By Barbara Rose, Chicago Tribune staff reporter June 27, 2004 Motorola's most passionate critics are families of New York City firefighters who died in the World Trade Center's collapse on Sept. 11, 2001. They say many firefighters never heard orders to evacuate the burning … [Read more...]
D.C. DISPATCHERS MISLED RESCUERS
By Matthew Cella, THE WASHINGTON TIMES 3-7-05 911 errors prompt investigation The D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department is investigating recent incidents in which emergency dispatchers have sent firetrucks and ambulances to wrong addresses or have provided faulty … [Read more...]
LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS MOURN LOSS OF COLLEAGUE-KILLED IN APPARATUS CRASH
By Nik Bonopartis and John Davis Poughkeepsie Journal 4-18-05 POUGHQUAG - Local firefighters and others within the Beekman community are mourning the loss of a firefighter who died in the line of duty Sunday. Alfred Wohrman, 60, died in an motor vehicle accident while returning … [Read more...]
FIGHT CONTINUES FOR INJURED FIREFIGHTERS
By VIRGINIA GRANTIER, Bismarck Tribune 4-10-05 Mark Keller, the Wilton fire department's training officer, was fighting a grass fire Friday afternoon.Then the fire turned on him, and now there's another fight to fight."He's got a long road ahead of him," said Wally … [Read more...]
FCC ADOPTS CONSENSUS PLAN
Plan will eliminate public safety radio interference in the 800 MHz band IAFC-Fairfax, Va., July 8, 2004…Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a plan to resolve the ongoing and growing problem of interference to public safety radio systems operating in … [Read more...]
NEW YORK FIREFIGHTER FAMILIES APPEAL 9/11 COURTS BARRIER TO JUSTICE
New York, NY, March 11, 2005 Families of deceased New York firefighters have taken their case against Motorola, Inc., and the City of New York to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals for review. In a precedent-setting move, nine families of firefighters who perished on … [Read more...]
Apr 18, 2005 9:05 pm US/Mountain Two firefighters died Monday and three were injured, apparently from an explosion while they were searching for children believed to be trapped in a burning town house, authorities said. ``We have five firefighters that were transported via … [Read more...]