VIDEO: he wind chill was -30 degrees Monday morning when a rental box truck crashed into the back of a tractor trailer on the Thruway in Henrietta.
The driver's life was saved, in part, because the firefighters who got there kept him warm.
They used an industrial heater to pump hot air into the cab of the truck when they were trying to pull him out. - PUB DATE: 1/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHEC News 10
Deaths of first responders to suicide, increased depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other symptoms of mental health trauma have led some fire department leaders to change the way they want to see their peers cope with the often stressful and heartbreaking job.
“Tradition is you just suck it up and go about your day, and just let it go,” Lakeland Fire Department Lt. - PUB DATE: 1/22/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Ledger
The 1997 fire at the Delaware Trust building was a wake-up call.
Firefighters were confused about who was in charge and struggled to coordinate during the high-rise blaze that injured 15 of them at what is now the Residences at Rodney Square, federal investigators said in a report two years later.
The feds recommended additional training. - PUB DATE: 1/18/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wilmington News Journal (Delaware Online)
Four McDowell County firefighters were arrested Thursday on charges of intentionally setting fires in the War area of McDowell County.
Cody Patterson, 26, James Stutson, 40, Michael Click, 28, and Brandon Short, 22, have all been charged by the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office with first-degree arson and conspiracy, according to a press release from the agency. - PUB DATE: 1/18/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Times West Virginian
Though still in critical condition, Clinton firefighter Adam Cain now is breathing on his own and “continues to slowly improve” from a Jan. 5 explosion that killed a colleague, according to an update Thursday from the city.
The 23-year-old’s ventilator was removed Wednesday, City Administrator Matt Brooke said. - PUB DATE: 1/18/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Gazette
VIDEO: Firefighters treated four patients including a sheriff's deputy at the courthouse in Santa Ana after a package was opened that made them feel ill, officials said.
A sheriff's deputy opened a package on the third floor of the courthouse and several people immediately felt ill, officials said.
An Orange County hazardous materials team and the bomb squad responded around 2:30 p. - PUB DATE: 1/18/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC7.com
In an effort to incentivize volunteer firefighters and encourage their continued life-saving efforts in Plymouth Township, the governing body unanimously approved a pay-per-call retention program.
Active volunteer members with Plymouth Fire Co. and Harmonville Fire Co. are eligible for nominal payments for service and training provided members either respond to a minimum of 15 percent of the total number of dispatched emergency calls or attend at least 50 percent of the total weekly fire company sponsored training/drill nights. - PUB DATE: 1/18/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Times Herald
The 1997 fire at the Delaware Trust building was a wake-up call.
Firefighters were confused about who was in charge and struggled to coordinate during the high-rise blaze that injured 15 of them at what is now the Residences at Rodney Square, federal investigators said in a report two years later.
The feds recommended additional training. - PUB DATE: 1/18/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wilmington News Journal (Delaware Online)
Four McDowell County firefighters were arrested Thursday on charges of intentionally setting fires in the War area of McDowell County.
Cody Patterson, 26, James Stutson, 40, Michael Click, 28, and Brandon Short, 22, have all been charged by the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office with first-degree arson and conspiracy, according to a press release from the agency. - PUB DATE: 1/18/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Times West Virginian
Though still in critical condition, Clinton firefighter Adam Cain now is breathing on his own and “continues to slowly improve” from a Jan. 5 explosion that killed a colleague, according to an update Thursday from the city.
The 23-year-old’s ventilator was removed Wednesday, City Administrator Matt Brooke said. - PUB DATE: 1/18/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Gazette
VIDEO: Firefighters treated four patients including a sheriff's deputy at the courthouse in Santa Ana after a package was opened that made them feel ill, officials said.
A sheriff's deputy opened a package on the third floor of the courthouse and several people immediately felt ill, officials said.
An Orange County hazardous materials team and the bomb squad responded around 2:30 p. - PUB DATE: 1/18/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC7.com
In an effort to incentivize volunteer firefighters and encourage their continued life-saving efforts in Plymouth Township, the governing body unanimously approved a pay-per-call retention program.
Active volunteer members with Plymouth Fire Co. and Harmonville Fire Co. are eligible for nominal payments for service and training provided members either respond to a minimum of 15 percent of the total number of dispatched emergency calls or attend at least 50 percent of the total weekly fire company sponsored training/drill nights. - PUB DATE: 1/18/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Times Herald
VIDEO: A former Oneonta firefighter who died after rescuing his fiancé and nephews from a burning apartment in December was recognized by the New York State Senate on Tuesday.
State Senator Jim Seward honored John Heller with a special New York State Senate Resolution. He was granted the state senate’s Liberty Medal, the highest honor given by the New York State Senate. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: 12 NEWS WBNG
VIDEO: Governor Charlie Baker signed Senate Bill 2633 on Wednesday to make sure first responders aren't penalized for seeking counseling after a traumatic experience.
Under the new law, crisis intervention services will be required at police and fire stations across the state.
Critical incident stress management teams will help first responders who are coping with psychological stress or trauma. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWLP.com
Three Spokane Valley Fire Fighters were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after being exposed to chemicals from bug bombs.
The firefighters were responding to a fire alarm around 1 p.m. at Central Park Condominiums near South Eastern Road and East Sixth Avenue. When firefighters arrived, they saw no fire or smoke, but saw an overturned wheelchair and crawled through a window to find if someone was in the apartment, said Greg Rodgers, spokesman for the Spokane Valley Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Spokesman Review
For the first time since the November election, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Wednesday sat down with the head of the firefighters union and said he is willing to negotiate a plan to phase in raises mandated by the voter-approved charter amendment that requires the city to pay firefighters the same as police of equal rank and seniority. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Houston Chronicle
The city of Charleston is limiting fire truck responses on non-life threatening medical calls, following in the footsteps of other local municipalities who’ve done so for several years.
Fire personnel in Charleston will now only respond to the non-life threatening 911 calls — like nausea and earaches — when Emergency Medical Service workers either request assistance or the anticipated EMS response time is longer than 10 minutes. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Post and Courier
VIDEO: A former Oneonta firefighter who died after rescuing his fiancé and nephews from a burning apartment in December was recognized by the New York State Senate on Tuesday.
State Senator Jim Seward honored John Heller with a special New York State Senate Resolution. He was granted the state senate’s Liberty Medal, the highest honor given by the New York State Senate. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: 12 NEWS WBNG
VIDEO: Governor Charlie Baker signed Senate Bill 2633 on Wednesday to make sure first responders aren't penalized for seeking counseling after a traumatic experience.
Under the new law, crisis intervention services will be required at police and fire stations across the state.
Critical incident stress management teams will help first responders who are coping with psychological stress or trauma. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WWLP.com
Three Spokane Valley Fire Fighters were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after being exposed to chemicals from bug bombs.
The firefighters were responding to a fire alarm around 1 p.m. at Central Park Condominiums near South Eastern Road and East Sixth Avenue. When firefighters arrived, they saw no fire or smoke, but saw an overturned wheelchair and crawled through a window to find if someone was in the apartment, said Greg Rodgers, spokesman for the Spokane Valley Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Spokesman Review
