TWIN FALLS - A U.S. Bureau of Land Management firefighter is expected to make a full recovery after an accident last week landed him in the hospital with two broken vertebrae. This is the second vehicle-related injury to a BLM firefighter in the region in 2006. An interagency … [Read more...]
MEMPHIS FIREFIGHTER SHOCKED BY POWER LINE
Two Memphis firefighters were transported to The Med after responding to a serious accident between a dump truck and a motorcycle. Memphis Fire Department officials stated that a firefighter was shocked by a downed power line while trying to rescue … [Read more...]
THE DECISION TO GET THEM OUT ALIVE…………
Ft. Wayne (IN) firefighters initially attacked the fire at the National Magnesium and Aluminum foundry from the inside Tuesday night, but hazardous conditions prompted one of the safety officers to call everyone out of the structure.That decision probably saved lives, Battalion … [Read more...]
"Shut up and hold on,kid.....this is a FD PARADE DAMMIT!!!" … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTERS’ FAMILIES SUE MOTOROLA, SAY FAULTY RADIOS LED TO FATALITIES
Aug. 9--The families of two firefighters who died after being trapped in a smoky fire in a Port Richmond (Philadelphia, PA) basement where a man had been growing marijuana have sued Motorola Inc., claiming the company's faulty radio equipment led to the deaths. Two … [Read more...]
CT. FF SERIOUSLY INJURES HAND – HYD. LADDER LIFT ACCIDENT
A Torrington (CT) firefighter underwent surgery at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Tuesday to repair shattered fingers on his right hand after a hydraulic lift on Engine No. 3 malfunctioned during routine maintenance Monday afternoon.Eight-year veteran Philip Hearn was rushed to … [Read more...]
CT. FIREFIGHTER SERIOUS HAND INJ-APPARATUS HYD. LADDER RACK
A Torrington firefighter underwent surgery at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Tuesday to repair shattered fingers on his right hand after a hydraulic lift on Engine No. 3 malfunctioned during routine maintenance Monday afternoon.Eight-year veteran Philip Hearn was rushed to … [Read more...]