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3-Alarm Fire Destroys South Pasadena Building

April 15, 2009

A three-alarm blaze has broken out at a commercial structure in South Pasadena, sending plumes of smoke across parts of the San Gabriel Valley. A Verdugo Fire dispatcher says the fire at the South Pasadena City Yards maintenance facility started shortly before 8:45 p.m. Wednesday. TV images show firefighters were snuffing out the fire about [...]

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Another use for Firefighter Safety Vests

April 11, 2009

On November 21, 2008, the FHWA issued a last minute interim final rule revising the Worker Visibility Rule (23CFR 634) to create an appropriate exemption for the firefighting community. This Interim Final Rule allows firefighters or other emergency responders working within the right-of-way of a Federal-aid highway and engaged in emergency operations that directly expose [...]

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SAN BERNARDINO CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT MOURNS THE LOSS OF FIRE CAPTAIN

March 3, 2009

It is with great sadness that the San Bernardino Fire Department announces the passing of Fire Captain Creighton (Creig) Nece. Creig was a 19 year veteran of the fire department and died during the morning hours on 3/2/09 while in the hospital recovering from back injuries sustained in an off-road vehicle accident last week. Creig [...]

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Does Fire Crew Size Really Matter?

February 11, 2009

A study to reinforce the argument for more staffing is being conducted by the Montgomery and Fairfax County firefighters in Maryland. The two Fire Departments are part of a study to determine if crew size really does make a difference when it comes to saving lives and property.

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Rialto Firefighters Discover Body in House Fire

February 11, 2009

Fifteen Rialto and Colton firefighters came to the home in the 100 block of North Pine Avenue at 3:45 a.m. and spotted fire coming through the roof. A man was found dead inside. The fire was extinguished in 20 minutes. The 1,200-square-foot home received about $150,000 damage.

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Sacramento rejects further reduction in fire engines

February 11, 2009

The city of Sacramento will not be shelving any more fire engines – for now. The City Council voted Tuesday not to expand its program of removing fire engines from service as it grapples with historic budget shortfalls. Since July, the Sacramento Fire Department has covered the city with just 22 of its 23 fire [...]

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Australia’s WildFires Cause more than 170 Deaths

February 10, 2009

It seems as though we have “firestorms” every year in California now, but fortunately we have not had a death toll like this. Associated Press

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Alameda Fire Department Brownouts Begin

February 6, 2009

ALAMEDA, Calif. (KCBS) – Rotating firehouse “brownouts” were scheduled to begin Monday in Alameda. That could mean a delayed response by emergency officials, to incidents in the community. Normally, the Alameda Fire Department staffs 5 engines, 2 trucks, and 3 ambulances every day. The staffing level stood at 27. Beginning this week, those figures will [...]

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Dramatic Pictures of the FDNY at a fire in Queens

January 31, 2009

Five members of a Queens family were fighting for their lives Tuesday night after a fast-moving fire ripped through their home. Veronica Montero’s panicked screams – choked by gasps for air – begged an FDNY dispatcher for help as she tried to save her two little boys.

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There’s a nationwide crisis in emergency medical response…

January 23, 2009

The dispatcher had said, “21-year-old male, trouble breathing.” But when paramedics Russ Bryant and Mike Haley arrive on the scene in North Philadelphia a few minutes later, the man is breathing just fine. “What’s going on?” Bryant asks him gently. “I tried to eat a whole stick of butter,” he says. “On a bet. For [...]

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