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EMT STRUCK & KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY BY IMPAIRED DRIVER

Posted by Tony Thomas - December 31, 2023 7:32 PM

We regret to pass on that a 30-year-old Emergency Medical Technician was struck and killed in the Line of Duty Saturday - at the scene of a traffic crash in Mobile, Alabama. Her crew just had happene... Read More

ASAP EMS EMT Mary “Katie” Pipkins traffic crash

Boston FF's Confront Gunfire

Posted by Tony Thomas - December 30, 2023 6:07 PM

Earlier today, Boston FD (Local 718) Firefighters were involved in a critical incident while responding to a confirmed building fire at an apartment complex in Boston. During the course of that fire,... Read More

Boston FD Local 718 critical incident apartment complex gunfire

CRITICAL From IAFF & UL: Fire Response to Residential Battery Energy Storage System Runs

Posted by Tony Thomas - December 18, 2023 4:25 PM

As the installation of residential energy storage systems (ESS) increases, the frequency of fire incidents involving these products will increase. To date, at least 60 residential ESS fire events hav... Read More

residential energy storage systems ESS fire events Firefighters and Fire Officers

Houston Fire Department Announces Free Medical Physicals & Cancer Screenings to HFD Firefighters

Posted by Tony Thomas - December 18, 2023 1:47 PM

HOUSTON - The Houston Fire Department (HFD) began offering National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1582 compliant health and cancer screenings in October 2023 free of charge, to all uniformed mem... Read More

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1582 Fire Chief Sam Peña’s

N.H. FIREFIGHTER DIES FOLLOWING SHIFT

Posted by Tony Thomas - December 17, 2023 7:38 AM

We regret to pass on that Lt. Charles "Chuck" Gallant, a 20-year-veteran of Rye Fire Rescue in New Hampshire (near Portsmouth) died yesterday following an overtime shift. Lt. Gallant was pr... Read More

Rye Fire Rescue Paul W. Sypek Medal of Valor firefighter Mike Hirtle

FLA. FIREFIGHTER SERIOUSLY BURNED

Posted by Tony Thomas - November 02, 2023 8:11 AM

A Marion County Fire Captain was injured while fighting a structure fire on Wednesday (yesterday) afternoon. Companies responded to Southeast 20th Place in Silver Springs for a fire in a mobile home... Read More

Silver Springs Captain Chris Trubelhorn Shands Teaching Hospital

Captain Adam Wayne Hart - Hurlburt Field, Fire & Emergency Services - LODD

Posted by Tony Thomas - October 30, 2023 12:47 PM

Captain Adam Wayne Hart Hurlburt Field, Fire & Emergency Services Hurlburt Field, FL On Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, during his 48-hour shift, Captain Adam Wayne Hart was found unresponsive on the flo... Read More

1 Captain Adam Wayne Hart Hurlburt Field Fire & Emergency Services LODD

Firefighter Regina Huffman - Coon Creek Fire & Rescue - LODD

Posted by Tony Thomas - October 30, 2023 10:48 AM

Firefighter Regina Huffman Coon Creek Fire & Rescue Wooten, Kentucky On Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, firefighters responded to an ATV accident with two people seriously injured. Helicopters were summ... Read More

Firefighter Regina Huffman Coon Creek Fire & Rescue Apparatus Vehicle Accident

LIEUTENANT DILLON J. RINALDO - BALTIMORE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT - LODD

Posted by Tony Thomas - October 30, 2023 10:32 AM

Lieutenant Dillon J. Rinaldo Baltimore City Fire Department Baltimore, Maryland On Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, Baltimore City Fire Department firefighters responded to a fire that broke out in a block ... Read More

LIEUTENANT DILLON J. RINALDO BALTIMORE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT EMT-Firefighter Rodney Pitts III

Baltimore Fire Lieutenant Dillon Rinaldo

Posted by Tony Thomas - October 30, 2023 9:13 AM

The funeral for fallen Baltimore Fire Lieutenant Dillon Rinaldo will be Friday morning, the Baltimore Firefighters Union announced today. Lieutenant Rinaldo was critically injured in that row home fi... Read More

Fire Lieutenant Dillon Rinaldo Linden Heights Avenue Lauren Ridlon Fair Lawn Company 4

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