A 6-year veteran firefighter in New York and a civilian were killed on April 24 in a Brooklyn house fire after the building’s ceiling partially collapsed, authorities said. Timothy Klein, 31, responded within minutes to smoke reports at 108-26 Avenue N in Canarsie that quickly escalated to a three-alarm fire, the New York City Fire Department (FDNY)…
NYC Firefighter, Civilian Killed After Ceiling Partially Collapses in House Fire
Fatal Fires in St. Louis, Baltimore Expose Vacant Home Risks
ST. LOUIS—Thick smoke billowed from the vacant, crumbling St. Louis house, but Benjamin Polson knew homeless people might be inside taking refuge from the January chill. So the 33-year-old firefighter went in. It cost him his life. Eleven days later, three Baltimore firefighters died when an abandoned row home collapsed. The same vacant house was…
Volunteers to the Rescue
Ray Preziosi is a cinematographer in the motion picture industry. But when a house is on fire in his town of Rosendale, New York, he exchanges his light meter for a firehose. Preziosi is a volunteer firefighter. Bill Malone is an administrator and adjunct science and math professor at St. John’s University in Queens, New…
LA Firefighters Union Sues City Over Vaccine Mandate
November 10, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles city firefighters’ union is suing over the conditions of a mandate requiring its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local 112 brought the complaint Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction. The city adopted an ordinance in August…
Firefighter Adopts Cat Rescued from Burning Shelter: ‘I Signed Papers Right Then and There’
A story of love has risen from the ashes of a devastating fire at a Florida animal shelter. One of the firefighters who responded to the emergency went home with more than his call of duty served: he adopted one of the survivors. The Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando’s Conroy Road shelter premises went up…
Man Convicted For Running Down Firefighter in Mission Viejo
SANTA ANA, Calif.—A former addiction care center employee who was driving under the influence of various drugs when he struck a Costa Mesa firefighter bicycling on a Mission Viejo sidewalk was convicted today of second-degree murder. Stephen Taylor Scarpa, 28, is facing 15 years to life in prison at his sentencing, which is scheduled for…
Senator Allocates $15 Million to Orange County Fire Authority
The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) was presented with a $15 million check Aug. 27 by California Sen. Dave Min to fund the second phase of ALERTWildfire, a wildfire prevention program. ALERTWildfire is a system of currently 850 remote cameras that tilt, pan, and zoom, as well as other tools that provide firefighters with early…
Firefighter Spots American Flag About to Burn During Fierce Auto Shop Blaze—Saves Stars and Stripes
While putting out a blaze that devastated an automotive shop in Georgia early July, a firefighter rescued an American flag from burning. A bystander captured footage of firefighter Kyle Hartsook, who took action on seeing the flames drawing near the flag after consuming most of KO Automotive in Bartow County. “It was just a normal day…
‘The Fire’s Gotten So Huge’: BC Residents Voice Frustration With Wildfire Response
As wildfires continue to rage across B.C., some residents whose livelihoods are imperilled by the fires say there’s much to be desired in how authorities are tackling the emergency. Premier John Horgan called a state of emergency on July 21. Firefighters have been working to stop more than 250 out-of-control wildfires burning across the Interior,…
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