• Granite City Firefighters Rescue Kids From Carnival Ride
    by FireFightingNews.com (Belleville News-Democrat) - 6 Jul 2008 at 10:39am
    Granite City firefighters rescued six children from a Fourth of July carnival Crazy Bus ride that was stalled in the air. The Granite City Fire Department was called at about ?

     
  • 6 Die As Medical Helicopters Collide Over Arizona
    by FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) - 30 Jun 2008 at 10:21am
    Two medical helicopters collided Sunday about a half-mile from a northern Arizona hospital, killing six people and critically injuring a nurse, a federal official said. Two ?

     
  • 3 Hurt, 1 Critically, In AZ Medical Chopper Crash
    by FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) - 28 Jun 2008 at 9:27am
    A medical helicopter crashed early Friday in northern Arizona as it was landing to pick up a patient, hurting three crew members aboard, one critically, officials said. The pilot, ?

     
  • Firefighters Rescue Bride's Engagement Ring
    by FireFightingNews.com (Aimee Dolloff) - 27 Jun 2008 at 9:17am
    Firefighters typically save people from burning buildings or respond to car accidents. It's not often - if ever - that they're called in to rescue a diamond ring - but last ?

     
  • Okaloosa Island Fire Department Will Use Jellyfish Squish To Treat Jellyfish ...
    by FireFightingNews.com (PRNewswire) - 25 Jun 2008 at 1:38pm
    Captain Kevin Carvalho of the Okaloosa Island Fire Department has treated hundreds of jellyfish stings as Medical Division Officer, but he has never seen a treatment that provided ?

     
  • Hackensack Firefighters Warn Against Outsourcing Plan
    by FireFightingNews.com (Matthew Van Dusen) - 24 Jun 2008 at 9:12am
    City firefighters gathered Friday at Pathmark on Route 17 to rally community support for eight EMTs whose jobs will soon be outsourced. They found an ally in shopper Teresa ?

     
  • Drug-Stealing Former Paramedic Gets Legal Breaks Most Junkies Don't
    by FireFightingNews.com (John L. Smith) - 24 Jun 2008 at 9:08am
    Having blown more opportunities than most drug addicts receive in their tragic lifetimes, Sam Bond caught one last break in District Court. He avoided spending a long stretch in ?

     
  • EMS On 2 Wheels Gets Speedy Care To Victims
    by FireFightingNews.com (The Columbus Dispatch) - 23 Jun 2008 at 8:59am
    Jim Fish carefully weaves his large hands through the straps of Natalie Ratliff's blue bike helmet. He snaps the straps together and checks the space under. Satisfied the fit is ?

     
  • Woman In Critical Condition After Car Collides With Ambulance
    by FireFightingNews.com (Orlando Sentinel) - 21 Jun 2008 at 10:09am
    A 60-year-old woman remains in critical condition after her car collided with an ambulance this morning in west Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Alice ?

     
  • Collapse At Houston Construction Site Kills 1
    by FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) - 20 Jun 2008 at 11:55am
    Several walls collapsed at a dormitory under construction at Rice University on Thursday, killing one worker and injuring seven others, fire officials said. The walls collapsed on ?

     
  • Delayed Ambulance Never Reached Wounded Baby Girl
    by FireFightingNews.com (Jessica Van Sack) - 20 Jun 2008 at 10:57am
    An ambulance did not arrive until more than 12 minutes after Boston EMS was notified of an emergency at a Mattapan apartment where a baby was shot Monday night - double the ?

     
  • Fatal Vehicle Accident In Colleton County
    by FireFightingNews.com (Fire Chief Barry McRoy) - 19 Jun 2008 at 11:27am
    Colleton County (SC) Fire-Rescue responded to a two car fatal MVC in the 700 block of Chestnut Road north of Walterboro at 15:10 Sunday 15-June. Apparently an eastbound Pontiac ?

     
  • SC Firefighters Respond To A Fatal Accident
    by FireFightingNews.com (Fire Chief Barry McRoy) - 19 Jun 2008 at 11:19am
    Colleton County (SC) Fire-Rescue responded to a two vehicle fatal MVC at the intersection of Bells Hwy (SC Hwy. 64) and Hilton Hall Road west of Walterboro at 1138 Thursday ?

     
  • NJ Firefighters Respond To An Overturned Vehicle
    by FireFightingNews.com (Adam Baliczek) - 18 Jun 2008 at 9:53am
    Firefighters from Gloucester County, New Jersey responded to a vehicle accident around Mantua Blvd. and Wenonah Avenue on June 17th. The call came in as a overturned auto with ?

     
  • Dad Arrested, Accused Of Pointing Gun At Tampa Paramedics
    by FireFightingNews.com (Tampa Tribune) - 18 Jun 2008 at 8:21am
    Kelverick Lewis thought his infant son needed to go to the hospital, and he got enraged after Tampa Fire Rescue arrived on scene Wednesday night and said the child was fine, Tampa ?