CLARK COUNTY — A male has been taken to Miami Valley Hospital after being struck on State Route 235 Monday night in Clark County. Paul Johnson, 38 from New Carlisle was struck by a brush fire truck Monday just before 10 p.m. on State Route 235 near Dalton … [Read more...]
By 3TV/CBS 5 A retired Captain with the Peoria Fire-Medical Department has died following a lengthy battle with occupational cancer. A Peoria Fire Department spokesperson said retired Captain David Rehnke died after battling kidney cancer for ten years. Rehnke's death is … [Read more...]
Chicago firefighters put their lives on the line every day, and the risks of their jobs are ramped up even more during the coronavirus pandemic. But hundreds of Chicago firefighters who got COVID-19 said they were stunned when they were told it is not considered an on-the-job … [Read more...]
A Prince George's County firefighter fell out of a fire engine truck that was traveling to a call around 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Prince George's County Fire Department (PGFD). The fall from the truck happened around the intersection of Bell Station Road and … [Read more...]
Michigan has issued eight workplaces, including a school district and fire department, citations totalling more than $25,000 for failing to meet coronavirus safety precautions. In another round of COVID-19 safety fines, the eight businesses were hit with emergency rule and … [Read more...]
Serious accident suffered by unit of the 5th company. Talcahuano Fire Department 🇨🇱 The collision with subsequent overturning occurred in the town of Hualpen and preliminarily left 5 firefighters injured (1 serious and 4 of varying degrees), and they were transferred to a … [Read more...]
A Tilden Township horse farm owner was cited for shoving a firefighter who responded with his company to help free a horse that was stuck in its stall, police said Monday. Joseph Tetz, 75, was given a summary citation for harassment as a result of the incident Wednesday … [Read more...]
INDIANAPOLIS — Thankfully, there were no serious injuries after a car collided with an Indianapolis Fire Department engine Sunday afternoon. IFD Engine 52 was responding to reports of a possible apartment fire when it went through the intersection of East 10th Street and … [Read more...]
The following are Firefighter COVID LODD's as well as a Paramedic Line of Duty Death (collapse while working a patient) within the last few days. Please don't take our "listing" (vs more detailed info) as anything other than the sheer volume of recent losses & … [Read more...]
QUEENS, New York – A seven-alarm fire injured at least seven firefighters and damaged several businesses in Queens on Friday evening. The fire started around midnight at 37th Avenue and Main Street in Flushing. The FDNY says the fire started in a hair salon and had extended … [Read more...]