We have been advised that Chelsea (Mass) Deputy Fire Chief Joe VanHandorf Jr had a heart attack while on Duty. Joe taught fire science at Bunker Hill and was highly respected by the area fire service. The wake is Thursday & Friday, with the funeral scheduled for Saturday morning. … [Read more...]
12 FDNY FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN BROOKLYN 1-27-05
Twelve firefighters were injured, five seriously, when a wall fell on them last night while they battled a fire in a house in the Homecrest section of Brooklyn, officials said. None of the injuries appeared life-threatening, an FDNY spokesman said. The blaze, at a house under … [Read more...]
BROOKE GARNERCourtesy of The Prince George's County GazetteA fire on the first floor of a District Heights residence the afternoon of June 29 left four people injured. The fire started around 1 p.m. It spread to the second floor and fire officials learned that several residents … [Read more...]
FIREMAN HURT IN LEAP MAY SUE
NY Daily News-March 1, 2005-A firefighter injured in the Bronx blaze that killed two of his fellow Bravest in January plans to sue the city for unspecified damages, his lawyer said yesterday. Attorney Michael Block said the city's failure to provide safety ropes for his client, … [Read more...]
MI. FIREFIGHTER’S DISTRESS CALL WAS MUTED BY THE BLAZE
Friday, January 21, 2005By Larry O'ConnorStaff Writer Summit Township firefighters knew their captain was in peril, but a distress signal pinpointing his whereabouts was muted in the smoke and flames. Capt. Scott Thornton, 39, died after colleagues found him face down in a … [Read more...]
KY FIREFIGHTER INJURED WHEN CHIMNEY FALLS ON HIM
A Clark County firefighter was injured fighting a house fire Wednesday morning when parts of the chimney of the house fell on him. The fire happened at a house on Route 15, which is also known as Ironworks Round. LEX 18 photojournalist Devon Ramage was videotaping the scene when … [Read more...]
DC FIREFIGHTER FALLS IN ELEVATOR SHAFT
A Washington DC Fire Sgt was critically injured, a toddler was killed and about 20 other people were also injured yesterday in a fire that forced hundreds of people out of an up-scale high-rise apartment building in far Southeast Washington. The cause of the fire at the Marbury … [Read more...]