Firefighter Close Calls

MOORELAND, Okla. — Two firefighters injured Saturday while fighting a wildfire in Woodward County were identified by their department. The Mooreland Volunteer Fire Department said Jared Brittain and Max Clark sustained burns when their firetruck was overrun by flames. Clark had burns on his left arm but was expected to be released from a hospital […]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – A serious crash involving a firetruck was under investigation in Colorado Springs Friday. According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, the fire department was responding to a call of a house fire when one of their trucks collided with a civilian vehicle at Boulder and Weber near Palmer High School. […]

On 4/7/1982 just after midnight, seven people died in a fire after a drunk driver hit the wall of the Caldecott Tunnel (then-northernmost) bore, on State Route 24 between Oakland and Orinda in California. This is one of the few major tunnel fires involving gasoline, a cargo considered to be highly flammable. The tunnel complex […]

On 4/6/1990 a 3:08 a.m. fire in the lobby of the Fontana Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida spread smoke to the second and third stories through a utility shaft, normal cracks, and voids in the structure resulting in the deaths of nine patrons, injuring 24, including 4 firefighters, and extensive damage to the building. “Of […]

The reckless operation and “unsafe speed” of an FDNY fireboat on a pleasure cruise to the Statue of Liberty caused the death of a visiting Belgian firefighter, according to the findings of a Coast Guard probe obtained by The Post. The deadly collision with a private fishing boat on the night of June 17, 2022 occurred because […]

A crash report from the Texas Department of Transportation reveals unsafe speeds may have caused a Fort Worth Fire Department fire truck to roll over in February. The TxDOT crash report was obtained by NBC 5 on Friday. Four firefighters were hurt, including one critically, when the truck rolled over about 2:30 a.m. Feb. 5 […]

Syracuse, N.Y. — A Syracuse Fire Department ambulance was badly damaged in a two-car collision midday Friday. The crash happened just before 12:30 p.m. near the intersection of West Onondaga Street, Slocum Avenue and South Avenue, according to the Onondaga County 911 Center. The ambulance was transporting a child at the time, dispatchers said. It’s […]

COLONIE — A member of the Colonie Fire Services was injured while responding to the scene of an explosion that leveled a building that housed two restaurants on Everett Road early Thursday morning.  Speaking at a news conference Thursday afternoon, Colonie Supervisor Peter Crummey said the firefighter was struck by debris coming off the wreckage […]

All, An engine (see photo) from the Highlandville (south of Springfield, Missouri) Rural Fire Protection District rolled over while responding on a run, earlier today. Troopers responded to the flipped fire truck crash and fire at Route EE, two miles from U.S. 65. Investigators say the driver ran off the road, tried to overcorrect, and […]

All, An attorney representing the families of the two Fallen Newark Firefighters killed in the Line Of Duty last summer officially filed lawsuits in their loved one’s deaths today, Thursday. Augie Acabou and Wayne “Bear” Brooks died while trying to put out a large cargo ship fire at Port Newark last July. The families are suing […]

On 4/5/1967 a day before a sprinkler system was to be installed, a fire in a dorm at Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) killed eight students and a professor in the two-story block building originally constructed as a motel in the ’50s. “How the fire started remains unsolved. Many people suspected arson, though no one […]

It was on April 4, 2008 when Firefighters from Colerain Township (Hamilton Co, OH) responded to the type of fire dispatch that we all have turned out on many, many times. However, in this case, what was initially a reported automatic alarm resulted in double Line of Duty Deaths of a Captain and one of her Firefighters. While responding […]

A California woman was found dead in an Arizona desert more than a month after she disappeared, despite the fact that she had called 911 and had given a dispatcher her coordinates. Amanda Nenigar, 26, who was reported missing on Feb. 28, was discovered undressed underneath a tree in the desert on Friday at around […]

All, It was on April 4, 2008 when Firefighters from Colerain Township (Hamilton Co, OH) responded to the type of fire dispatch that we all have turned out on many, many times. However, in this case, what was initially a reported automatic alarm resulted in double Line of Duty Deaths of a Captain and one of her Firefighters. While […]

An inspector general investigation found that over half of wildfire vehicles in the Department of Interior don’t have proper safety and maintenance records. The BLM, BIA, NPS, and FWS were all audited for safety and maintenance reports and one Bureau only had 6% of their fleet properly checked. More Here: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/p/investigation-finds-56-of-wildfire?utm_source=substack&publication_id=661423&post_id=143279927&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=ncrl&triedRedirect=true

BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — Something that is a growing concern in the U.S. is mental health and first responders and public servants. Thursday, a speaker is coming to Belmont County to speak about trauma, mental health, and support. Tom Bolland has been a firefighter for 29 years and he is coming to spread awareness on the […]

By Casey Krautkramer Veteran firefighter Scott Geiselhart of Frazee, Minn., gave presentations last Wednesday and Thursday in Stratford about how he survived methamphetamine, post-traumatic street disorder and attempted suicide. His speech on Wednesday in the Stratford High School gym was directed at any area police, fire, EMS, dispatch, corrections, coroners or chaplins in attendance. Stratford […]

All, 11th Annual FDNY Search & Rescue Field Medicine Symposium is coming up: May 2 – 5, 2024 The FDNY, in partnership with the FDNY Foundation, is proud to invite all Firefighters, Medics and First Responders to the 11th Annual FDNY Search and Rescue Field Medicine Symposium (SRFM). FDNY SRFM is a conference that brings military, federal, […]

On 4/4/1949 the Saint Anthony’s Hospital fire killed seventy-four in Effingham, Illinois in a 100-bed  ordinary construction health care facility with open corridors, staircases, and vertical shafts, using oilcloth fabrics and combustible soundproof tiles. The fire rapidly spread through the hospital which had no fire alarm or sprinkler system. “Although the cause of the fire […]

Podcasts-they are everywhere. Some love them-some don’t. The good news is if you don’t like one, don’t listen. Sorta like reading The Secret List, Just hit delete. The better news is that you can find some podcasts on just about any subject. As we’ve discussed before, the only suggestion is to perhaps make sure the podcast you are listening […]