National Fire Rescue News

Prince George Firefighter Severely Burned in Morning Fire

April 8, 2009

A Prince George’s County firefighter sustained critical burns early this morning during a fire inside a Kettering home, department officials said. The cause of the 2 a.m. fire at the house in the unit block of Herrington Drive appears to be suspicious, the fire department said in a statement on the incident. Firefighters had entered [...]

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Connecticut Dispute Ends with Handcuffed Firefighter

April 3, 2009

NEW HAVEN — Fire Department Lt. Filipe Cordero started out to help a woman apparently overdosing on drugs, but instead ended up in handcuffs in the back seat of a police car. Details of what happened Wednesday might be in dispute, but the end result is not, and Thursday the chiefs from the Police and [...]

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Wildfires burn about 34 homes in South Texas

April 3, 2009

DALLAS – Blustery weather that rolled across Texas on Thursday apparently downed power lines, sparking a fire that destroyed about 34 homes in a small town near Lake Corpus Christi, authorities said. One volunteer firefighter was burned and two other people suffered minor injuries in the afternoon fire that burned 175 acres in Lagarto in [...]

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Houston Fire trucks slam together at intersection

March 30, 2009

Fire officials on Monday were trying to determine who had the green light in a spectacular Montrose collision between ladder and pumper units that injured 11 people, one of them critically. Both trucks were en route to what turned out to be a false alarm in the 2100 block of San Felipe when they collided [...]

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Alabama Firefighter struck by vehicle on scene and dies

March 28, 2009

Age: 55 Cause of Death: Struck By Rank: Fire Chief Nature of Death: Trauma Classification: Volunteer Emergency Duty: Yes Incident Date: 03/27/2009 Duty Type: On-Scene Non-Fire Incident Time: 06:30 Activity Type: Incident Command Death Date: 03/27/2009 Fixed Prop. Use: Street/Road Fire Dept. Info: Double Springs Fire Department PO Box 279, 21 Main ST USNG: 16S [...]

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Oklahoma firefighters mourn Chief caught in elevator fire

March 24, 2009

HYDRO — Fire, heavy smoke and poor ventilation inside a grain elevator were too much for firefighters who lost their chief and suffered smoke inhalation injuries today in Hydro. Hydro Fire Chief Nolan Schmidt died and four firefighters including two of Schmidt’s brothers were injured, authorities said. The injured men were identified as Hydro Assistant [...]

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Odessa Fire & Rescue Protection District Firefighter dies in the line of duty

March 16, 2009

Vorwark, William Roger Age: 49 Cause of Death: Stress/Overexertion Rank: Lieutenant Nature of Death: Heart Attack Classification: Career Emergency Duty: Yes Incident Date: 03/14/2009 Duty Type: On-Scene Fire Incident Time: 13:27 Activity Type: Advance Hose Lines/Fire Attack (includes Wildland) Death Date: 03/14/2009 Fixed Prop. Use: Outdoor Property Fire Dept. Info: Odessa Fire & Rescue Protection [...]

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Oklahoma City firefighter dies after battling three-alarm apartment fire

March 5, 2009

An Oklahoma City firefighter collapsed and later died after battling a blaze Wednesday, officials said. Cpl. Christopher Allen Dill, 43, collapsed after fighting a three-alarm fire at the Penn Grand Apartments, 3726 S Pennsylvania Ave., said Linda Rains, Oklahoma City Fire Department spokeswoman. He was taken by ambulance to Integris Southwest Medical Center, where he [...]

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Fire at Detroit firehouse blamed on Bible reader

March 4, 2009

DETROIT (AP) — Authorities say a fire that damaged a Detroit firehouse was started by a towel that a firefighter used to shade a lamp while he was reading the Bible. The Ladder 14 company crew returned from fighting a blaze early Tuesday and found their firehouse in flames. The Detroit Free Press and The [...]

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Kansas City Fire Engine Kills Child that Darted into Street

March 2, 2009

A 7-year-old boy, halfway home from first grade, reportedly darted into a street in front of an oncoming fire truck Monday afternoon. He didn’t make it across. The Kansas City pumper truck — only three blocks from its station as it headed to an injury traffic accident — struck and killed Obarimomoya Nkani in the [...]

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