Local Firehouse News
| 12 teens injured in deck collapse in Buckley WA
Fire Ryan found this article on seattlepi.com A deck collapse in Buckley sent nine teenagers to Pierce County hospitals, but no one was seriously hurt. Assistant Chief Jake Doty of the Pierce County Fire Department says 12 members of a youth group were posing for photos at a building when the deck collapsed just before 8 a.m.… Read More | Posted: May 4th, 2008 |
Firehouse preservation in Peekskill causing controversy
Fire Ryan found this article on LoHud.com Just about everyone in Peekskill wants the old Centennial Firehouse saved from the wrecking ball. But where to put the old building after it is taken out of the way of a highway-widening project is dividing city leaders, preservationists and the former mayor. A concept to move the building temporarily… Read More | Posted: May 4th, 2008 |
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3 Tornadoes Rip Through Virginia
BVFD270 found this article on Fire House By SONJA BARISIC Associated Press Writer AP Photo/Steve Helber A resident stands amidst wreckage caused by tornadoes in Suffolk, Va., April 29. AP Photo/Steve Helber Rescue personnel look over damage to a shopping center caused by tornadoes in downtown Suffolk, Va., April 29. SUFFOLK, Va. -- Weary residents and business… Read More | Posted: April 30th, 2008 |
Up coming fire and ema training
Fireman975 found this article on http://www.gema.state.ga.us/ohsgemaweb.nsf Rescue Specialist-14 hours Paulding County in Dallas April 19-20, 2008 770 505-3865 Troup County in LaGrange April 24-25, 2008 706 883-1717 Rescue Specialist Recertification-7 hours Effingham County in Guyton April 19, 2008 912 754-8888 Crash Victim Extrication-16 hours Madison County in Danielsville April 18-19, 2008 706 540-3580 Taylor County in… Read More | Posted: April 23rd, 2008 |
City, firefighters reach tentative deal on contract
Fire Ryan found this article on newsminer.com Fairbanks city officials have struck a tentative deal with a firefighters' union for a new contract. The deal, if approved by union members and the Fairbanks City Council, would use a financial settlement to extinguish a legal fight between the union and City Hall. The Fairbanks Fire Fighters Association is… Read More | Posted: April 22nd, 2008 |
Utica Fire Fighters Save Brinkerhoff Avenue Home From Going Up In Flames
Fire Woman found this article on www.wktv.com Utica firefighters saved a home on Brinkerhoff Avenue from completely going up in flames. The fire broke out Saturday night in a storage shed attached to the house. The blaze began moving from the shed to the rear wall of the house but crews worked quickly to bring it Read More | Posted: April 22nd, 2008 |
Fire fighters benefit concert changes performers
Fire Woman found this article on Burlington Free Press The Professional Fire Fighters of Vermont Benefit Concert scheduled for May 17 will no longer be featuring Pam Tillis. Tillis, who had to cancel for medical reasons, will be replaced with Aaron Tippin. Tippin is known for honky tonk songs of "Working Man's PH.D," and "There Ain't Nothin' Wrong With… Read More | Posted: April 22nd, 2008 |
Historic church burns
Fire Woman found this article on ENQUIRER.COM CLIFTON HEIGHTS - Part of this neighborhood's history went up in flames and collapsed Friday night as residents watched in horror. The spires atop the twin steeples at Old St. George Church crashed to the ground as a three-alarm fire burned through them at the historic structure on Calhoun Street.… Read More | Posted: April 12th, 2008 |
Attorney says fire was a tragic accident
Fire Woman found this article on communitypress.com As investigations continue into the fire that killed two Colerain Township firefighters April 4, the attorney for the couple that owns and lived in the house says they are devastated by the tragedy but are not responsible for the fire. R. Scott Croswell III, attorney for Matt and Sharyn Cones,… Read More | Posted: April 12th, 2008 |
Fire damages fire department's building
Fire Woman found this article on capitalnews9.com COLONIE, N.Y. -- It is quite an ironic story. A fire set behind the Midway Fire Department. Now the department is asking the public to help find who is responsible. They are offering a $1,000 reward to anyone who may have information that will lead to a conviction. They think… Read More | Posted: April 10th, 2008 |
Lightning strike possible cause of house fire
Fire Ryan found this article on EdmondSun.com Brought in with the afternoon rain storm, a lightning strike possibly was the cause of a house fire Wednesday. The Edmond Fire Department responded to a structure fire shortly after 1 p.m. in the 2000 block of Woodcrest Lane. No one was in the home at the time of the… Read More | Posted: April 9th, 2008 |
Accident caused Tualatin house fire
Fire Ryan found this article on oregonlive.com Investigators have determined that the fire that destroyed a 107-year-old house on Friday was accidental. Karen Eubanks, spokeswoman for Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, said the fire, which leveled a home at 6625 S.W. Robbins Road, was not intentionally set. The determination effectively ends Tualatin Valley's investigation into the cause.… Read More | Posted: April 9th, 2008 |
Red Hook firefighters' logo too hot to handle
Fire Ryan found this article on nydailynews.com These Hookers are all washed up. Nearly three years after an FDNY ban on risque nicknames, a Red Hook, Brooklyn, firehouse emblazoned with the logo Happy Hookers has been scrubbed clean. The whitewashing of the Lorraine St. firehouse irked some neighbors who hoped to keep the painted logo on the… Read More | Posted: April 8th, 2008 |
Beefed-up fire protection in White Co.
Fire Woman found this article on AccessNorthGa.com CLEVELAND - Good news for the people in Sautee: the next time there's a fire in that part of White County, the fire department will have a ready supply of water. The county has purchased a new 3,000-gallon tanker. The 2008 Peterbilt Model 340 cost $143,850 and was placed into… Read More | Posted: April 8th, 2008 |
Fire department urges plans be made for new substation
Fire Ryan found this article on dailygazette.com BALLSTON & MALTA - The Round Lake Fire Departments volunteers are asking officials to begin planning for a new substation in the town of Ballston. They also said having more money from the towns of Malta and Ballston would allow members to spend less volunteer time on fundraising, and help… Read More | Posted: April 8th, 2008 |
Fire department honors residents, staff as heroes
LFH Member #100235 found this article on rgj.com Montoya, 40, received the Citizen Service Medal from the Sparks Fire Department during the department's 13th annual Commendation Award Ceremony. It's the highest civilian award the fire department presents, and Montoya earned it when he rescued a neighbor from her smoke-filled apartment in June. "This was a true life-and-death emergency… Read More | Posted: April 8th, 2008 |
Two firefighters hurt in northeast Dallas apartment fire
Fire Ryan found this article on A wind-driven fire damaged 11 units Monday morning at the Knob Oaks condominiums in the 9100 block of Forest Lane in Lake Highlands. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries, including burns and dehydration. Read More | Posted: March 31st, 2008 |
City firefighters respond to asphalt tank explosion
Fire Ryan found this article on Crews are keeping an asphalt tank cool after it ruptured today in South Baltimore, a Baltimore Fire Department spokesman said. Fire spokesman Kevin Cartwright said fire officials received reports about 4:15 p.m. of an explosion near the 20 foot by 60 foot tank in the 6000 block of Pennington Ave. Read More | Posted: March 31st, 2008 |
