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W.Va. Firefighter Dies During Water Rescue |
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Written by Edmond Hetu
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 15:22 |
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Firehouse.com Editor's Note: The USFA has just confirmed the on-duty death of Firefighter Donald Adkins. The agency wanted to give search teams ample time to attempt a rescue or recovery before releasing a public death notice.
BECKLEY, W.Va. -- Searchers concentrated Wednesday morning on the area near the Glen Morgan bridge in Beaver where Donald Adkins, 32, was swept into floodwaters early Saturday during a swift water rescue mission. Adkins was a member of the Glasgow Volunteer Fire Department.
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Firefighters held at gunpoint by patient |
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Written by Edmond Hetu
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 11:30 |
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By Ann DeMatteo
New Haven Register
Firefighters are being praised for bravery after a man who didn't want to go to the hospital pointed a loaded gun at them. They remained calm as the man held the .38- caliber revolver while they asked about his medical condition and took his blood pressure. "We're lucky to be able to tell this story today instead of a tragic story," Fire Chief David A. Berardesca said. Full story |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 February 2010 11:33 |
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Ontario Vol.FF Dies during Training |
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Written by Edmond Hetu
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 07:14 |
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An Ontario volunteer firefighter is dead after a training exercise took a deadly turn near Sarnia on Saturday. Gary Kendall, 51, of Point Edward was taking part in a water rescue drill when he got trapped under a sheet of ice. The man's fellow firefighters managed to pull Kendall to safety, and he was taken to Bluewater Health hospital where he died Sunday morning from his injuries. |
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Wear Full FF Gear at MVA! |
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Written by Edmond Hetu
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Monday, 08 February 2010 11:23 |
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Two Croft firefighters have a new appreciation for their protective gear after a pickup truck exploded on them. The fire department responded to a vehicle fire around 5:00pm Wednesday on Blanchard Road near Carolina Country Club Road. “It’s the small calls like this everyday that can really put a firefighter out for his career,“ said Croft Fire Chief Lewis Hayes. When firefighters arrived, a Ford Ranger had flames coming from the engine and cab area. The driver had already safely gotten out. As two firefighters were spraying the truck with water from a distance of about five feet, the truck exploded in a shower of white sparks and flames. Another firefighter had a camera mounted on his helmet and captured video of the explosion. Click on the video above to see it for yourself. You can see the two firefighters engulfed in the ball of showering metal. Chief Hayes says the video is an invaluable teaching tool. Click here to see some dramatic video of the explosion. “We can show other firefighters across the country that a routine call like this can turn into something that can end your career if you aren’t wearing your protective gear,“ says Hayes. He says many firefighters don’t wear their face mask and breathing apparatus when putting out vehicle fires. But his firefighters were wearing the gear, and Hayes says it saved them from serious injuries. “They no doubt would have had severe facial burns,“ says Hayes. Hayes says the explosion was caused by the magnesium that is used in the production of most of today’s vehicles. But he says magnesium explosions are rarely that large. “This was a really big one,“ says Hayes. “From now on, we will stand farther back from vehicles when putting water on them because the explosion really occurs when the water hits the burning magnesium.“ |
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N.Y. Firefighter Killed in Ambulance Crash |
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Written by Edmond Hetu
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Wednesday, 13 January 2010 12:51 |
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A Tioga Center firefighter driving an ambulance died early this morning while responding to a call, according to The Ithaca Journal.
Firefighter LeRoy Kemp was on his way to a cardiac call in Nichols when he was involved in a three-vehicle crash on Route 17C and was killed on impact.
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