Violence against Firefighters and related first responders has increased since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, according to D.C.’s acting chief of DC Fire & EMS John Donnelly, who said he’s still trying to come to grips with an incident Sunday where a firefighter/EMT was … [Read more...]
Two firefighters fell to the basement of a home while working a house fire in Prince George's County. At about 12:52 on Sunday, the Prince George's County Fire Department was called to the 13000 block of Barnwell Pl in Marlton for a house fire. When crews arrived, they found a … [Read more...]
2 Firefighter-Medics were injured in a crash that involved an ambulance and a semitrailer in Lebanon, north of Cincinnati. The crash happened around 1100 hours Sunday on State Route 48 at Miller Road when a 2006 Freightliner LFD ambulance was on Miller Road with the emergency … [Read more...]
Gunfire struck a D.C. Firefighter who was tending to a shooting victim in Southwest Washington, DC this evening. A man and a woman were shot about 1620 hours in the parking lot of a 7-Eleven on MLK Avenue. Someone fired more shots at the scene a short time later, striking a D.C. … [Read more...]
GARNER, N.C. — Firefighters were on the scene of a house fire in Johnston County on Sunday afternoon. The fire happened on Zachary Way, in Garner, just after 1 p.m. Officials said a Cleveland Fire Department firefighter was ejected from a firetruck at Cornwallis and … [Read more...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three people had minor injuries after a crash on Thursday involving a Kansas City, Missouri, fire truck on its way to a house fire, according to police. Shortly before 11:30 a.m., a KCFD pumper truck responded to an house fire near East 33rd Street and … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that Captain Robert “Bobby” Rocha of the Kansas City (MO) Fire Department lost his battle with COVID-19 early this morning. The passing of Fire Captain Bobby Rocha was a 29-year-veteran of KCFD and was 60 years old. Captain Rocha’s death marks the second … [Read more...]
An Oak Bluffs (Martha's Vineyard) Firefighter was seriously injured today while preparing for a funeral procession. The Firefighter was on top of a ladder truck and was trying to get down, but lost his footing.The Firefighter struck a metal stanchion, and then the pavement. He … [Read more...]
An Attleboro Firefighter is now fighting for his life after potentially contracting COVID-19 while on the job, according to the city’s Firefighters union. Attleboro Firefighters Local 848 President Paul Jacques tells the media the 29-year-old recently tested positive and was … [Read more...]
By KABC A blood drive was held Thursday in Santa Ana to help many, including two Orange County firefighters injured in the Silverado Fire. The Orange County Fire Authority says the goal was to get 120 units of blood for the blood bank because it is at a critically low … [Read more...]