2020    No Comments

At approximately 115 hours (California) this afternoon two Orange County Fire Authority Handcrew Firefighters were critically injured fighting the #SilveradoFire. The Firefighters, aged 26 and 31, both are covered in second and third degree burns and are currently intubated. … [Read more...]

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INJURED WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER TREATED, RELEASED

 Rick Markley    October 10, 2020    No Comments

By Camille Erickson, Casper Star-Tribune A firefighter injured while battling the Mullen Fire in southeastern Wyoming on Wednesday is out of the hospital and recovering, according to Russ Bacon, the forest supervisor of the Medicine Bow-Routt national forests. “I’m … [Read more...]

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FREELANCING: DID FOR PROFIT PRIVATE FIREFIGHTERS SET ILLEGAL FIRES?

 Billy    October 9, 2020    No Comments

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) is investigating allegations that an unauthorized backfire was set by private for profit firefighters on the Glass Fire in California’s Wine Country. Media video (below) shows the hired private firefighters being … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTER BADLY HURT PROTECTING FELLOW FIREFIGHTER AT CALIF WILDFIRE

 Rick Markley    October 7, 2020    No Comments

By Madison Wade, ABC10 A Rough and Ready Fire Department fire lieutenant is called a hero after taking a huge fall after being hit by heavy equipment while saving another firefighter's life while working the August Complex fires. Lt. Dave Hicks stopped a heavy piece … [Read more...]

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DRAMATIC VIDEO SHOWS CREW RESCUED AT CA WILDFIRE

 Brian Kazmierzak    October 6, 2020    No Comments

Editor's Note: California state fire chief Thom Porter tells Scott Pelley of "60 Minutes" how the wildfires in his state have become more destructive since he started in 1999. Read more here. Butte County, California — Dramatic video released by the California Highway Patrol … [Read more...]

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