At least 12 people are dead and dozens injured after a massive fire rapidly tore through a 24-story apartment building in west London in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.
All 24 floors of Grenfell Tower in North Kensington were swiftly engulfed, trapping residents in their homes and reportedly forcing some to jump to escape the flames. - PUB DATE: 6/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN
At least six people are dead and dozens injured after a massive fire rapidly tore through a 24-story apartment building in west London in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.
All 24 floors of Grenfell Tower in North Kensington were swiftly engulfed, trapping residents in their homes and reportedly forcing some to jump to escape the flames. - PUB DATE: 6/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNN
PHOTO - A photo of two Amarillo Fire Department firefighters consoling young children after a wreck caught the eye of thousands, but the men captured in the photo say this is a routine part of their jobs.
The wreck that Sam Berry, left, and Jared Davis responded to happened earlier this month on NE 24th & Grand St. - PUB DATE: 6/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFDA-TV Newschannel 10
It's been a dozen years since the notorious "dozing dispatcher" episode in Peabody.
John Brophy, a firefighter working on the department's 911 dispatch desk, had fallen asleep, missing a call about a six-month-old baby who had stopped breathing. For that, he was fired.
The following year, an arbitrator ordered that Brophy's punishment be reduced to a 30-day suspension, a ruling that was ultimately upheld by the state Appeals Court. - PUB DATE: 6/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Salem News
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) today announced the participants accepted into the inaugural year of the IAFC Diversity Executive Leadership Program (iDELP).
iDELP is a new program developed by the IAFC to bring together a group of current and future leaders to foster a diverse and inclusive leadership and workforce. - PUB DATE: 6/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs
The rain started in Utica just as the speeches began during a rally Tuesday for city fire Chief Russell Brooks. Earlier, a natural gas leak shut down one of the roads leading to the rally on Leland Avenue. Former city Mayor Timothy Julian was unperturbed. “The rain can’t stop us. A gas leak can’t stop us. - PUB DATE: 6/14/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Utica Observer-Dispatch
The unofficial results of the IAFC election have been returned and show that Chief Dan Eggleston, Albemarle County Department of Fire Rescue (Va.), has received the majority of the IAFC members’ votes and will become the IAFC's second vice president in July at Fire-Rescue International (FRI) in Charlotte, North Carolina. - PUB DATE: 6/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: International Association of Fire Chiefs
A volunteer firefighter suffered facial burns when a propane tank explosion engulfed him in flames last week.
Limestone police Chief Stacey Mahan posted the dramatic video of the explosion, which was captured on his body camera, Sunday on social media. Firefighters went to a property on Main Street on Thursday afternoon, where a fire had broken out in a wooded area near propane tank Firefighter Scott Patten was trying to keep the blaze under control when one of the tanks exploded, sending flames shooting toward him. - PUB DATE: 6/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bangor Daily News
A woman has settled a lawsuit with the City of Palo Alto for $250,000 in a lawsuit she filed in December 2015 after receiving significant injuries caused by a motorcycle crash with a city fire truck, according to court documents supplied by the city City Attorney's office. The city does not admit any wrongdoing, according to the settlement. - PUB DATE: 6/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Palo Alto Weekly
A contract between Medina and Medina Township to dissolve the township's fire department is expected to be approved this week, leaving township firefighters and residents confused.
Township officials cite cost savings but firefighters say there has been little information and the merger is not necessary. - PUB DATE: 6/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Cleveland Plain Dealer & Cleveland.com
Clarkston City Councilor Belinda Campbell was visibly upset Monday when city officials were not allowed to talk openly with the Clarkston Fire Department about the future.
The Public Safety Committee and several firefighters had finally gathered around the same table, but several minutes prior to the special meeting, city attorney Todd Richardson advised the council to say absolutely nothing. - PUB DATE: 6/13/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse
State overseers have informed the city’s Fire Department it will start its new 56-hour workweek schedule Sunday.
Bill DiLorenzo, president of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 198, said the union was notified of the change late Friday afternoon. The department had worked 42 hours in a week. - PUB DATE: 6/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Press of Atlantic CIty
A firefighter died after collapsing at a blaze in south suburban Harvey on Saturday afternoon.
Around 1:30 p.m., the Harvey Fire Department responded to a report of multiple mobile homes on fire near W. 150th St. and Rockwell Ave., according to Harvey police spokesman Sean Howard.
The Harvey Fire Department then called for backup from the neighboring Dolton Fire Department, Howard said. - PUB DATE: 6/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBCChicago.com
Miami-Dade’s requirement that David Beckham hire only county police and paramedics for his planned Miami soccer stadium drew more heat on Friday — including an indirect swipe from the county’s own fire chief.
David Downey, head of Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue, signed a letter from a countywide chiefs association opposing any efforts by the county to “dictate” how rescue services are delivered within municipal jurisdictions. - PUB DATE: 6/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Miami Herald
The Avon Volunteer Fire Department helped a bride and groom make it to their wedding reception on Saturday after their trolley’s engine caught fire.
Shortly after Maria Leonardi and Justin Stone exchanged vows at the West Avon Congregational Church, the wedding party’s trolley bus caught on fire. The fire was extinguished by the bus driver who used an extinguisher from the bus. - PUB DATE: 6/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: wtnh.com
Pasco County Fire Rescue is temporarily closing Fire Station 39 due to a bat colony taking up residence in the building.
The fire chief tells ABC Action News, bats have been living on their property for years, but recently have become brazen and now pose a serious health risk to firefighters.
According to the chief, they've spotted bats flying in living quarters, including bunk rooms, bathrooms and the weight room. - PUB DATE: 6/12/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ABC Action News
The U.S. Fire Administration confirmed that the April death of North Courtland Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief Eddie Harris was a line-of-duty death.
Harris, 47, reported that he was feeling ill while he took part in live fire training on April 20, according to a release from the USFA.
In April, Mayor Riely Evans told the Decatur Daily that Harris suffered an apparent heart attack and was transported to Helen Keller Hospital where he died April 21. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse.com
Perspectives on the state of the Meadville Central Fire Department are opposed along predictable party lines as Meadville enters the sixth month since City Council voted to cut departmental staffing levels.
City Manager Andy Walker acknowledged the opposing views as he explained the city’s position on the changes. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Meadville Tribune
It served for decades, a firefighting powerhouse that lent equipment to local towns and training to area departments. But then times for the Meadowood County Area Fire Department changed, and fortunes slipped.
On Wednesday, a small group of general members and board members voted to bring the 64-year-old department to an end, a long-anticipated move following years of financial losses. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Keene Sentinel
An off-duty firefighter happened to be driving through a Sandy neighborhood Tuesday when several shots were fired. Salt Lake City Fire Captain Tony Allred recounted the moments he sprang into action.
He was driving his 8-year-old daughter to gymnastics when traffic got backed up on Alta Canyon Drive. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fox13.com
