At approximately 1530, on January 15, 2010, tanker 5120 was responding to a structure fire when the driver lost control of the apparatus in a curve on Highways 130 and 83. Two occupants were pinned in and later airlifted from the scene to a trauma center. Specific injuries are unknown at this time.
The structure fire [...]
RENO, Nev. — Shortly before 2300 hours on December 7, 2009, Reno firefighters responded to a residential structure fire at 1635 Ghettis Way. The man that lives at the residence stated that he was inspecting an old World War II flare which ignited the home and caused heavy damage. The man that lived there, his wife [...]
We have just started to use the Cleveland Roll on our trucks. This method has yet to fail and I believe every fire department should at least try it on one truck. I am sure that all of your trucks will change to this load once you use it a few times.
The number one complaint that a firefighter has about his gear are to make the gloves better. Most gloves are decent at keeping the heat off of you, but trying to actually do work in these gloves is not an easy task. NCSU has received a grant from FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) for researchers [...]
OLD FORT — A firefighter suffered serious injuries when he was struck by a vehicle while helping victims of a tractor-trailer crash that blocked interstate traffic for three hours.
Kirk Lunsford, a Crooked Creek firefighter, sustained injuries to his legs and head. His condition was not immediately available late Friday.
A tractor-trailer driven by Thomas Eugene Mills [...]
This recall involves Homelite and Husky brand generators sold exclusively at Home Depot stores and Black Max brand generators sold exclusively at Sam’s Club stores. Affected generators include Homelite models HG3500, HG3510, HG5700 and HG5700R, Husky models HU3650, HUCA5700 and HUCA7000 and Black Max models BM10700A, BM10700B, BM10711A, BM10700DG, BM10700R, BM10700BR & BM10722G. Generators included [...]
October 4th-10th is Fire Prevention Week for 2009. North Carolina has over 6,000 reported fires each year and less than 1 out of 4 families actually have a plan in place in the event of a fire. Over 90% of these fires can be prevented and deaths or injuries minimized by using fire prevention activites.
Fire Prevention Week [...]
