Fire news

... a freak accident sent an osceola county firefighter to the hospital thursday afternoon. the firefighter was doing a demonstration in front of a group of 30 kids at the osceola county sheriff's adventure camp near st. cloud at the time ...    (Source: WFTV-TV ABC 9 Orlando (FL) N/A )

... area emergency responders are mourning the loss of one of their own today. trout run volunteer fire co. firefighter richard l. springman, 20, of cogan station, was on his way to a fatal two-vehicle collision on route 15 wednesday afternoon when he lost control of his pickup truck and crashed ...    (Source: Williamsport Sun-Gazette (PA) 26800 )

... earlier this year the albuquerque fire department required all of its uniformed officers to take a dwi course. twenty-four sessions were offered to try to capture almost 700 employees. while it was certainly a proactive move, there's no question it was also reactive. because like every other segment of the new mexico population, afd has members who make the bad decision to drink and drive. eight since january '09....    (Source: Fire Engineering (NAT) 53100 )

... barnes said he wants to have a training planning session on aug. 28 to establish uniform training goals that reflect the recommendations in the internal and external reports of a feb. 5 fire on spotswood furnace road, in which local resident sandy hill died. the two reports were strongly critical of how the volunteers responded to that fire, which is the impetus behind these changes ...    (Source: Fredericksburg.com )

... when asked directly by city leaders if vallejo would remain safe after a fourth fire engine company is closed monday morning, interim fire chief doug robertson replied simply "no. (but) we're going to try to make it as safe as we can," robertson told the council tuesday night ...    (Source: Oakland Tribune & Inside Bay Area (CA) 66800 )

... photo: six kirwin firefighters were injured -- two critically -- when a semitrailer with an acetylene gas welding cylinder and flammable liquids inside caught fire, then erupted in at least one large explosion tuesday evening ...    (Source: Salina Journal (KS) 28000 )

... photo: these futuristic helmets are the latest line of defence for firefighters in lancashire. the headgear, featuring integral goggles and a reflective face shield, is being piloted in haslingden before being introduced across the fire service. ...    (Source: Fire Rescue (NAT) N/A )

... eleven city firefighters have filed a new lawsuit over two 2003 promotional examinations that were at the center of a landmark 2009 u.s. supreme court case. . unlike their predecessors who successfully challenged the city for throwing out the exam results in 2004, the newest plaintiff firefighters take issue with the city's actions in 2009 when, under court order, it adopted the promotional lists and made promotions ...    (Source: New Haven Register (CT) 89600)

... it was a night of unwanted sexual taunting and touching in the place where she volunteers. the station 1 firehouse with the spotsylvania fire and rescue department. "if you don't get hold of it and follow it up with criminal charges and prosecution it's just going to run rampant," says lt. col. michael timm ...    (Source: Washington DC - WUSA (DC) N/A )

... is mayor nutter "playing russian roulette" with the city's cops and firefighters by cutting their overtime? depends on whom you ask. pose the question to police and fire union officials, and you'll get an emphatic "yes!" ...    (Source: Philly.com (PA) N/A )

... raw video because of the volatile chemicals and material inside the building, firefighters had a difficult time getting control of the fire. there were a number of violent explosions that were caught on tape ...    (Source: KABC-TV ABC 7 Los Angeles (CA) N/A )

... collective bargaining for all of the nation's public safety workers is a step closer to becoming law. the measure -- that's been in the works for about 16 years -- has been included in the house supplemental appropriations bill. ...    (Source: Firehouse Magazine (NAT) 81500 )

... radio communication released today by the sacramento fire department reveals how a routine call escalated for firefighters when an oak park house exploded july 5 ... related: sacramento firefighters release dispatch tapes from house explosion                firefighters lacked protective gear in explosion    (Source: Sacramento Bee (CA) 214219 )

... two former orange county firefighters fought to get their jobs back tuesday, but lost the battle. they were accused of making sexually explicit crank phone calls to their boss while she worked at a fire station ...    (Source: WFTV-TV ABC 9 Orlando (FL) N/A )

... the northwest fire department is the first nationwide department to have every firefighter sign the national seat belt pledge. the pledge honors texas firefighter brian hutton, killed on duty, not wearing his seat belt. ...    (Source: KVOA-TV NBC 4 Tucson (AZ) N/A )

... acting fire chief brian murphy worries more and more about the consequences of showing up late to a burning building " an increasingly common occurrence given the closure of half of the city's six fire stations in the past year related: neighboring towns to pick up slack for lawrence firefighter layoffs     (Source: Lawrence Eagle Tribune (MA) 48000 )

... rod mack was 13 years old when he escaped a cincinnati apartment fire amid the screams of his sisters and the sound of his best friend collapsing to the floor. he alone survived the fire, which was started by a man to cover up the theft of a television, a vcr, a telephone and a radio ...    (Source: WLWT-TV NBC 5 Cincinnati (OH) N/A )

... the fire department may be something like an apprenticeship program in which prospective firefighters are able to get training while earning minimum wage. conrad has advised the city council that prospective firefighters may spend two or three years in this kind of system while they learn the necessary skills ...    (Source: San Bernardino County Sun (CA) 68600 )

... photos: the u.s. forest service wallowa mountain visitor center, perched atop a hill northeast of the hells canyon scenic byway at the entrance of enterprise, was completely consumed during the mid-afternoon fire. inspectors from the state fire marshal's office will conduct an investigation later today ... related: no cause yet for mysterious fire that destroys well-known visitor center    (Source: La Grande Observer (OR) 6000 )

... most americans take it for granted that when we punch the clock and leave work, our time is our own to do with as we choose. more than 800,000 men and women in this country choose to dedicate a significant portion of their free time to serving their communities as volunteer firefighters. these individuals train on nights and weekends and are "on call" to respond to emergencies when they aren't at their full-time jobs ...    (Source: Fire Engineering (NAT) 53100 )