Chief
dies in station accident Brown
County Medical Examiner Al Klimek says Pulaski Tri-County Fire Chief Frank
Wichlacz has been killed in an accident at the fire station.
Home
gutted, tangled hose A
fire hose set up to battle a blaze that gutted a double-block home on Holland
Street got tangled in the rear wheels of an aerial ladder truck early Tuesday
morning, a city official said.
Court
overturns layoffs The
Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed two lower court decisions
involving firefighter layoffs in Detroit and Pontiac, setting aside injunctions
that judges in Wayne and Oakland county circuit courts had issued to block
layoffs in 2005 and 2006.
Fire
merger moves ahead Talks
have progressed at such a fast pace that a merger between the Union Township
and Birdsboro fire companies, which was expected to take anywhere from
nine months to two years to complete, might be done by Labor Day.
Kids
with matches starts fire Photo
courtesy of NBC 4
Two
boys playing with matches started a three-alarm fire that caused $1 million
in damage to seven homes in D.C.
Man
dies, two saved from Brooklyn fire A
Brooklyn man rescued two neighbors from a burning building -- but says
he'll always be plagued by thoughts of the man he couldn't save.
Fire
in historic neighborhood Fire
caused extensive damage to a home in the historic Monte Vista neighborhood
north of downtown early Wednesday.
Fire
station nears occupancy Volunteers
creating Richmond County Volunteer Fire Department Company 3 learned at
their meeting Monday night that their longtime efforts to bring a fire
station to their rural community are within sight of paying off.
Rookie
firefighter, 2 cops gunned down The
roof collapses on a house as it burns to the ground after police surrounded
the house where a gunman was believed to be barricaded Monday, July 21,
2008, in Maplewood, Mo.
Fire
hits manufacturing firm in TX Frisco
Fire Department contained one of the three worst manufacturing fires in
the city’s history at Hutson Industries on Sunday amid 100-plus degree
temperatures that pushed several firefighters to the brink of heat exhaustion.
Dozens
sickened in Newark Thirty-one
people were hospitalized after suffering reactions to an unknown allergen
in two Newark apartment buildings, authorities said.
'Disabled'
bodybuilding firefighter no-show for work A
Boston firefighter caught competing in a body building competition while
out of work on disability leave was supposed to report back to duty Monday,
but he was a no-show.
State
certification leaves Somerset without life support Members
of the Lower Somerset County Ambulance and Rescue Squad hope to get paid
paramedics on board soon after changes in state certification has left
the group without advanced life support coverage.
Ex-Pennsylvania
fire official is Brooklyn Park's new fire chief Brooklyn
Park fire chief was appointed Monday night at the City Council meeting.
Union
Pacific settles US Forest-fire
case for $102 million (UNP)
will pay $102 million to settle a government lawsuit seeking damages for
the railroad's alleged role in a Northern California forest fire.
Charleston
AC asked to step down Charleston
Fire Assistant Chief Larry Garvin confirmed to Live 5 News that he has
been asked to step down.
Fire
in oldest NO church A
fire broke out at one of the city’s most historic churches Tuesday afternoon
knocking out power to the church building but leaving the physical plant
basically intact.
One
dead in silo mishap Authorities
say a man has died after he was buried in soybeans at the Ag Processing
Inc. plant near Salix in northwest Iowa.
Over
100 apply for Charleston FD
Chief slot The
recruiting firm the city hired to conduct the national search has
collected more than 100 resumes from candidates around the country hoping
to succeed former fire chief Rusty Thomas..
Task
Force 1, Inc.
is seeking
host
locations for training
for the
remainder of
'08 and
early 2009!
Bring the nation's
best instructors
to your
fire station!
Request
info NOW! Email us at: Training@TaskForce1.net or call
570-499-5895
Task
Force 1, Inc. Tour
'08-09 Newark
DE ~ Old Forge PA ~ Silt
CO ~ Bullhead City AZ~ - Niles MI - Augusta
ME - Dalton PA~ Norwich CT ~ Auburn
NY~Chinchilla PA ~ Clarks
Summit PA ~ Lower Swatara PA - Dumfries VA ~Goose Creek SC ~ Benwood
WV - Shippensburg PA South
Manheim, PA - Pittsburgh PA ~ Syracuse
NY - Delaware County, PA ~ Jefferson
Twp, PA
