Posts Categorized: History
Morning Lineup – January 13
Friday the 13th - Be Careful
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The Janus 4000 – Another Tunnel Firetruck
The Mont Blanc Tunnel is about 7.2 miles in length and some 28 feet wide, two lanes.
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Morning Lineup – November 18
One Whopper of an Auto Fire Recalled
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Arsonist Sentenced Ten Years Later
THE PRIMARY CULPRIT IN ONE OF Toronto, Ontario's most famous arsons was finally sentenced late last month to serve 12 years in prison for manslaughter and conspiracy to commit arson.
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Shipwrecked Silver Hoard Due to Surface
WHAT MIGHT BE THE LARGEST-EVER PRECIOUS METAL retrieval from a shipwreck is set to take place in the North Atlantic next Spring.
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Don’t Forget These Major Players From 9/11
WITH ALL THE IMMEDIATE FRENZY TAKING PLACE ON MANHATTAN Island during the WTC attacks on 9/11, people were confused and thinking of only one thing - evacuate.
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What San Francisco “Hoseman Number 2″ taught Bob Lutz
The lieutenants and captains in the squadron were shocked: the Marine Corps was giving us an uneducated, elderly fireman as a leader.
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Morning Lineup – July 7
July 6, 1944 - "The Day the Clowns Cried"
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Is This North America’s Oldest Fire Service?
The Kingston, New York, Fire Department is celebrating its 350th year of service this year that dates back to 1661,
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Morning Lineup- May 6
Today marks the 67th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
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More Castle Training
The simulation was a fire in the "Sala dei Putti" resulting in evacuation of all visitors present, the rescue of a person and the safe removal of some works of art.
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Knoxville Fire Captain Survived Armageddon Also
KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE, FIRE CAPTAIN Dean Fontaine lives in one of the country's most unusual homes, an Armageddon-proof structure,
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The Croatian Fire Service – Then and Now Part 2
Part Two – Croatian Fire Service – Now.
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The Croatian Fire Service – Then and Now
An Overview of the History and Advancement of the Croation Fire Service.
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Remembering 41 EMS responders who died at WTC, including a hero from Prince William County, Virginia
Remembering the on-duty, off-duty and volunteer ems responders who perished at WTC.
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Fire Museum Theft Lookout
A matching pair of ornate hand lanterns were recently stolen from their storage box at the Fire Museum in Manchester, Conncecticut.
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Where Was That Wreck?
Now we know ....
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General Washington’s Fire Engine
Oral history says that he was a supporting member of the Friendship Fire Company, one of the earliest fire companies in Alexandria.
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Happy Birthday, George!
George Washington at 179 Years in 179 Words
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Looking Back
One fire captain was killed, a deputy chief was injured critically, and eight other persons, both firemen and civilians, were hurt in a spectacular traffic pile-up....
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February 16 – A Day in Dispatching History
WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT 43 YEARS AGO, an Alabama town would be on the cutting edge of American emergency services?
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Sons of Fallen FF’s Graduate From Fire Academy
THE WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Fire Department graduated a class of 39 recruits Friday and promoted them to the rank of firefighter. Their class will be remembered for two things.
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Remember Highway Safety Films?
Waiting for a student and exploring ancient highway safety films
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Is The “Kennedy Ambulance” a Fake?
Some dogged researchers at the Professional Car Society (whatever that is) have been probing and researching the paper trail of the ambulance and they are now saying that they think the ambulance is a fake.
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Morning Lineup – January 18
Now that smartphones double as wallets and bank accounts -- allowing users to manage their finances, transfer money, make payments, deposit checks and swipe their phones as credit cards -- they are very lucrative scores for thieves.
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