When firefighters approached the two-story brick warehouse early Monday morning, they did not know the building's elevator shaft was an unprotected abyss, part of ongoing construction at the site. The owners of the structure at 9213 S. Baltimore Ave. did not have proper permits for the work, the city's building department says, and a complete removal of the building's elevator was underway without authorization. - PUB DATE: 12/15/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: chicago tribune
The deadline to apply for the IAFC’s Fire Service Executive Development Institute (FSEDI) has been extended to January 8, 2016.
Developed by the IAFC and funded by Motorola Solutions Foundation, FSEDI provides new and aspiring fire chiefs with the tools they need to have a successful and productive tenure. - PUB DATE: 12/15/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs
A New Haven firefighter was arrested Monday, accused of stealing approximately $125,000 from a 95-year-old city woman, according to police.
Kenneth Burgos, 41, was charged with first-degree larceny and tampering with a witness, according to police spokesman Officer David Hartman.
An investigation into the alleged theft began in September, when the victim notified police that several thousand dollars was missing from her bank accounts, Hartman said. - PUB DATE: 12/15/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: new haven register
PHOTO - Firefighters told children not to expect a visit from Santa this year after pretending their fire truck had run over and killed him.
Daily Mail reported that the Saltash (England) Fire Station posted an image of Santa on the front of their fire truck on their Twitter page. In the photo, Santa is seen hanging above the engine’s bumper as if he has just been smashed. - PUB DATE: 12/15/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: firerescue1
A Chicago firefighter died early Monday morning, after falling through an elevator shaft while battling a warehouse fire in the South Chicago neighborhood.
Crews were called to the scene in the 9200 block of South Baltimore Avenue for a fire in a vacant warehouse around 2:40 a.m., according to Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago. - PUB DATE: 12/14/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: cbs chicago
A community is mourning the loss of firefighter that died in the line of duty on Friday.
56-year-old Larry Millard of the Endeavor Fire Department was responding to a crash on Interstate 39 just after 4:00 p.m. on Friday. A driver did not see the firetruck and swerved to avoid it, and struck Millard. - PUB DATE: 12/14/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Five firefighters were taken to the hospital after their fire truck caught fire in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania Saturday night.
Members of the Gladwyne Fire Company were heading back from a non-fire call shortly before 7:30 p.m. on the 600 block of Spring Mill Road when their fire truck's engine suddenly caught fire. - PUB DATE: 12/14/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCAU-TV NBC 10 Philadelphia
New York’s Bravest can take the heat, but some can’t stand the noise.
Nearly 1,500 FDNY firefighters and retirees joined with other smoke-eaters to file a mass lawsuit claiming years of exposure to loud sirens are making them deaf. The 4,000 plaintiffs contend Illinois-based siren manufacturer Federal Signal Corp. - PUB DATE: 12/14/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: new york post
Crews battled a two-alarm fire Friday afternoon in a three-unit residence in south Minneapolis. Firefighters were called to a residence on the 2000 block of 5th Avenue South near Franklin Avenue at about 1 p.m. Crews arrived and rescued three people from the inside the building. They then concentrated on the second and third floors of the building, which is where the fire is believed to have originated. - PUB DATE: 12/14/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCCO-TV CBS 4
Four people are dead after a medical evacuation helicopter based out of Visalia crashed east of McFarland Thursday night, said Dan Lynch, EMS director for Fresno County.
The SkyLife medevac helicopter was transporting a patient in critical condition from Porterville to San Joaquin Community Hospital in Bakersfield when it crashed near Highway 65 and Sherwood Avenue, said Lynch, who oversees emergency medical services in Fresno, Madera, Kings and Tulare counties. - PUB DATE: 12/11/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: sacramento bee
As the water raining down from the overhead sprinklers pooled in rivers of blood and the smell of gunpowder hung in the air Wednesday, Ryan Starling remembered his training. He got out his white tape.
More than two dozen victims lay on the floor at the Inland Regional Center, the 33-year-old medic recalled Tuesday. - PUB DATE: 12/11/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: los angeles times
James V. Maguire, a paramedic with the Hillsborough Rescue Squad, died in the line of duty on Monday. Maguire had responded to a call near his home on Sunday afternoon and performed CPR for an extended period of time. Less than 20 hours later, he apparently suffered a heart attack, the squad announced. - PUB DATE: 12/11/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com
Finally, some good news for 9/11 survivors.
House Speaker Paul Ryan told members of his conference Thursday morning that Congress will reauthorize the Zadroga Act in a comprehensive spending bill that will come up for a vote next week.
"Speaker Ryan told me this morning that the Zadroga Act, which funds health screenings and treatments for 9/11 first responders, is in the large spending bill that will pass next week," Rep. - PUB DATE: 12/11/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: new york daily news
Ten weeks after the Spearfish Volunteer Fire Department members voted to resign en masse, the city and Lawrence County are poised to create a city department that will blend a paid fire chief and administrative staff with volunteer firefighters.
Citing exhaustion, the rigors of fundraising and an inability to attract new volunteer leadership, a majority of the 134-year-old Spearfish Volunteer Fire Department, one of the oldest in western South Dakota, voted to disband, effective Jan. - PUB DATE: 12/11/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: rapid city journal
Fire Chief Allyn Wright said what he’ll miss most is being looked up to as a leader when he retires from his position on January 4.
A native son of New Haven, Wright has been chief for a year and eight months, entering his tenure with goals of fixing a department from the ground up.
“Like flipping a house,” he said. - PUB DATE: 12/10/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: new haven register
The Rhode Island Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the Elorza administration’s request to suspend an upcoming arbitration hearing with the city’s firefighters while the justices take up a larger legal dispute between the two parties.
The one-page written decision means the city and the firefighters can proceed with a Dec. - PUB DATE: 12/10/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WPRI-TV Providence 12
Last year the New York City Fire Department responded to nearly 62,000 fire incidents, or roughly 160 every day. That's a lot. But it actually reflects a step drop in firefighting over the previous 16 years—a 49 percent drop in fire incidents since 1998. Over the same period, the number of medical emergencies that FDNY handled jumped by a third. - PUB DATE: 12/10/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: citylimits.org
Thirty-two recruits became Knoxville firefighters Wednesday night at a special graduation ceremony. One member of that class has some special experience on the job.
Jeff Kindrick was injured in the 2007 McClung Warehouse fire. He was looking for a few of his fellow firefighters who were in the building when he had to jump from the third floor. - PUB DATE: 12/10/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WATE 6 Knoxville
The city of San Antonio has lost the first round of its legal battles against the police and fire labor unions Monday when visiting Judge Martha Tanner rejected its arguments that a portion of its contracts with the unions are unconstitutional.
In separate lawsuits, the city had argued that the so-called “evergreen clause” violated the Texas Constitution. - PUB DATE: 12/10/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: mysanantonio.com
A lawsuit filed on behalf of 34 New Jersey firefighters alleging they suffered permanent hearing injuries because of the noise emitted by sirens on fire vehicles has been moved from state Superior Court to federal court in Newark.
The active and inactive firefighters named in the lawsuit include employees from departments in Ridgewood, West New York, Cranford, Kearny, Union Township, Bayonne, Linden and Elizabeth. - PUB DATE: 12/9/2015 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: North Jersey.com (Bergen County Record & Herald News)
