From the monthly archives:

March 2008

Toddler Dies in Dallas Apartment Fire

March 31, 2008

As fire ravaged her Red Bird-area apartment early Sunday, Kimberly Butler struggled through smoke and flames to save her four young children.
She got Joshua Picot, 7, and Jamerie Picot, 2, out safely and told them to wait while she went back in for the other two, Joshay Picot, 7, and Jeremiah Butler, 4.
But it wasn’t [...]

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DA’s Probe Into Fatal Boston Fire Complete

March 30, 2008

BOSTON, March 25, 2008—Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley today released the following statement upon the completion of the investigation into the Aug. 29, 2007, deaths of Firefighter Paul J. Cahill and Firefighter Warren J. Payne in West Roxbury:
“On Aug. 29, 2007, Boston Firefighters Warren J. Payne and Paul J. Cahill were killed while [...]

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Electrical Bonding of Flammable Liquid Vessels

March 30, 2008

Topic: Electrical Bonding
Learning objective: The student shall be able to explain the need and method for bonding flammable
liquid vessels.
When volatile Class I flammable liquids are poured or dispensed through air, they accumulate a static charge that—under certain conditions—can ignite the liquid with catastrophic results. This static accumulation is the result of differences [...]

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Updated Overview Released – LAFD Fatality

March 30, 2008

On Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 1:57 PM Los Angeles Firefighters were summoned to investigate a “smell of smoke” inside an office supply store at 8540 South Sepulveda Boulevard in the Westchester area of Los Angeles – not far from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
LAFD Engine 5 arrived at 2:03 pm and reported an underground [...]

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Aging Conduit Led to Fatal LA Blast

March 30, 2008

A fire in an aging high-voltage cable caused a series of blasts and led to the death of a firefighter as he investigated the explosions, city authorities said Friday. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa called it a freak accident and focused attention on the electrical infrastructure of the nation’s second-largest city. The cable was about 60 years [...]

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Lincoln Airport Fire Causes $2 Million in Damage

March 30, 2008

Four aircraft, three vehicles and various equipment were damaged today when a hangar at the Lincoln Airport caught fire, the Lincoln Fire Department reported. Numerous fire agencies responded to the 11 a.m. blaze, which caused an estimated $2 million in damage, said Fire Chief David Whitt. No injuries were reported, he said.
The chief said police [...]

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Awards For Assistance To Firefighters Grants Announced

March 30, 2008

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today the thirty-fourth round of Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 Assistance to Firefighters Grants, awarding 4 grants totaling over $950,000 to fire departments throughout the United States.
Beecher Falls Volunteer Fire Department – $152,000
Ladysmith Fire Department – $721,000
Nevins Township Fire Department – $68,875
Plymouth Township Vol.Fire [...]

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SAFER Awards For Assistance To Firefighters Grants Announced

March 30, 2008

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced on March 28th awards for the Fiscal Year 2007 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grant (SAFER) awarding 23 grants to fire departments in the United States.
Brentwood Fire District
CIty of Milton Department of Public Safety
Custer Area Vol. Fire & Rescue Inc.
Doyle Hose [...]

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Tom Clancy’s Home Damaged by Fire

March 30, 2008

A fire damaged the second-floor deck of Tom Clancy’s home on Saturday, the Maryland fire marshal’s office said. Clancy was home at the time, but was not injured in the noon blaze, fire marshal’s spokesman Joe Zurolo said. “The smoke alarms are what alerted him to the fact there was a fire,” Zurolo said.
The cause [...]

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6,000 expected to apply for 25 firefighting jobs

March 30, 2008

Thousands of people are expected to apply to become Toledo firefighters during the next few weeks as the department formally begins its search to hire a fire class for the first time in two years, Chief Mike Wolever said. For the last two months, the fire department has been aggressively recruiting via television, radio, billboards, [...]

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