***REMINDER: CRASH RESPONDER SAFETY INFO***
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All,
We regret to pass on that a veteran FDNY EMT died of a heart attack while working in the Bronx on Friday. FDNY EMT Frederick Whiteside, a 43-year-old father who has been with the department for 22 years, went into cardiac arrest while on duty at the dispatch center.
Whiteside, of Brooklyn, joined FDNY in April 2002 and spent his career providing emergency care in the Bronx and in Brooklyn in EMS Divisions 2 and 3. He had been working in dispatch, where he had been assigned, since 2019. EMT Whiteside is survived by his daughter, mother, and brother. Our condolences to all those affected. Rest In Peace.
Whiteside, of Brooklyn, joined FDNY in April 2002 and spent his career providing emergency care in the Bronx and in Brooklyn in EMS Divisions 2 and 3. He had been working in dispatch, where he had been assigned, since 2019. EMT Whiteside is survived by his daughter, mother, and brother. Our condolences to all those affected. Rest In Peace.
A NEW & EXCELLENT DOCUMENTARY:
Angels Too Soon: The School Fire of ’58 — A Chicago Stories Documentary
Our Lady of the Angels was an extremely tight-knit, largely Italian parish in Chicago’s West Side. But in 1958, tragedy struck when a fire broke at Our Lady of the Angels trapping students and teachers in a terrifying fire. The fire killed 92 children and three nuns, shook a city’s faith, and stunned Chicago — and the nation — with sorrow.
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OHIO FIREFIGHTER CITED FOR APPARATUS DUI
The former chief of an Adams County FD was cited for OVI after a crash involving a fire truck. Jerry Kirker, the former chief of the West Union FD was cited for OVI on Nov. 4 while the department was responding to a one-vehicle entrapment crash. Kirker was cited by West Union Police after the truck clipped a curb and hit the tow hitch attached to the car in the crash. Kirker admitted after the crash he had drunk a couple of beers. He was given a required blood and alcohol test for West Union employees and was above the legal limit.
LAWSUIT SETTLED WITH FIREFIGHTERS FOR INADEQUATE GEAR – NEVADA
The State of Nevada on Tuesday agreed to pay $340,000 to a group of inmate Firefighters who alleged they were mocked and denied immediate medical care after inadequate equipment led to second-degree burns and their socks melting to their feet.
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OFF DUTY CONDOLENCES & PRAYERS:
FLORIDA:
An off-duty Polk County (FL) Firefighter died early Saturday morning in a crash on I-4. Polk County Fire Rescue identified the victim as Brian Herr, a 41-year-old Firefighter and Paramedic. Herr was hired in March 2023 after relocating to Florida from Chicago. He is survived by his two sons and his mother.
NORTH CAROLINA:
The Elizabethtown FD is asking the community for support after one of its Firefighters, Randy Jones, received severe burns. Just after midnight Wednesday night/Thursday morning, the EFD was dispatched with EMS to a subject burned. There was very limited information on the call. One of their members, FF R Jones was found with severe burns to nearly 45% of his torso. We immediately began providing care and requests were made for a helicopter. EMS arrived and assumed care of FF Jones with assistance from our personnel. He received the best care possible and was successfully transferred over to a flight crew and transported to the Burn center in Chapel Hill. Jones has been working with the department since July 2012.
Take Care. Be Careful. Pass It On.
BillyG
The Secret List 11/19/2023-1216 Hours