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APPARATUS vs APPARATUS RESPONDING CRASH w/Injured Firefighters-PA

3 weeks 4 days ago
This afternoon, Luzerne County PA fire companies were responding to a fire, when two rigs, a rescue and a tractor-drawn tiller ladder, collided. There are reports of entrapment and numerous ALS units requested/operating. More to follow. KTIYP’s. YESTERDAY in Rockville Centre (Long Island, NY a responding engine company struck a building—reminders to us all about responding […]
Brian Kazmierzak

FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 3/2

3 weeks 5 days ago
On 3/2/1953 a nursing home fire in Largo, Florida claimed thirty-three lives; only twenty-five of the fifty-seven patients escaped the fire that destroyed the 185-foot long white one-story wood frame Littlefield Nursing Home at about 3:15 a.m. “Thirty-two elderly people and a heroic nurse were killed when a wind-driven fire swept rapidly through a rambling, […]
Karl Thompson

MASSACHUSETTS AMBULANCE STRUCK BY FALLING LIMB

3 weeks 5 days ago
HARDWICK — Two medics from the West Brookfield Rescue Squad suffered minor injuries when a falling limb smashed the windshield of a moving ambulance on Route 32. The mishap occurred early Thursday afternoon in the Gilbertville section of town. There were no patients in the vehicle, which was returning from a call, according to Daniel […]
Chris Shimer

TOP OF PENNSYLVANIA AMBULANCE FLIES OFF

3 weeks 5 days ago
BRIDGEVILLE, Pa. — A piece flew off the top of an ambulance on an interstate in Allegheny County and several drivers thought it was a boat. “We felt the wind just blowing us side to side like any vehicle that has a higher roof,” said Priority One EMS Nicholas Richardson Richardson was transporting a VA […]
Chris Shimer

“ALARMING” FEDERAL STUDY SHOWS HOW FIREFIGHTING PPE RELEASES FOREVER CHEMICALS ON THE JOB

3 weeks 5 days ago
Firefighters have long been expected to scale ladders, endure intense heat, and rummage through debris. They’ve had little sense, though, of what effect those activities might have on the dangerous chemicals that lurk within their protective equipment. » READ MORE: The Burning Question: Are chemicals in firefighters’ protective gear making them sick? A new government […]
Brian Kazmierzak

Lavender Ribbon Report

3 weeks 5 days ago
Cancer is a serious health threat facing today’s firefighters. Studies have shown that firefighters have an increased risk of developing several types of cancers, due to the occupational hazards they face. However, there are steps firefighters can take to protect themselves and their crew. The National Volunteer Fire Council and International Association of Fire Chiefs’ […]
Seth Barker

RESPONDING APPARATUS CRASH WITH INJURIES IN ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY

3 weeks 5 days ago
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY — A Rockville Centre fire truck responding to a call, slammed into a business on South Long Beach Road, a spokesperson for the Rockville Centre Police said. It happened at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Friday. Spokesperson Julie Grilli said four people suffered minor injuries. Police and firefighters were on the scene into […]
Brian Kazmierzak

SHORTAGE OF 9-1-1 OPERATORS IN LA IS STRAINING RESPONSE SYSTEMS

3 weeks 6 days ago
The LAPD’s communications operators, which are responsible for answering millions of 911 calls each year and dispatching police, have been working mandatory overtime in order to keep the city’s emergency response system running because of a critical staffing shortage. There are 162 unfilled jobs for the operators, called Police Service Representatives, or PSRs, and the […]
Barry Furey

AMBULANCE DELAY: IT MAKES NO SENSE. WE HAVE TIME TO DIE TWICE.

3 weeks 6 days ago
Our investigative bureau compiled and analyzed the average delay between an urgent 9-1-1 call and ambulance arrival in 112 municipalities of more than 10,000 inhabitants in Quebec over a one-year period. Result: About 85% of them are unable to provide ambulance at the required time to a person whose life is in danger. Living in […]
Barry Furey

FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 3/1

3 weeks 6 days ago
On 3/1/1971 The United States Capitol building in Washington D.C. was bombed by a group calling itself the “Weather Underground” a radical faction of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) that advocated violent means to transform American society; the explosion caused an estimated $300,000 in damage, no one was injured. “Other targets of Weathermen […]
Karl Thompson

FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 2/29

4 weeks ago
Leap Year was “invented” back in the first century BC when Julius Caesar and his team of astronomers noticed that their Roman calendar had somehow slipped out of sync with the seasons. They came up with a 365-day calendar that would sometimes add an extra day to the last month of the year, which was […]
Karl Thompson

THREE INJURED IN DETROIT CRASH INVOLVING AMBULANCE

4 weeks ago
DETROIT (WWJ) — Three people are recovering after a crash involving an ambulance in Southwest Detroit Tuesday morning. Officials with the Detroit Fire Department tell WWJ it happened around 10 a.m. in the area of Michigan Avenue and Lonyo Street. While some details surrounding the crash remain unclear, officials say a woman driving a car […]
Chris Shimer

TWO NORTH CAROLINA EMTS INJURED IN CRASH

4 weeks ago
ROBESON COUNTY, N.C. (WMBF) – The Pembroke Rescue Squad said a crash sent two of its EMTs to the hospital on Tuesday. The crash happened at the intersection of Highway 710 and Highway 74. One of the EMTs, or Emergency Medical Technician, was flown to a hospital in Florence, and the other was taken to […]
Chris Shimer

TOLEDO FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN APPARATUS CRASH

4 weeks ago
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – A Toledo fire truck was involved in a crash while responding to a fire call Tuesday, officials said. It happened near the intersection of Central and Secor around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. According to Toledo Fire and Rescue officials, Engine 25 was responding to a fire they were dispatched to with lights […]
Brian Kazmierzak

FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 2/28

1 month ago
On 2/28/1918 The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) was chartered. The IAFF is a labor union representing firefighters and emergency medical services personnel in the United States and Canada and is affiliated with the AFL-CIO in the United States and the Canadian Labour Congress in Canada. The IAFF has more than 300,000 members in […]
Karl Thompson

CONGRATS IAFF’s PAT MORRISON (The Secret List)

1 month ago
All, We are thrilled to pass on that the Congressional Fire Services Institute (CFSI) and Motorola Solutions have announced that Patrick Morrison is the recipient of the 2024 CFSI/Motorola Solutions Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award. The award will be presented on April 29th at the 34th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner. (details […]
Joe Knitter

N.C. FD SAFETY OFFICER LODD (The Secret List)

1 month ago
All, We regret to pass on that Youngsville (NC, NE of Raleigh) Fire Department Safety Officer Louis Dunston, 79, died in the Line of Duty on Feb. 20, 2024. On Feb. 19, Dunston was participating in departmental training. The training ended at 10:00 p.m. and afterward, Dunston went home. At approximately 9:58 p.m. the next evening, he suffered […]
Joe Knitter

UPDATE: 2 DEAD AFTER TULSA APPARATUS CRASH

1 month ago
Tulsa Police say two people have died and a woman lost her baby after the injury crash involving a fire truck near 41st and Harvard. Police say just after 5:30 p.m. Monday a fire truck was westbound on 41st Street and New Haven Avenue responding to a structure fire. While passing the intersection, another car […]
Brian Kazmierzak
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