Plan would eliminate 13 stations, 288 jobsSaturday, January 15, 2005Pittsburgh Post-GazetteA consultant to the city's fiscal oversight board says the city should close 13 of its 35 stations citywide, build three new stations and trim 288 firefighter jobs to help save some $20 … [Read more...]
INITIAL REPORT: MISTAKES IN CHURCH FIRE THAT KILLED TWO FIREFIGHTERS
By CHARLES SHEEHANThe Associated Press 5-15-04PITTSBURGH - Firefighters saw the dark, yellowish smoke that had been billowing from basement windows suddenly suck back inside. They heard a roar and began running away from the old Ebenezer Baptist Church, but it was too late.A lack … [Read more...]
SEATTLE FIREFIGHTER AWARDED $1.8 MILLION FOR TRAINING INJURY
AP-Wednesday, July 14, 2004KENT, Wash. -- A fire dispatcher who was badly injured in a fall during firefighter training four years ago has been awarded $1.8 million by a King County Superior Court jury.The panel decided on Tuesday that largely for lack of precautions by city and … [Read more...]
A CRUSADE FOR FIRE RADIOS
BY ADAM LISBERGDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER 2-28-05 Retired firefighter Jimmy Boyle was frustrated by the FDNY's unreliable radios long before 9/11 - but after his brave son died in the terror attacks, his battle turned personal. Firefighter Michael Boyle was rescuing victims inside … [Read more...]
TWO MD. FIREFIGHTERS HURT WHILE FIGHTING BLAZE
January 17, 2005ELKTON, Md. -- Firefighters said two firefighters were hurt battling a fire that ruined a house near Elkton. It was reported about 5 p.m. Sunday yesterday in the first block of Woodholme Way. One firefighter suffered a head injury from a falling floor joist and … [Read more...]
2 OHIO FIREFIGHTERS INJURED DURING TRAINING…
CITY OF WYOMING, OHIO: A Wyoming firefighter who fell nearly 30 feet during a training exercise May 15 has been released from University Hospital. Jon Glassman, 50, was released Thursday, fire officials said. Glassman suffered several fractures that required surgery, and he will … [Read more...]
2 GIRLS SEVERELY HURT IN FREAK ACCIDENT
Friday, August 20, 2004By Joe Fahy, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteTwo Coraopolis girls suffered severe head injuries yesterday when they were struck by a fire hose that apparently came loose from a truck as firefighters responded to a nearby house fire. Bill Wade, Post-GazetErin Schmidt … [Read more...]