Two Off-Duty Firefighters Die After Falling into Manure Tanker at NY Farm
Two off-duty firefighters were killed Thursday after falling under a fertilizer tanker at a farm near Syracuse, New York. The incident occurred at Champion Farms in Clinton, when the victims, Nathan Doody, 33, and Tyler Memory, 29, were found unconscious inside the tanker and workers called 911 for help. New York Daily News report on […]
Two off-duty volunteer NY firefighters dead after plunge into manure at upstate farm
Two off-duty volunteer firefighters died after falling into a fertilizer tank on an upstate New York ranch, one of whom tried to save the other, police said Friday. Nathan Doody, 33, of DeRuyter, and Tyler Memory, 29, of Tully, were working their day jobs when they were overcome by toxic fumes emanating from inside the […]
‘Great Outcome’: Firefighters, Cops In Virginia Rescue Children From Well
Central Virginia firefighters, assisted by police officers, rescued two minors from a well Thursday, according to a release. The two children, ages 12 and 6, fell about 35 feet into a well in the 7400 block of Studley Road. According to the statement: Hanover County Fire and Emergency Services reported that firefighters and paramedics arrived […]
Video Captures Chaos As Man Boards Moving Fire Truck, Firefighters React
A man appeared to be trying to climb onto a moving fire truck in Los Angeles, and the chaotic incident was captured on video, TMZ reported Wednesday. In a bizarre incident in South Los Angeles, a man tried to block a fire truck on its way to the scene of a car crash, causing mayhem […]
Firefighters battle Miami apartment blaze after finding person with gunshot wound inside
Miami firefighters were battling a blaze at an apartment building where a gunshot victim was found Monday morning, fire officials said. According to the Miami Fire Department, the three-alarm blaze broke out at the Temple Court Apartments in downtown Miami and began in a common area on the roof, quickly spreading before multiple firefighters battled […]
California firefighters battling Corral Fire now face triple-digit heat
TRACY, Calif. – California firefighters will be braving frigid conditions this week as they continue to work to contain the Corral Fire outside Tracy, which grew to more than 14,000 acres over the weekend. According to officials with the Santa Clara Division of Cal Fire (SCU), the Corral Fire began Saturday afternoon near the Lawrence […]
Firefighters make progress against California’s largest wildfire of the year
California’s largest wildfire so far this year was widely engulfed Monday after charring swathes of hilly grassland between San Francisco Bay and the Central Valley. The Corral Fire, which burned more than 22 square miles over the weekend, is 75% contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. One home was destroyed […]
FDNY teams up with experts to offer free skin cancer screenings for firefighters
New York’s Bravest are engaged in one of their most personal battles yet. The FDNY will be teaming up with the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) and the Firefighter Cancer Support Network on Saturday to offer free skin cancer screenings to smoke-eating firefighters at the Randall’s Island Fire Academy. Firefighters face the harsh reality that […]
FDNY firefighters who nearly died responding to NYC house fire released from hospital
An FDNY firefighter who nearly died fighting a house fire in the Bronx was released from the hospital Sunday to thunderous applause from first responders. Kevin Paulicelli, a father of two, was discharged from Jacobi Medical Center on his own, just two days after he went into respiratory arrest and was rushed to a Bronx […]
Video Shows Firefighters Rescuing Woman Who Crashed Into Pond
Body camera footage shows firefighters in Orange County, Florida, rescuing a woman whose car crashed into a pond next to the fire station on April 10. The Orange County Fire and Rescue Department (OCFR) announced on Facebook that a vehicle was seen running off the road at Station 42 and into a reservoir near the […]