-
2 months ago | 
firefighternation.com | Dan Landrigan
Andrew Harp – The Evening News and the Tribune, Jeffersonville, Ind. (TNS)Jan. 30—CLARKSVILLE — One person has died after a duplex caught fire Thursday morning in Clarksville. Clarksville Fire Department Chief Brandon Skaggs said the structure fire was called in at around 6:30 a.m. in the 700 block of W. Harrison Avenue. Skaggs said firefighters encountered heavy flames and smoke and a report of a possible rescue of someone inside the duplex.
-
2 months ago | 
jems.com | Dan Landrigan
A new life-saving device is making its way into ambulances in St. Johns, helping medics better assess heart attack victims. The new ECGs, Lifepak 35s, are being deployed on Clinton Area Ambulance Service units, allowing paramedics to better-0monitor blood levels and identify potential blockages in real time—before a patient reaches the hospital.
-
2 months ago | 
jems.com | Dan Landrigan
Disturbing footage captured in Cape Coral shows multiple drivers speeding past an ambulance attempting to navigate through an intersection. The incident occurred Thursday at the 20th Street intersection on Santa Barbara Boulevard South, WBBH reports. Witness Daniel Martin, who recorded the scene on his GoPro, was shocked as nine to ten cars ignored the ambulance’s flashing lights and sirens.
-
2 months ago | 
fireengineering.com | Dan Landrigan
Body camera footage captured Santa Fe County sheriff’s deputies rushing into a burning mobile home this week, saving a young boy trapped inside. Deputies Levi Abeyta and Rudy Vallejo responded to the fire around 6 a.m. Monday near Veterans Memorial Highway and South Meadows Road, KQRE reports. Upon arrival, they found that one boy had already escaped, but his younger brother remained inside. The deputies kicked down the front door, only to be met with intense flames and a collapsing roof.
-
2 months ago | 
firefighternation.com | Dan Landrigan
Karl Puckett – The Island Packet (Hilton Head Island, S.C.)(TNS)Jan. 29—Each month, therapy dogs — from French bulldogs to golden retrievers to labradoodles to Doberman pinschers — are let loose at Beaufort-Port Royal Fire Department fire stations to shower love on the firefighters and vice versa. The idea behind bringing the caring canines and public servants together was lowering the stress of the men and women who regularly face life-and-death situations.
-
2 months ago | 
fireengineering.com | Dan Landrigan
Six people died in a house fire in Massena on Monday. Firefighters from the Massena Volunteer Fire Department were called to the home at 6 Chase St. at about 10 p.m. and arrived to find heavy smoke and a home fully engulfed in flames, WCAX reports. Fire departments from 11 neighboring communities joined in fighting the fire, which was fanned by 40-mile-per-hour winds. Three children, Eli, Joshua, and Karmen Bowen, died in the fire along with their parents.
-
2 months ago | 
fireengineering.com | Dan Landrigan
Washington County is spending $25 million to upgrade the emergency communications system from analog to digital. The current system, in use for decades, has numerous dead spots where radio communication is impossible, CBS Pittsburgh reports. Washington County Commissioner Nick Sherman said the county is making the upgrade to improve emergency services and ensure first responders can safely communicate emergencies in all locations.
-
2 months ago | 
fireengineering.com | Dan Landrigan
Providence firefighters battled a two-alarm fire in a church Wednesday. The fire on Elmwood Avenue was first reported when the building’s fire alarm system alerted authorities, WJAR reports. According to Robert Jackson, Chief of Operations for the Providence Fire Department told the station 47 firefighters turned out to the scene and conducted a defensive attack using handlines and ladder trucks. All occupants of the church evacuated safely.
-
2 months ago | 
fireengineering.com | Dan Landrigan
Kern County Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at an abandoned warehouse in East Bakersfield Wednesday. The fire, which began just after noon near East Brage Lane and Mount Vernon Avenue, prompted road closures and disrupted traffic in the area, KBAK reports. The warehouse, reportedly filled with bales of recycled plastics, comes just months after a similar two-alarm fire occurred at a nearby warehouse lot in November.
-
2 months ago | 
fireengineering.com | Dan Landrigan
Two firefighters were injured while responding to a house fire in Bethlehem on Wednesday morning. The fire broke out on the unit block of West North Street around 8:00 a.m. When crews arrived, they were met with flames and heavy smoke pouring from the roof and upper windows of the home, 6ABC reports. Strong winds fueled the fire, causing it to damage two neighboring houses. One firefighter sustained minor burns and another was injured in a fall.
