I was over 300 lbs for many years and felt just fine-(no physicals back then)-until any fire run where I actually had to climb a story or two with a line. I am pretty sure I went thru an SCBA in 3-4 minutes...something like that...and it happened a lot. I think those … [Read more...]
The Tama building is considered a total loss according to Burlington Fire Battalion Chief Bruce Workman. Two firefighters were transported to an area hospital due to injuries received while fighting the fire. Both have since been released and their injuries are not … [Read more...]
By Jeremy Fox, Boston Globe: Everett firefighters are mourning the loss of a trailblazer. Susan Pipitone, the department’s first and only active-duty female firefighter, will be buried from an Everett funeral home Saturday, three days after she died from occupational … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that long-time Englishtown (Monmouth County, south of NYC) Firefighter-Chief Engineer Pasquale "Pete the Pepper" DiBenedetto died in the Line of Duty Thursday. Chief Engineer DiBenedetto, 68, died after suffering a medical emergency Tuesday morning, hours … [Read more...]
A firefighter was injured Friday while fighting the 700-acre Miriam Fire burning near White Pass. Fire management officials reported that the injured firefighter was airlifted to a local hospital, but further details and his status were unknown Friday evening. The … [Read more...]
Peggy Mallen-Walczak sat on the couch in her Egg Harbor Township home Wednesday afternoon, flipping through a binder full of certificates her son, Albert “Albie” Mallen Jr., had earned over his 20 years as an Atlantic City firefighter. There were certificates for first aid and … [Read more...]
By Good4Utah: A Layton firefighter who was severely injured during SWAT training this week is now recovering in the hospital. Brian Cunningham’s wife called it a “freak accident” during a simple training exercise. The team was practicing busting open doors with small … [Read more...]
In my years as a firefighter, even before I started, as just a young kid, like many of us-the noise, the sirens and the lights of flashy fire apparatus racing to help people was always intriguing. As I got older, I started getting more interested in firefighting, company … [Read more...]
By Lizzy Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle: For more than four hours, no one heard from Braden Varney. The 10-year veteran of California’s firefighting force had been dispatched to bulldoze a firebreak on a precarious ridge near Marble Point in Mariposa County, an effort to … [Read more...]
By WMCActionNews5: Crews battled a massive house fire in Lakeland, according to Shelby County Fire Department. More than 30 firefighters responded to fight the fire. Fire investigators said they were able to contain the flames. Two firefighters received treatment for … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- …
- 2908
- Next Page »