FOREST PARK, OHIO - Firefighters narrowly escaped a burning home early Sunday before part of the first floor collapsed into the basement. They were called out of the house in the 11000 block of Elkwood Drive for safety reasons shortly after being dispatched there about 2:27 a.m., … [Read more...]
WOMAN SUES FIRE DEPARTMENT-CLAIMS FD WAS NEGILGENT FOR FAILING TO PROPERLY CONTROL, TRAIN AND SUPERVISE FIREFIGHTERS
Wednesday, March 9, 2005By TIM ZATZARINY JR. Courier-Post Staff WOODBURY, NEW JERSEYThe owner of a National Park home destroyed in a 2003 blaze intentionally set by two firefighters is suing them and the borough's volunteer fire company. Virginia R. Lippincott, an East Greenwich … [Read more...]
3-3-05-Tulsa Police say the closure of a main thoroughfare has motorists taking a dangerous detour, including a Tulsa fire truck.News on 6 Heather Lewin says with 71st Street shut down at US highway 75, drivers are taking 61st Street instead. That street was closed for several … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER THOUGHT MISSING, ANOTHER INJURED WHILE BATTLING BLAZE–CAPTAIN: FIREFIGHTER PROBABLY NOT AWARE ACCOUNTABILITY ALARM WENT OFF
HOUSTON -- Firefighters battling a southwest Houston house fire pulled a second alarm Monday night after they thought one of their own came up missing, Local 2 reported. A second crew was called after a firefighter battling flames inside the home on Hazen and Regentview did not … [Read more...]
STUNNED WORDS OF GRIEF IN FIREHOUSES, AND AT HOMES
By MICHAEL WILSON -NY TIMES hen a firefighter dies, the men at his firehouse - men with whom he has spent hundreds, even thousands of hours - are almost invariably able to mutter only a stunned generality: He was a great guy. Firefighters are ready for just about anything at a … [Read more...]
IOWA FIREFIGHTING BROTHERS SERIOUSLY BURNED… IN TRAINING ACCIDENT
GLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) -- Two brothers from Glenwood were being treated for severe burns at a Lincoln, Neb., hospital Wednesday after being injured during a training accident being conducted by the Glenwood volunteer fire department. Roger Marvel of Glenwood was listening to a … [Read more...]
Officials Have Not Said What, Who Caused AccidentMarch 7, 2005HOUSTON -- Five firefighters were recovering Monday after a head-on collision in northeast Harris County Sunday that killed a woman, Local 2 reported. VideoFirefighters Recover After Head-On Collision - Video … [Read more...]