NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — Firefighters are still working to put out hotspots after a massive fire broke out inside a Newport hotel Monday night. Crews responded to the Wayfinder Hotel on Admiral Kalbfus Road shortly after 8 p.m. as heavy flames and smoke could be seen for miles … [Read more...]
While conducting live fire training in an acquired structure I fell through the floor of a covered porch and down an unknown abandoned water well. This training took place in a neighboring fire district, and I was asked to come provide some basic fire behavior confinement and … [Read more...]
By Noah Chast, KTVZ: Fifteen-year U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighter Ben Elkind is at his home in Redmond, recovering from a parachute training accident. It's a situation he knew was possible, but never thought would be a reality. “You just think that you’re not … [Read more...]
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A fire engine belonging to the Houston Fire Department was involved in a major crash that damaged at least one other vehicle near the Gulf Freeway feeder road just past the South Beltway on Monday afternoon. SkyEye captured the aftermath of the wreck, … [Read more...]
A pumper-tanker from Arlington Fire and Rescue (NW of Winston-Salem) was totaled in a crash on I-77 in North Carolina this afternoon after being struck by a semi. Arlington was dispatched to assist West Yadkin at the time of the incident. West Yadkin VFD was dispatched to a … [Read more...]
By Christopher Leach, Lexington Herald Leader: A volunteer firefighter in Eastern Kentucky died Sunday evening after he suffered a heart attack while assisting with a high school graduation parade, according to the Garrett Area Volunteer Fire Department. The fire department … [Read more...]
By Olean Times Herald: An Olean man suspected in several arson cases is being held without bail following a Saturday fire. Responders from the city police and fire departments responded to a fire at approximately 1:44 a.m., which was immediately deemed suspicious … [Read more...]