You'd think at this point we wouldn't be surprised when a politician goes completely off the rails. Then comes this story out of Onslow, Iowa about its mayor, who up and fired his entire nine-person volunteer fire department. Even with Onslow Mayor Curtis Thornhill's "effective in 30 days" caveat, I'm baffled by the sheer irresponsibility of such a move. According to its own ... Or...
IAFF Local 2068 Begins Election for Representation
MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release IAFF Local 2068 Begins Election for Representation, Marking the First Time in over Four Decades that Fairfax County Public Employees will have the Right to Collectively Negotiate a Contract 10/10/2022 - 5 PM - F...
Winston-Salem Journal DANBURY, N.C. — The assistant chief of the Danbury Volunteer Fire Department is in intensive care at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after being mauled by two Labrador retrievers, officials said Thursday. Bobby Jones was attacked about 8 p.m. Wednesday while hunting off Hall Road. He was bitten more than 40 times, WGHP/FOX 8, the newsgathering partner of the Journal,...
JEROME, Mo. — A firefighter died in a single-vehicle crash early Thursday morning. KY3 reported that firefighter Clarence Huffman, 42, with Rolla Fire and Rescue, died after his 2004 Chevrolet pickup traveled off the left side of a highway, overcorrected and ran off the road. The pickup rolled several times down an embankment and firefighter Huffman was ejected from the car, according to the...
RICHMOND, Va. — A firefighter was charged for breaking and entering and vadalism charges police said were committed on Sept. 11. WTVR reported that Ashley Berry broke into a home during the afternoon last week and vandalized property. Berry, who is a firefighter assigned to Station 14 on the Northside, was also charged with breaking and entering, according to the report. The department said ...
The Associated Press TOWSON, Md. — Baltimore County Police have charged a retired firefighter with sexual offenses against a minor. Sixty-four-year-old Gregory Hudnet turned himself in to police Wednesday night. He is charged with sexual abuse of a minor, third-degree sex offense, and sexual abuse of a minor — continuing course of conduct. He was released on bond. Officers say last mon...
NBC Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Lisa Forrest may be small in stature, but over the course of her nine year career in the Philadelphia Fire Department, she has had some pretty big accomplishments; the most recent of which, made history. "I worked really hard for it, but you just never know until you know," Forrest said. "So when I found out I was very excited, and yes, just ... Original ...
KHOU.com HOUSTON, Texas — A former Houston Fire Department captain got one last chance to strap on a helmet and climb on board a fire truck on Thursday. Rufus Smith was a captain with the HFD 41 years ago. Smith has been a mentor to local firefighters since retiring. Recently, Smith was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, but still dreamed of one last shift at Houston Fire Station 7, his old fir...
The Associated Press VICTORVILLE, Calif. — Two San Bernardino County firefighters have been burned while taking on a house fire. Department spokesman Eric Sherwin tells the Victorville Daily Press that during an aggressive attack on the fire inside the 3,000-square-foot house, the firefighters both suffered thermal burns. Both left the house under their own power. One had first- and second-d...
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A union leader for a civilian Navy fire department that responded to the Washington Navy Yard shooting says faulty radios hindered emergency communications among some of the responders. Greg Russell, the union president, said Friday that the radio malfunctions were described to him by multiple firefighters who responded to Monday's massacre. He says that...
The building is a total loss as are at least six trucks inside, including pumpers and tankers and other emergency vehicles Original link
When a runaway train slammed into the small Quebec town of Lac-Megantic in July, incinerating the city’s core and killing 47 people, it may have marked the end of the line for the perilous, profit-maximizing model of railroading that has enthralled corporate and government officials across North America and the globe. The principal proponent of this laissez-faire template for railroading—raising i...
It was the lowest year on record for heart-attack deaths and no firefighters died from becoming lost in a structure Original link Original author: Calams<br>FireRescue1
The Virginian-Pilot SOUTHHAMPTON COUNTY, Va. — Two railroad employees were injured this morning in a train derailment along General Thomas Highway that included a diesel fuel spill and fire. The derailment, which left one of two CSX locomotives on its side, led to a fire when a fuel tank was punctured, said Maj. Gene Drewery of the Southampton County Sheriff's Office. One of the two inju...