2 months 2 weeks ago
Peoria Police said three people were injured in a crash involving an ambulance and another vehicle early Monday evening. First responders were called shortly before 6:20 p.m. in the 100 block of East War Memorial Drive and North Knoxville Avenue. A police spokesperson said the ambulance is from Henry, in Marshall County. The spokesperson said […]
Chris Shimer
2 months 2 weeks ago
All, We regret to pass on that a Firefighter with the South Jordan (Utah) Fire Department died on duty. Crews found the man just after 1400 on Monday, in his room at Fire Station 61. Members started life saving measures and the Firefighter was transported to Jordan Valley Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Our condolences […]
Joe Knitter
2 months 2 weeks ago
A firefighter helping to put out a blaze in Pico Rivera was hurt when hit by a hose that was run over by an Amtrak train Sunday night, April 20, authorities said. A fire broke out in a yard at Rivera Road and Cord Avenue with Los Angeles County firefighters responding at about 10:15 p.m. […]
Joe Knitter
2 months 2 weeks ago
SAN ANTONIO – They risk their lives for us in more ways than one. In 2018, KSAT began reporting on the firefighter-cancer connection. In the seven years since, there have been extensive changes to firefighting protocols at the San Antonio Fire Department. SAFD Lt. Isaac Alvarado has experienced those changes firsthand. Twenty-three years ago, Alvarado began […]
Joe Knitter
2 months 3 weeks ago
Posted on April 21, 2025 Wildland Firefighter This story was originally published by ProPublica and journalist Mark Olalde. When a firefighter dies in the line of duty, a small team of federal health workers is often called on to pinpoint what went wrong and identify how to avoid similar accidents in the future. That’s what happened […]
Billy
2 months 3 weeks ago
JAMAICA ESTATES, Queens (WABC) — A massive fire ripped through a home in Queens early Sunday, killing three people and injuring several others. The fire broke out just after 1:30 a.m. at a house on Chevy Chase Street between Cambridge Road and Henley Road in the Jamaica Estates neighborhood. By the time the FDNY arrived, flames […]
Brian Kazmierzak
2 months 3 weeks ago
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A truck crashed into the headquarters of a southern Indiana fire department Saturday afternoon. According to a Facebook post from the German Township Fire Department, shortly before 5:30 p.m. on April 19, German Township firefighters were called to 8400 Saint Wendel Road on the northwest side of Evansville for an extrication accident with unknown injuries. […]
Brian Kazmierzak
2 months 3 weeks ago
While the modern term to some is Telecommunicator, I have always preferred Fire Dispatcher, EMS Dispatcher, Fire-Rescue Dispatcher, Emergency Service Dispatcher, and Fire Alarm Dispatcher. THE Dispatcher. Kinda like the term First Responder (which was coined following 9/11 by the media to provide an easier, more “general” description of fire, police & EMS)…like most Firefighters, I’ve never […]
Billy
2 months 3 weeks ago
All, Funeral and visitation arrangements have been announced for John Saunders, the Greenwich (Ohio) Firefighter who died in the Line of Duty after responding to that house fire in Huron County earlier this week. John is survived by his mother and step-father, Lisa (Jackson) and Brian Pleska; daughter, Kila Stillion; son, Kaden Saunders, and many family […]
Joe Knitter
2 months 3 weeks ago
Terrible news out of New York City as an FDNY Rescue 4 apparatus tragically struck and killed a young cyclist in Queens late this afternoon. Units were responding to a reported fire at the time. NYPD says the FDNY truck was traveling northbound on 80th Street and was making a turn on Juniper Boulevard when […]
Billy
2 months 3 weeks ago
BIG SKY, Mont. — One woman is dead after her northbound vehicle drifted into oncoming traffic and struck a Big Sky Fire Department ambulance on Highway 191, according to Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office. On Thursday, Jozie Beth Hrenchir, 48, of Gallatin Gateway was pronounced deceased at the scene by first responders after the crash near […]
Chris Shimer
2 months 3 weeks ago
HAMPTON, VA. — Four people were injured, and all 20 residents were displaced by a large-scale condo fire in Hampton on Friday afternoon, according to the Hampton Division of Fire & Rescue. According to Hampton Battalion Chief Anthony Chittum, the fire started in a six-unit condo community near Island Cove Court around 12:26 p.m.. When […]
Brian Kazmierzak
2 months 3 weeks ago
NEW CANAAN, CT (WFSB) – A woman believed to be under the influence of alcohol crashed into a New Canaan fire truck last week, police said. They said they charged 40-year-old Toni Marie Gardella of Stamford with illegal operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Police said the crash happened on […]
Brian Kazmierzak
2 months 3 weeks ago
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Injuries were reported after a crash involving a Nashville Fire Department engine on Interstate 24 near Joelton Friday morning. The crash happened in the westbound lanes near mile marker 37 around 5:30 a.m. (Photo: WKRN) (Photo: WKRN) (Photo: WKRN) (Photo: WKRN) (Photo: WKRN) (Photo: WKRN) (Photo: WKRN) At least one person […]
Brian Kazmierzak
2 months 3 weeks ago
All We regret to pass on that a Firefighter with the Town and Country Fire District (Wayne County, SW of Cleveland) was struck and killed by a car while helping the driver of a pickup who was stuck in a ditch Friday night.Lt. Paul Charles Mickolick, 43, had arrived at the scene at 2239 hours in his […]
Joe Knitter
2 months 3 weeks ago
All, A 48-year old woman died in a two-vehicle crash in Gallatin County (Montana) yesterday , April 17, 2025. The woman was northbound, she was the only occupant and she was wearing a seatbelt. The second vehicle, an ambulance from the Big Sky Fire Department, was southbound. The two members in the ambulance were wearing […]
Joe Knitter
2 months 3 weeks ago
All, The Tri-Community Joint Fire Department (Greenwich) Firefighter who died in the Line of Duty at the scene of a house fire last night is 41-year-old Firefighter John Saunders. A 911 caller around 2218 reported smoke coming from the top of her neighbor’s home and garage. The residents were not home. As Firefighters were operating, there was […]
Joe Knitter
2 months 3 weeks ago
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A 13-year-old girl was killed and another child was injured when their bicycle was hit by an ambulance in Terre Haute Tuesday evening. According to the Terre Haute Police Department, the children were riding a bicycle at South 13th Street and Wheeler Avenue on the city’s south side around 7:15 p.m. […]
Chris Shimer
2 months 3 weeks ago
GREENWICH, Ohio (WJW) — A Tri-Community Joint Fire Department firefighter died in the line of duty at the scene of a house fire on Wednesday night. The Huron County Coroner’s Office on Thursday identified the man as 41-year-old John Saunders. The fire broke out at a home in the 700 block of U.S. Route 224 in Willard, which is near […]
Brian Kazmierzak
2 months 3 weeks ago
PENDER COUNTY, N.C. — Federal investigators are revealing more about a February crash in Pender County involving a Novant Health helicopter. The NTSB said a pilot error is what led to the crash. According to the preliminary report, officials said issues occurred when the pilot took off his night vision goggles and put them in a […]
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