Fatal Incident
Tarkington Captain Doc Sikes knew he was going to be the only volunteer available to respond due to work schedules
The lawsuit claims Clifton firefighters allegedly “did not enter the home for an extended period of time”
Fire on the top floor of the six-story Manhattan apartment building claimed a bedridden wife and her caretaker husband
Although 15 people were rescued, there are still 17 missing passengers; pilot called mayday shortly after takeoff
Capt. Darren LeBeau: “It looked like the infant had been involved in a mixed martial arts fight.”
Dispatcher was on her way home from her shift when her SUV was struck by the wrong way driver
Thomas Mahaffey joined the department in 1976 and had held the rank of captain for more than 10 years
The lawsuit alleges the EMT driving the ambulance was negligent when he struck Manuel’s car while transporting a patient in critical condition
Two firefighters, who were in the truck when it was hit, were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries
Rescue crews ran two lines of rope across the lagoon to free the pair trapped in the car; they used sleds to move the two to ambulances
Fire officials said crews were taking down the old bridge when something went “terribly wrong”
They were charged $25,000 for improper training and equipment after a firefighter was killed and three others hurt
Erik Steciak had just been promoted to captain and first joined the volunteer ranks at the age of 14; he was remembered as someone who helped and protected people
Police said firefighter Linda Cohens was found lying face down, unresponsive on the sidewalk; she suffered a head injury
The public’s general lack of understanding and ownership of fire safety is evident; the solutions are not
Firefighter Furman “Mitch” Hanna was not wearing a helmet and sustained fatal injuries
She was going to have the brakes on her car looked at when she lost control on a curve and slammed head on into a tree
He attacked the blaze so responders could extricate a man, who later died, from a burning car after a collision
Space heaters and fireplaces are pegged as the leading cause in the fire deaths
Both vehicles overturned and caught fire; two other passengers survived
Responders have been complaining for weeks that new dispatch technology isn’t working; this incident is one example of that
Two firefighter/EMTs in the ambulance were reported to be visibly shaken but not injured
“You answer the bell and when you get there, you find it’s your own flesh and blood. Believe me, there’s nothing worse,” one firefighter said
Fire officials believe the fire is electrical in nature because of the thick smoke it gave off, but the cause and ignition point remain undetermined
Gus Losleben was driving a fire truck to a house fire when he collided head-on with the log truck
The driver can be seen in the video escaping the massive blaze by crawling out his windshield; one man was killed in the crash
The 2003 fire in West Warwick from rock band pyrotechnics killed 100, injured 200
Firefighters evacuated nearly 40 residents from the neighborhood as a nearby home exploded, killing an 86-year-old woman inside
The copter was in flames with two people trapped when firefighters arrived; they extricated one and tried to resuscitate him but was later pronounced dead
Firefighters were the first to show up on scene to help those injured in the crash
The off-duty firefighter saw a man lying in the road; when he went to check on him, they got into a struggle and he stole the firefighter’s car
Fire authorities said the boy had a history of fire setting; there were no working smoke detectors
Larry “Gomer” Heczko was a 23-year veteran; his colleagues responded to the incident and tried to save him
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