Blogs
Chief Robert Wysong - Clinton-Warren Joint Fire and Rescue District - LODD
Chief Robert Wysong Clinton-Warren Joint Fire and Rescue District Clarksville, Ohio On Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023, Chief Robert Wysong responded to a brush fire. After the call, he returned home. Later in...
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Lieutenant Charles - Gallant Rye Fire Rescue - LODD
Lieutenant Charles "Chuck" Gallant Rye Fire Rescue Rye, New Hampshire On Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, Lieutenant Charles “Chuck” Gallant worked an overtime shift at the station where he parti...
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EMT STRUCK & KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY BY IMPAIRED DRIVER
We regret to pass on that a 30-year-old Emergency Medical Technician was struck and killed in the Line of Duty Saturday - at the scene of a traffic crash in Mobile, Alabama. Her crew just had happene...
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Boston FF's Confront Gunfire
Earlier today, Boston FD (Local 718) Firefighters were involved in a critical incident while responding to a confirmed building fire at an apartment complex in Boston. During the course of that fire,...
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CRITICAL From IAFF & UL: Fire Response to Residential Battery Energy Storage System Runs
As the installation of residential energy storage systems (ESS) increases, the frequency of fire incidents involving these products will increase. To date, at least 60 residential ESS fire events hav...
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Houston Fire Department Announces Free Medical Physicals & Cancer Screenings to HFD Firefighters
HOUSTON - The Houston Fire Department (HFD) began offering National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1582 compliant health and cancer screenings in October 2023 free of charge, to all uniformed mem...
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N.H. FIREFIGHTER DIES FOLLOWING SHIFT
We regret to pass on that Lt. Charles "Chuck" Gallant, a 20-year-veteran of Rye Fire Rescue in New Hampshire (near Portsmouth) died yesterday following an overtime shift. Lt. Gallant was pr...
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FLA. FIREFIGHTER SERIOUSLY BURNED
A Marion County Fire Captain was injured while fighting a structure fire on Wednesday (yesterday) afternoon. Companies responded to Southeast 20th Place in Silver Springs for a fire in a mobile home...
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Captain Adam Wayne Hart - Hurlburt Field, Fire & Emergency Services - LODD
Captain Adam Wayne Hart Hurlburt Field, Fire & Emergency Services Hurlburt Field, FL On Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, during his 48-hour shift, Captain Adam Wayne Hart was found unresponsive on the flo...
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Firefighter Regina Huffman - Coon Creek Fire & Rescue - LODD
Firefighter Regina Huffman Coon Creek Fire & Rescue Wooten, Kentucky On Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, firefighters responded to an ATV accident with two people seriously injured. Helicopters were summ...
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