Firefighter Close Calls

All, We regret to pass on that Past Chief, active Firefighter, and current NY State Fire Instructor James J. Koral died yesterday at around 1000 hours  He had responded to an alarm with the Twin District Volunteer Fire Company as stand-by crew for a run-on Thursday, June  27, 2024, that saw him return to service at nearly 09:45 […]

Two missing Firefighters from Georgia could be in Tennessee, according to the Hinesville Police Department. The two Firefighters, Raegan Anderson and Chandler Kuhbander were reported missing out of Liberty County. Ms. Anderson was cited in a June 22 police report “where Ms. Anderson came into an Olive Garden in Pooler where Chandler Kuhbander was on a […]

RECENT TRAGIC, OFF-DUTY FIREFIGHTER DEATHS There have been several off duty Firefighter deaths that we are passing on:   California Firefighter, 25, drowns four years after dad’s LODD A California Firefighter drowned in the Pacific Ocean this week – just four years after his Firefighter dad died on the job. Oakland Firefighter Caeden Laffan, 25, died […]

We regret to pass on that Past Chief, active Firefighter, and current NY State Fire Instructor James J. Koral died yesterday at around 1000 hours  He had responded to an alarm with the Twin District Volunteer Fire Company as stand-by crew for a run-on Thursday, June  27, 2024, that saw him return to service at nearly 09:45 hours […]

KERN COUNTY, Calif. — Facilities of the 911 emergency system are being drowned in a flood of trivial calls, officials said at a news conference Monday. Held at Kern County Public Health’s Mt. Vernon Avenue headquarters in Bakersfield, leaders from the 911 system continuum — from firefighters to dispatchers to medical workers — urged the […]

As Firefighters from all over North America travel to Los Angeles County to honor the life of  Fallen Firefighter Andrew Pontius, we are sharing this collaborated reminder from Chief Marrone of the LA County Fire Department. While the investigation into the in-depth details of what happened causing the tragic loss of FF Pontius continues, an explosion […]

All, As Firefighters from all over North America travel to Los Angeles County to honor the life of  Fallen Firefighter Andrew Pontius, we are sharing this collaborated reminder from Chief Marrone of the LA County Fire Department. While the investigation into the in-depth details of what happened causing the tragic loss of FF Pontius continues, an […]

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — State police responded to an accident on I-74 eastbound involving an ambulance Thursday morning in Champaign County. The crash happened just after 8 a.m. near milepost 185 in Urbana. Police say the accident involved two vehicles, one of which was an ambulance. Police say it is not known at this […]

Verizon has agreed to pay a $1 million fine to resolve a government investigation into an outage which prevented hundreds of Americans from calling 911 during a nearly two-hour period in late 2022, officials say. The Federal Communications Commission had been investigating whether Verizon violated FCC rules by failing to deliver 911 calls during the […]

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif. — Emergency phone lines for three cities in West Contra Costa County have been rerouted since Saturday following an attempted copper cable theft — the second such incident this month, police said. Calls to 911 for Pinole, Hercules and San Pablo continued to be answered Tuesday by the Contra Costa County […]

Nobody noticed that servers crashed at the E-Comm 9-1-1 call centre for more than two hours because of a missed email. The server room at the East Vancouver facility, which also houses City of Vancouver’s primary data centre, suffered a chiller failure at 2:07 a.m. on March 16 due to a faulty temperature sensor, according […]

A new civil grand jury report in Contra Costa County is raising a red flag about the county system for warning people during a major disaster. The worry is that the system isn’t truly ready for a major emergency. NBC Bay Area spoke with Richmond councilmember Soheila Bana, who is among those who have raised […]

SPOKANE, Wash. — A man was arrested after he broke into an ambulance and attempted to steal the vehicle. According to the Spokane Police Department (SPD), officers responded to Washington and Sprague around 2:49 p.m. on June 25. Officers observed an ambulance with a broken-out window. Witnesses said the suspect was escorted out of a […]

This morning, while operating at a crash on I 95, Engine 1 was struck by a tractor trailer causing a secondary multi vehicle accident resulting in the extrication and transport of multiple patients. All 3 personnel on Engine 1 (they were in the rig) were transported to Stamford hospital for treatment with non life threatening […]

From the LACoFD – anyone attending the service is invited afterwards.

Authorities announced Tuesday that a “suspicious” explosion at Los Angeles homeless camp cost a firefighter his ear. A fire involving both brush and manmade materials erupted in the Sepulveda Basin last Monday, resulting in the injury of a Los Angeles City firefighter, according to the news release. Initially assessed as a half-acre grass fire, the flames, which […]

DETROIT (FOX 2) – A Detroit fire truck and a car were involved in a crash Monday afternoon. The fire truck was responding to a call when the crash took place on I-96 and Livernois Ave. in Detroit, around 5:30 p.m. All parties involved sustained non-life-threatening injuries, according to Detroit police. It is unclear how many people […]

In an effort to provide the proper care for the Pontious Family and honor the memory and legacy of our fallen brother, a Memorial Management Team (MMT) has been established to plan for the memorial/funeral services for Fire Fighter Andrew Pontious. The following personnel have been assigned as follows: Incident Commander (IC) – BC Eric […]

ORLANDO, Fla. — An Orlando firefighter has taken his own life, and it’s just one of several firefighter deaths 9 investigates has been covering over the last couple of years. Fire departments are dealing with what is being called a crisis in the fire services, but the Orlando Fire Union said the city’s efforts are […]

The Jerseyville Volunteer Fire Department was called at 18:59 on Saturday, April 13, 2024, to a fire in a church. When the FD arrived, heavy smoke was showing with fire visible on the B/C corner (kitchen), and there were no hydrants in the neighborhood that is approximately 1 mile from town/water supply. A box alarm […]