By Richard Winton, LA Times A Los Angeles Fire Department captain severely burned in a May 2020 explosion inside a downtown L.A. warehouse has sued the owners of the building and a vaping supply shop housed there, accusing them of hazardous activity, premise liability and … [Read more...]
Check out this video - Firefighters take a death-defying ride to escape a 100-foot wall of flames in Northern California. This video will leave you wondering how they made it out … [Read more...]
SUFFOLK FIRE DEPARTMENT GETS $3.4 MILLION FOR PAY FOR NEW FIREFIGHTERS
By Jimmy LaRoue September 13, 2021 Suffolk Fire & Rescue will receive $3.41 million over the next three years from a federal program that will allow it to hire 18 new firefighters. The department is getting the money through the Department of Homeland Security’s Fiscal Year … [Read more...]
This piece is worth the read for a variety of reasons. It also is headlined “As Wildfires Burn, are U.S. Cities Spending Too Much On Their Fire Departments?” making one think it’s about wildfires—but the piece is focused on municipal fire service costs/delivery of … [Read more...]
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards Committee has voted to reject an appeal aiming to remove a testing standard related to the continued use of “forever chemicals” in firefighter personal protective equipment. Back at a meeting in late August 2021, the … [Read more...]
When Kailani Jo Kroll was pulled from the cab of a Florida fire engine that she tried to steal last month, she denied being under the influence of any drugs, reports thesmokinggun.com. However, she did admit to taking the “Elixir of Life” before trying to take the … [Read more...]
NEIGHBORING MAINE TOWNS CONSIDER SHARING FIRE SERVICES AMID STAFF SHORTAGES
The towns of Jay and Livermore Falls had previously discussed sharing services in 2015 09/14/2021 Donna M. Perry Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine JAY, Maine — Selectpersons said Monday they are willing to talk to their Livermore Falls counterparts about sharing fire … [Read more...]
MAYOR WALSH and FIRE CHIEF MONDS CELEBRATE LARGEST FEMA GRANT IN SYRACUSE FIRE DEPARTMENT HISTORY
by Policy and Communications.In Press Releases. Mayor and Chief credit Congressman John Katko, Senator Charles Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for delivering nearly $3.3 million to Syracuse residents Mayor Ben Walsh and Fire Chief Michael Monds are pleased to … [Read more...]
TWENTY-ONE FIREFIGHTERS TO BE HIRED FOR NEW FIRE STATION NEAR AUSTIN-TINDALL PARK IN OSCEOLA COUNTY
Sep 13, 2021 | Osceola, Osceola News Osceola County has approved the hiring of twenty-one firefighters for a new fire station that is scheduled to be built near Austin-Tindall Park this December. The hiring is possible via a $5.44 million Federal grant from the U.S. Department … [Read more...]
BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (WKEF) -- A fire truck and a passenger vehicle collided today in West Chester Township, injuring the driver of the car. West Chester Police Capt. Seth Hagaman said that the Fire Department's Engine 71 was traveling on West Chester Road about 10:25 a.m. … [Read more...]