Category: Fire Department

2 Chiefs, of Police and Fire Dept, Lived Parallel Lives—Retire on Same Day After 43 Years

The chiefs of police and fire department in Hanover, Massachusetts, have lived practically parallel lives. After 43 years serving the same community, both are retiring simultaneously as 2021 winds to a close. The two men, Walter L. Sweeney of Hanover Police Department and Fire Chief Jeff Blanchard, born just four days apart, were friends in…


Fort Lauderdale Firefighters See Family Has No Crib for Infant—So They Drop Off Brand New One

A Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue crew is offering up some good news—after responding to a home and potentially saving a young life. Fire Rescue Crew R246 went to a home in Broward County to offer medical assistance to an infant in need. After providing care, the officers saw a potential hazard that could threaten the child’s…


Four Firefighters Were Injured Battling Large Warehouse Fire in Carson

Four firefighters were injured from a massive 3-alarm fire on Sept. 30 at an industrial complex in Carson, California. According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LAFD), the fire started at around 2 p.m. on Thursday, and approximately 200 firefighters were assigned to the site, with 12 additional fire engines and 5 paramedic squads on…


Four Firefighters Injured Battling Large Warehouse Fire in Carson

Four firefighters were injured from a massive 3-alarm fire on Sept. 30 at an industrial complex in Carson, California. According to the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LAFD), the fire started at around 2 p.m. on Thursday, and approximately 200 firefighters were assigned to the site, with 12 additional fire engines and 5 paramedic squads on…


San Diego Commemorates the Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

Around 1000 spectators gathered at the USS Midway Museum in downtown San Diego on Saturday to honor lives lost in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Many people from the west coast attended the memorial ceremony to read the names of their deceased loved ones. Don Forsyth, retired battalion chief of the Orange County…


Georgia Man Catches 6 People Jumping Out of Burning 3-Story Apartment Building

A Georgia man is being hailed as a hero after breaking the fall of at least six people who were jumping from the top floor of a burning apartment complex, catching them with his bare arms. Among those he rescued were a newborn baby and a pregnant woman. William Cox had just dropped off his…