Updated 09/25/2024
Total: 2866
On pace for 3904
Calls/day: 10.7
Overlapping Calls: 271=10.6%
FIRE 672 EMS 2194
Mutual Aid Given: 57
Mutual Aid Received: 66
2023 Run Total: 3720
2022 Run Total: 3636
2021 Run Total: 3558
2020 Run Total: 3097
Baltimore County firefighters faced fire on two floors and the steeple of the Pikesville church [...]
FEMA confirmed that some work was put on hold as authorities investigated the threats [...]
Investigators are unable to determine the cause of the 2023 fire that killed two Baltimore firefighters and considered the fire to be an accident [...]
Firefighters assigned to Station 11 have responded to 599 overdoses compared to 36 structure fires through August of this year [...]
Frederick County officials believe their fire department will be the first on the East Coast to have a Pierce Volterra fire engine [...]
An Oregon fire district that experienced a YCMTSU problem resulting in two federal lawsuits in 2023, is back in the Fire Law news with the filing a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit by two former captains. The captains claim they were forced to resign after reporting what they considered to be violations of the law by the fire chief brought in to right the ship. [...]
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for October 14, 2024, Brad and Curt discuss the settlement of a lawsuit arising out of an assault in California; a ruling that upheld a public utility decision citing a utility for not responding in a timely manner to a fire department request to terminate power at a [...]
A California firefighter who claimed he was assaulted by a fire captain and a firefighter at an off-duty fire department event has agreed to settle his suit for $965k. Michael Botill filed suit last year naming the Central Fire District of Santa Cruz County, Captain Dan Jordan and firefighter Forrest Gleitsman as defendants. [...]
A Connecticut court has rejected the appeal of an electric utility following an investigation into its slow response an emergency request by a local fire department. Connecticut Light & Power Co., d/b/a Eversource Energy sought to appeal a decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority that found its response to a January 17, 2023 incident to be too slow. [...]
The City of Durham has entered into a consent decree with the US DOJ in response to claims that the hiring process used by the Durham Fire Department unintentionally created a disparate impact on African Americans. The consent decree resolves allegations that the city “disproportionately excluded African-American applicants from employment" as firefighters. [...]
A fire broke out on a boat at Silver Lake Marina in Grapevine on Sunday, damaging or destroying at least nine other boats and leaving one person injured, fire officials say. Fire investigators said a boat caught fire at about 1:15 p.m. when someone tried to start an engine. Officials are investigating the cause of the fire and said it's possible the fire was sparked by an electrical short or a fuel leak. - PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KXAS-TV NBC 5 Fort Worth [...]
VIDEO: As flood waters swept through Cocke County and its surrounding areas, first responders worked to rescue those in need of help. At the Parrottsville Fire Department, they were working to make it to a home when flood waters became so high that they caused their truck to stop working. “We heard trees breaking behind us, we didn’t know what was going on. - PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WVLT-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 8 Knoxville [...]
VIDEO: Firefighters across Minnesota continue to seek help for post-traumatic stress in record-setting numbers. George Esbensen, president of the Minnesota Firefighters Initiative (or MnFire), told us the number of firefighters across Minnesota who’ve sought help for post-traumatic stress and other medical issues continues to grow, with 1,400 seeking assistance in 2023 and so far through August of this year, more than 900 have asked for help. - PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSTP-TV ABC 5 Saint Paul [...]
VIDEO: It's been 20 years since Smokey Bear struck a 670-foot radio tower west of Balloon Fiesta Park on Oct. 10, 2004. The hot air balloon became entangled in the 50,000-watt tower with two children and their pilot inside. Retired Los Ranchos Fire Department Lt. Dan Barela recalls the horrors of the incident when he and a PNM worker rescued all three inside. - PUB DATE: 10/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOAT-TV ABC 7 Albuquerque [...]
VIDEO: Emergency personnel responded to the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine near Cripple Creek to reports of multiple people trapped underground after an elevator malfunctioned on Thursday afternoon. On Friday, officials identified the person who died in the incident as Patrick Weier, 46, a local father and a tour guide at the mine. - PUB DATE: 10/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KKTV CBS 11 Colorado Springs [...]
Madison Station 3 was constructed and finished in November of 2013. Once completed in November, the 21,000-square-foot station hosts four garage bays, two fire squads, 2 fire engines, and support vehicles for the [...]
Upcoming Meetings at St. 3
October 16, 2024 7 PM
November 20, 2024 7 PM
December 18, 2024 7 PM