FALL RIVER MIL, CALIF. - A private helicopter crashed Monday afternoon, injuring three firefighters while doing mapping and reconnaissance work on the Straylor Fire near Fall River Mills."It went down and we don't know why," said Information Officer Jeff Fontana at the … [Read more...]
THREE ILLINOIS FIREFIGHTERS INJURED… 1 STRUCK WHILE LAYING THE SUPPLY LINE…
"Anything that could go wrong this time... did" BY SPENCER SCHEIN, SVN NEWS REPORTERJune 22, 2004STERLING, IL Three firefighters were injured while at the scene of a gasoline fueled garage fire Monday afternoon. Children playing with smoke bombs are said to have caused the fire, … [Read more...]
FOUR FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN CRASH
Fire engine rolls onto left side while exiting U.S. 95 at Rainbow Boulevard offrampBrooke E. Ross, Review-JournalSunday, November 02, 2003Four Las Vegas firefighters were injured Friday night when their fire engine rolled over on the U.S. Highway 95 Rainbow Boulevard offramp, … [Read more...]
PICKUP RAMS VAN INTO FIREFIGHTERS – ASSISTANT CHIEF REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION
Aug 19, 2004NEW BERLIN, IL - Six members of Loami's volunteer fire department were injured, one critically, late Tuesday after an allegedly drunken driver slammed into a van parked at a fire scene just west of New Berlin.The driver, Patrick J. Heinen, 35,of Alexander, was charged … [Read more...]
POLICE OFFICER SUCCUMBED TO INJURIES SUSTAINED ONE MONTH EARLIER WHEN A HOUSE EXPLODED AS A RESULT OF BEING FILLED WITH NATURAL GAS
(From http://www.odmp.org)Patrolman Tim Nielson Joplin Police DepartmentMissouriEnd of Watch: Monday, September 13, 2004Biographical InfoAge: 26Tour of Duty: 4 yrsBadge Number: Not availableIncident DetailsCause of Death: ExplosionDate of Incident: Tuesday, August 10, 2004Weapon … [Read more...]
FIRE CHIEF CLEARED OVER DEATH
The head of Greater Manchester Fire Service has been cleared of neglect after the death of a firefighter who tried to save a drowning teenager.Paul Metcalf, 40, drowned in September 1999 as he tried to rescue 15-year-old Reyaz Ali from a small lake in Holcombe Brook, Bury.His … [Read more...]
CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS REPEAL RURAL FIRE PROTECTION FEE
JULY 30 -- SACRAMENTO, CA: State lawmakers nixed a controversial fire protection fee on rural property owners yesterday, replacing the lost funds with general taxes as part of the new California state budget.The California Farm Bureau Federation had sued over the proposed $35 … [Read more...]