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EMT LODD, FF’s Inj’d: Seattle Explosion, FD Medics Attacked (The Secret List)

 NORTH CAROLINA EMT DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY The Secret List www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com We regret to pass on that Gates County Rescue and EMSmembers are mourning the loss of one of their own. GCREMS...

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DETROIT FIRE DEPARTMENT EMT’S ATTACKED-AGAIN

 A Detroit emergency medical technician was attacked on a runlast night. The EMT was in stable condition at St. John Hospital after theattack with a department radio. Two EMTs were responding to a...

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NORTH CAROLINA EMT DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY

 We regret to pass on that Gates County Rescue and EMSmembers are mourning the loss of one of their own. GCREMS staff member,Steven Toppin, 53, died in the line of duty yesterday.  EMT Toppin and his...

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FDNY & KY Cancer Loss, Firefighter Highway Death R’mbrd (The Secret List)

 FDNY & KY Cancer Loss, Firefighter Highway DeathR’mbrd (The Secret List)   Hey, 9/11 Cancer continues to kill Firefighters, Police Officers,EMS and other operational personnel. It is with regret...

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FIRE APPARATUS CRASH IN WASHINGTON DC-FIREFIGHTERS & CIVILIANS INJURED

Seven people were hurt in a crash between a D.C. firetruckand a MetroAccess van in Northeast D.C. this morning. It happened around 0940at 11th Street and Maryland Avenue NE. D.C. Fire Engine 10 was...

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Woman charged with assaulting paramedic – Missouri

By Regina Wynn Mozino regina@ozarkcountytimes.com A West Plains woman, Sheeana D. Collins, 33, is charged with third-degree assault of emergency personnel after knocking an Ozark County Ambulance...

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Detroit EMT injured in attack

Candice Williams and Mark Hicks, The Detroit News  

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NC man charged with felony DUI in Florence ambulance crash – South Carolina

FLORENCE, S.C. — A North Carolina man has been charged with felony DUI following a head-on crash that sent him and two Florence County EMS medics to a Florence area hospital and shut down the Martin...

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Detroit EMT injured in attack

Candice Williams and Mark Hicks, The Detroit News A Detroit emergency medical technician was attacked on a run Tuesday evening, city officials said. The worker was in stable condition at St. John...

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Man driving company truck charged with DUI after crash involving ambulance –...

By Kelly Matter FLORENCE, SC (WMBF) – Florence Officials confirm an ambulance and pick-up truck were involved in a crash Wednesday morning on Church Street at 5:02 a.m. Three people were sent to the...

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LODD: EMT collapses, dies while caring for a patient – North Carolina

GATESVILLE, N.C. — EMT Steven Toppin became ill and died during 911 call Tuesday. Gates County Rescue & EMS announced the death of Toppin, 53, on the department’s Facebook page.   Toppin and his...

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Dispatch Delay Alleged

When your loved one needs an ambulance, 17 minutes is an excruciatingly long time to wait. Knowing that an ambulance was possibly 4 minutes away has to be heartbreaking. “For 14 minutes the heart...

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Ambulance Crashes Into Fullerton Building; 2 Hurt – California

Two people were hurt Thursday when an ambulance crashed into a building in Fullerton, authorities said. The crash was reported around 1:20 p.m. at a storage facility located along the 1400 block of...

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Ambulance, car hit buildings in separate Fullerton incidents – California

An ambulance crashed into a storage building wall in Fullerton Thursday afternoon, police said. It was not carrying a patient at the time, and two employees had minor injuries. The crash was reported...

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‘Someone could have been killed’: Tire flies into Cetronia Ambulance in...

By Frank Warner ALLENTOWN — A tire, believed to have been intentionally rolled down an Allentown hill, smashed into the windshield of a passing Cetronia Ambulance on Thursday afternoon on Martin Luther...

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Get Ready for Wildfire Season with Free Scenario-Based Interactive Training!

Losses due to wildfires are getting worse, and the challenges for fire services tackling the wildfires are increasing dramatically each year. With the funding from Assistance to Firefighters Grant...

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FDSOA FIREFIGHTER SAFETY CULTURE FREE PROGRAM – FOCUS

FDSOA and the Center for Firefighter Injury Research & Safety Trends (FIRST) at Drexel University have partnered to help you FOCUS on your safety culture. The Fire Service Organizational Culture of...

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ONLINE COURSE: INTRODUCTION TO HEAT TRANSFER AND FIRE MEASUREMENTS

UL FSRI is pleased release a new on-line training course as part of the National Institute of Justice project “Full-Scale Experiments to Study the Impact of Ventilation on Fire Patterns.” Divided into...

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There Can Be Survivable Spaces on Arrival

UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute – UL FSRI Advisory Board Member, Milwaukee Fire Department Battalion Chief Erich Roden discusses how there can be survivable spaces upon arrival at a...

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REMEMBERING PHILLIPS AND MATTHEWS – THE CHERRY ROAD FIRE – WASHINGTON DC!...

Many firefighters have been injured or have died while trying to extinguish a basement fire or a fire on a level below them. Below grade fires can present different challenges based on the potential...

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