Posts Categorized: Fire Rescue Topics
2012, The First 10
Here is a specific breakdown of these first ten fatalities.
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More Building Construction for Size Up
In addition, the importance of the block wall in the back is important for orientation as well. If we get inside and get to a wall that is block, we have a pretty good idea of where we are. We only would know this by pre-planning and/or doing our 360.
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Spaghetti
You are an engine company, not an Italian restaurant.
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An elected fire chief? For a city career department? That’s what San Bernardino firefighters are proposing to the citizens.
Union believes the way to get City Hall politics out of the fire department is to have the citizens vote for the fire chief much the same way they would for a sheriff.
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What are the odds? Vacaville, CA firefighter finds items stolen from his home while on medical call.
Patient's roomate is arrested on burglary charges when he came to the hospital for a visit.
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Raw video: Three-alarm strip mall fire in Surrey, British Columbia.
Fire occurred early Thursday morning.
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Two Georgia Firefighters Arrested For Stealing Drugs From Ambulance
TWO CHEROKEE COUNTY, GEORGIA, FIREFIGHTERS were arrested separately this week and charged with a variety of drug crimes involving fire department ambulances.
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DC firefighters can’t wear DCFD on-duty. New York cops can’t wear NYPD off-duty.
Commissioner is concerned about offensive messages with NYPD logo.
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Around the Fire Web
Some Good Stories From Fire/EMS Websites We Don't Want You to Miss
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Pre-arrival video: House fire in Detroit.
House fire at Winthrop and Acacia.
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Updated – Chicago Fire Engine Crash Injures Ten
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT ENGINE 62 was involved in a collision Tuesday evening around 6:23 pm that injured ten people including four firefighters.
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Fire Critic and IronFiremen Converge on The Big Apple Again…This Time to Support the Rescue 2 MAYDAY Fund
Yeah, they made a pot of coffee. It meant the world to me. One F$%#in cup of coffee was all I needed. If you remember, I have been kicking myself since our last trip for NOT drinking the cup of coffee I was offered. This time I drank it...and they opened up to us more as time went on.
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Pontiac Fire Department in its final hours. After 180 years PFD will be history come tomorrow morning.
Waterford Township now has contract to provide fire service for Pontiac.
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The Heart and Soul of the Pontiac Fire Department
Last day for the City of Pontiac Fire Department.
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‘Thank the Lord for firefighters’. Citizen narration with a positive tone from early video after Topeka natural gas explosion.
House leveled yesterday in Topeka, Kansas.
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A Comment Worthy of a Post
Executive Director of the NFFF reminds us of the purpose of "EGH".
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Fire at Mill Creek Amenity Center
BLUFFTON - January 29, 2012: As Shift 2 was preparing for shift change; they were dispatched to a structure fire at the Mill Creek Amenity Center. Around 7:30am, a passerby, noticed smoke and flames coming from the roof area near the chimney. Engine 32…
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Drug Rehab Center Owner Charged With Murder in Peru
THE OWNER OF THE "CHRIST IS LOVE" DRUG REHAB center that burned down Saturday has been arrested.
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Early video: Explosion & fire at service station in Bragg Creek, Alberta, Canada.
Firefighters credit tanker shuttle and extensive pre-plan/table top exercises.
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Another Milestone for Willie and I at the Swoope VFC Annual Banquet
This could be make it or break it to see if Willie and I can share the same stage and talk...and make sense. I am an optimist, so my thoughts were that we would get up there and everything would work itself out.
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Firefighters & EMT’s with Multiple Sclerosis
I have a friend, a brother, who suffers from Multiple Sclerosis (MS). He is a Firefighter & Paramedic in a dual role department. His recent diagnosis was shocking for him to say the least, but he has held his head high. I cannot imagine what he is going through and it shows his strength. He is currently on light duty due to the disease.
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Firehouse Burglar Nabbed Within Hours
PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE ARRESTED a man and charged him with burglarizing an Adams County fire station Saturday just a few hours after the theft was discovered.
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B shifter quarterly starts second year
Those "Blue Card" Brunacini's start second year of their digital magazine
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One month in Bladensburg
Wonder when William Patelis gets to study while living at Bladensburg VFD. The first 28 days of 2012
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Florida Brush Fire Smoke Leads To Multiple Highway Deaths
Within minutes after 3:30 am a series of chain collisions began in both the northbound and southbound lanes of the Interstate highway with many of the vehicles catching on fire and burning up.
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