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Kevin G. May, Firefighter - Westwood Fire Department Westwood, NJ - LODD
Kevin G. May Firefighter Westwood Fire DepartmentWestwood, NJ On Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, Firefighter Kevin G. May responded as part of a mutual aid assignment to a 5 alarm house fire in Upper Saddle R...
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3 FIREFIGHTERS KILLED-AERIAL COLLAPSE-QATAR
We regret to pass on that 3 Firefighters have died in the Line of Duty during a training detail in the Qatari capital of Doha weeks before the start of the World Cup. Reports are that they were on or...
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Pentagon Shift to PFAS-Free Foam Spurring ‘Tidal Wave’ of Change
Military to replace leading firefighting tool used since Vietnam Airports, oil, chemical industries also bracing for change Kevin Ferrara spent his career working around a wispy white chemical foam t...
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Lithium-Ion Info from FDNY Symposium
With permission, we are passing along a Google Drive link (below) to information from the recent FDNY symposium.Some overall take-a-aways from the 2 days of training: A new Emergency EV Stop device w...
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Firefighter, 36, On Duty Death: Overdose
A medical examination found that the death of an on-duty Sun City (AZ) Firefighter in June stemmed from an accidental drug overdose. Shane Godbehere, 36, died in his sleep while he was working at Sta...
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FATAL FIRE UPDATE: No Working Smoke Alarms, No Permit
The rental house that was the scene of a fire that killed the two Maryland sisters on vacation with their family in Noyak (Town of Southampton, Sag Harbor Long Island, NY) earlier this month did not ...
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FIREFIGHTER CHARGED IN "WRONG WAY" FATAL APPARATUS CRASH
A Lawnside (NJ) Firefighter (who is also a Police Officer) has been charged criminally in a fatal crash that claimed the lives of 2 residents earlier this year. John J. Gibson, 29, of Lawnside, faces...
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Lawsuit: Widow of FDNY Firefighter killed by Biltmore Estate tree
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA – The wife of a New York City firefighter killed by a falling tree on the Biltmore Estate has filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging Biltmore was grossly negligent, having...
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Presenters Wanted: WUI 2023
Presenters Wanted: WUI 2023 The Wildland-Urban Interface Conference is looking for presenters for the 2023 education program, March 28 – 30, 2023 in Reno, Nevada. Is your department doing great thin...
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LODD: Kern County, California Firefighter Dies on Duty, Another Dies from Vehicle Crash Injuries
The Kern County, CA Fire Department is mourning the loss of 2 firefighters in one week.Captain Brian Falk died Thursday while on duty. Captain Falk was with the department for 20 years. Officials wit...
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