ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — Two officers and a firefighter were hurt after shots were fired while they responded to a house fire in Rowan County early Friday morning, the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office said. Rowan County fire responded a fire call just after midnight with a possible … [Read more...]
All, Firefighters being struck and killed is not exclusive to any area as a Jamaican Firefighter was killed after a vehicle crashed into the back of a fire truck in Ocho Rios. 25-year-old Firefighter Larenzo Douse, who was stationed at the Ocho Rios Fire Station was struck and … [Read more...]
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Fire Department (MFD) responded to a crash involving a Curtis ambulance near 27th and Vliet on Thursday. The crash, which happened around 5 p.m., left the driver of the ambulance pinned in the vehicle. The driver was eventually safely extricated. … [Read more...]
A Lowndes County fire station was destroyed by a tornado Tuesday night. Firefighters found the destruction as they arrived at the station to staff the engines, WCBI reported. One of the engines sustained extensive damage, the other, moderate, Lowndes County Fire Coordinator … [Read more...]
SPRINGFIELD – Two firefighters and one tenant were injured and seven residents were displaced in a fire in a multi-family home in the South End Wednesday. The fire was reported at about 3 p.m. at a 2.5-story, three-family home on 38 Acushnet Ave. When the first firefighters … [Read more...]
Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie is mourning the death of a firefighter who was killed after a vehicle crashed into the back of a fire truck in Ocho Rios, St Ann today. The deceased man has been identified as 25-year-old Larenzo Douse, who was stationed at the … [Read more...]
Each December, there are some very significant dates for the fire service, worthy of note and well worth kitchen table discussion with Firefighters-especially with the younger ones. While we can't cover them all, below is plenty we can all learn from-and remember them and their … [Read more...]