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DETROIT CAPTAIN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE WHILE ON DUTY

 Joe Knitter    March 1, 2021    No Comments

DETROIT – A Detroit fire chief’s SUV was found dangling above the Lodge Freeway at Milwaukee and Baltimore early Monday morning. The SUV was the Detroit Fire Department’s Chief 5. A fire captain was taken into custody on Monday. Sources said the captain was driving under the … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN MANUFACTURED HOME FIRE – INDIANA

 Joe Knitter    March 1, 2021    No Comments

Monon firefighter Trey Cobb was taken to IU White Memorial Hospital Monday morning after dislocating his shoulder during a Monday morning fire. The fire started sometime before 9:42 a.m., which is when a neighbor to the residence at 3756 E. Polk Loop called the White County … [Read more...]

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UPDATE: NEW DETAILS EMERGE IN AMBULANCE ARSON CASE – CONNECTICUT

 Joe Knitter    March 1, 2021    No Comments

CONNECTICUT, USA — A suspect in at least four arson fires on Saturday -- three of them at EMS/ambulance companies in three separate towns -- is in custody in Pennsylvania. Old Saybrook Police say they have obtained an arrest warrant for 37-year-old Richard White of … [Read more...]

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CITY COUNCIL ASKS MAYOR TO DELAY DECOMMISSIONING OF ENGINE COMPANY – MASSACHUSETTS

 Joe Knitter    March 1, 2021    No Comments

NEW BEDFORD — As spring approaches — a time that is supposed to mark the opening of new public safety center and the decommissioning of a city fire engine — city officials have raised their voices, again, to keep the engine in service. During Thursday's City Council meeting, … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTER INJURED AT TWO-ALARM HOUSE FIRE – WALDORF, MARYLAND

 Joe Knitter    March 1, 2021    No Comments

On Sunday, February 28, 2021, at approximately 6:57 p.m., firefighters from Charles responded to 10904 Maryland Woods Court in Waldorf, for the reported house on fire. Dispatchers advised they received multiple calls reporting the house was on fire. Crews arrived on the … [Read more...]

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TWO FIREFIGHTERS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER DUPLEX FIRE – WICHITA

 Joe Knitter    February 28, 2021    No Comments

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Two firefighters were sent to the hospital in critical condition following a duplex fire Saturday evening in Bel Aire. The Wichita Fire Department was called to the 7400 block of E. Summerside Place in Bel Aire around 8:20 p.m. Wichita Fire says when they … [Read more...]

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ONE OCCUPANT KILLED, FIREFIGHTER BURNED IN APARTMENT FIRE – ALABAMA

 Joe Knitter    February 28, 2021    No Comments

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — One person is dead and a firefighter is hurt after an apartment fire in Birmingham Saturday night. The apartment fire occurred on the corner of 33rd Street South and Highland Avenue. Crews responded to the call around 10:45 p.m. Saturday. Three … [Read more...]

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MANHOLE EXPLOSION LEAVES THREE INJURED – MANHATTAN

 Joe Knitter    February 28, 2021    No Comments

A manhole fire and explosion in Manhattan early on Sunday morning damaged cars and storefronts, caused power failures and injured at least three people, officials said. The Fire Department responded to a call about smoke coming from several manholes on 56th Street between First … [Read more...]

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UPDATE – SUSPECTED AMBULANCE ARSONIST ARRESTED IN PENNSYLVANIA

 Joe Knitter    February 28, 2021    No Comments

A man accused of committing several arsons at emergency-services stations in Connecticut has been arrested in Pennsylvania. Richard White was taken into custody Saturday night after he was spotted by the Pennsylvania State Police, WBRE/WYOU is reporting. Where in Pennsylvania … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN FATAL ARSON FIRE – NORTH CAROLINA

 Joe Knitter    February 28, 2021    No Comments

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - One person was killed in a house fire Charlotte firefighters say was intentionally set early Sunday morning. Firefighters responded to a one-story house in West Charlotte at about 1:20 a.m. Sunday. The house is on the 2600 block of Westerwood … [Read more...]

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