POLICE OFFICER WHO WAS ALSO A VOL FIREFIGHTER – GUNNED DOWN, LODD
We regret to pass on the Line of Duty death of a Police Officer who was also an active volunteer Firefighter. Tecumseh (OK, SE of OK City) Police Officer Justin Terney, 22, died in the Line of Duty...
View ArticleFIREFIGHTER SURVIVAL LEADERSHIP
Firefighter survival: a FD’s goal with civilian survival and our intervention when humanly possible. It’s the mission of the fire service and has been from the start. When we think of Firefighter...
View ArticleA FIREFIGHTER’S KILLER GOES TO THE SLAMMER – LODD SHOOTING FOLLOWUP
The Pulaski County (Arkansas) man who killed a volunteer Firefighter who was coming to his rescue apologized to friends and family of 29-year-old Ronald Jason Adams as he accepted an eight-year prison...
View ArticleMYERSTOWN, PA FIREFIGHTER, 72, DIES LODD-MEDICAL EMERGENCY
Firefighter James H. Yiengst, 72, of the Keystone Hook & ladder Company in Myerstown (Lebanon County, not far from Harrisburg), PA, responded with his fire department to a motor vehicle crash on...
View ArticleFDNY FIREFIGHTER LODD FUNERAL DETAILS
Details on services to pay final respects to FDNY Firefighter William Tolley, who died in the Line of Duty yesterday have been set: WAKE: Wake will be held on Tuesday, April 25, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.,...
View ArticleNEW JERSEY FIREFIGHTER MEDICAL EMERGENCY LODD
On April 10, Gibbsboro Fire Company No. 1 Inc, Firefighter William Gerace was advancing hose line during mandatory live burn training when he suffered a spiral fracture to his right fibula. On April...
View ArticleCALIFORNIA BATTALION CHIEF SUFFERS MEDICAL EMERGENCY-LODD
On April 28, Los Angeles Fire Battalion Chief Jerome Boyd, 55, suffered a medical emergency while on-duty driving in a fire department vehicle near Downtown Los Angeles. He was transported to...
View ArticleTHE FIREMAN’S HOME
The Fireman’s home. I’m not talking about where firefighters live as active firefighters-but where they go after that. And as far as I know, there are only two “fireman homes” in the United States. A...
View Article52 Year Old KENTUCKY FIREFIGHTER LODD-MEDICAL (and a lesson learned for us all)
It’s with deep regret that we pass on to you that Montgomery County Fire/EMS (Kentucky) has once again suffered another LODD a few days ago. Firefighter / Paramedic James “Dewon” Wells suffered a...
View ArticleMAN GETS 20 YEARS IN THE SLAMMER IN THE DEATH OF THESE 2 OHIO FIREFIGHTERS
An Ohio building owner accused of arson that led to the deaths of two Toledo firefighters has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. A judge declared a mistrial Thursday for 64-year-old Ray Abou-Arab,...
View ArticleFUNERAL DETAILS: SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPT, FIREFIGHTER SCOTT DEEM
FROM THE SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENT: We would like to thank the community and fellow public service agencies for the overwhelming support for the San Antonio Fire Department, as we mourn the loss of...
View ArticleSAN ANTONIO FIREFIGHTER REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION
San Antonio firefighter Brad Phipps remains in critical condition after sustaining burns last week while fighting that fire at Ingram Square Shopping Center. The same fire claimed the life of fellow...
View ArticleOHIO FIREFIGHTER CANCER DEATH : Recent Law Was Named After This (Now) Fallen...
It is with a heavy heart that the Ohio Association of Professional Fire Fighters reports the passing of Beachwood Fire Captain Michael Palumbo. Captain Palumbo passed away after a long battle with...
View Article1st EVER FIRE SERVICE OCCUPATIONAL CANCER SYMPOSIUM – YOU ARE INVITED
YOU ARE INVITED to the Fire Service Occupational Cancer Symposium, which will be September 7-8 in Phoenix, Arizona. Never before have the key researchers in firefighter occupational cancer and fire...
View ArticleOHIO FIREFIGHTER-MEDIC DIES-9/11 RESPONSE RELATED DEATH-PART OF DMAT TEAM...
Chief Clarence Edward Wilburn II, a longtime Firefighter and Paramedic who responded to Ground Zero and served as a first responder in the wake of 9/11, died Wednesday in Hospice of Northwest Ohio in...
View ArticleTWO FDNY FIREFIGHTERS LOSE THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY TO 9/11 ILLNESS
FDNY FIREFIGHTERS KEITH YOUNG, 53 & THOMAS PHELAN, 45 HAVE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY DUE TO 9/11 WTC. FDNY Firefighter Keith Young, 53, whose culinary skills brought him TV accolades as the beloved...
View ArticleFDNY Hero’s Legacy of Sacrifice and Service-Captain John Vigiano, Sr.
By Larry Provost On Sunday, a day whose weather resembled that of a beautiful September morning in 2001, Retired Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) Captain John Vigiano, Sr. joined his two...
View ArticleTexas Fire Chief Gives Preview of Federal Report On Firefighter’s Line of...
San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood offered his interpretation of a federal report to be released this week that examines the circumstances surrounding the Line of Duty death of firefighter Scott Deem....
View ArticleFIREFIGHTER CLAIM “I WAS INJURED DUE TO INADEQUATE FIRE STAFFING”
A former Yakima (WA) Firefighter says he was injured on the job because the city understaffs its fire companies. The accusation is part of a damage claim the former firefighter, Jerry Elmo Jr.,...
View ArticleCheck This Video: Firefighter Awareness: From Day 1 w/FDNY
Please take time to check out this brand new (new today!) video from the FDNY. “Firefighter Education and Awareness… From Day One” Thanks to the FDNY, the FDNY Bureau of Training, and the FRCE/NFFF....
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