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Sat. Jun 5th 2010 HFD Participates in Annual NWBMA Field Day Competition  Today a team of HFD
members traveled to the
campus of Ramapo College
to participate in the
annual Northwest Bergen
Mutual Aid...Read more » |
Sun. Apr 11th 2010 FDNY Lt. Mike Ciampo Presents Training Program  Members of HFD welcomed
FDNY Lieutenant Mike
Ciampo to this
morning's Sunday
drill. Lt.
Ciampo presented
his&...Read more » |
Sun. Mar 7th 2010 HFD Welcomes Staff Sgt. Tim Dench Back!  We received the
great news this morning
that HFD firefighter
& US Army Staff Sgt.
Tim Dench has returned to
the stat...Read more » |
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FireFighting news feed Print this page Children Rescued From Burning Building In Bronzeville Several people, including two children, were rescued Monday morning from a blaze in a sparsely occupied Bronzeville condo building where conditions were described as pretty bad by a Chicago Fire Department ? Australian Firefighters Arrive In Emmitsburg Australian firefighters arrived in Emmitsburg early Monday on the final leg of a 4,600 mile cross-country run from Santa Monica Pier, Calif., to New York City. Their coast-to-coast journey is to commemorate ? Bibb Firefighter Is State's Quickest Dresser It all started with a little trash talking at the fire station. Several months later, Macon-Bibb County firefighter Ellen Kicklighter has been honored as the fastest firefighter in the state when it comes to ? Fire Destroys South Loop Commercial Building An extra-alarm fire gutted a vacant two-story commercial building in the South Loop early this morning. The fire in the 1300 block of South Michigan Avenue broke out about 2:30 a.m., quickly was raised to two ? Bobcat On Power Pole Starts Brush Fire A bobcat climbing up a power pole resulted in a small brush fire near Piru that was contained in several hours Monday morning, according to Ventura County Fire Department officials. It looked like he was climbing ? One Person Dead After Lauderhill Condo Fire A person rescued by firefighters from a burning condo Monday morning has died. Firefighters reached the first-floor Park South condo at 1511 N.W. 43rd Avenue at about 7 a.m. and found heavy smoke and flames, said ? Fat In The Fire At Warehouse Fire ripped through the garage bays of a Mill Street warehouse that serves as a transfer facility for recycled animal products and cooking oil and grease Monday afternoon. The blaze at the Albany transfer station ? NY Firefighter And Manhole Worker Die From Fumes A Tarrytown New York firefighter who climbed down into a manhole to try to rescue a worker apparently overcome by fumes has died along with the man he tried to save. Firefighter John Kelly and Department of ? Colleton County Firefighters Battle Strucutre Fire Colleton County Fire-Rescue responded to a two-alarm fire in a single-family residential structure Monday morning 6-September at 05:25. Engine 18 and Medic 18 arrived to find heavy smoke conditions, with flames ? Colorado Fire Destroys Homes, Triggers Evacuations A wind-driven wildfire broke out in the rugged Colorado foothills and quickly spread across 4 square miles Monday, destroying some homes and triggering evacuations of as many as 400 others. No injuries were ? Three Die In Ohio House Fire An early Monday house fire blamed on an electrical malfunction has killed three adults in Ohio, authorities say. Firefighters were called to the house in Hilliard, Ohio around 3:30 a.m. to find the home engulfed ? More Volunteer Firefighters Needed, Local Fire Chiefs Say Area rural fire chiefs say they are finding it harder and harder to recruit younger members to be part of rural fire departments. The time commitment coupled with the lack of financial benefits is taking its toll ? Conyngham Apartment, Business Building Gutted By Fire An early Sunday morning fire in the borough of Conyngham left four people homeless. The blaze was reported to the Luzerne County 911 Center by a neighbor and several fire companies responded to 314-316 Main ? Volunteer Firefighters Among Five Arrested In Robbery Case Two Socorro volunteer firefighters and three other men were arrested by the El Paso County Sheriff's Office in connection with an alleged aggravated robbery in east El Paso County. Sheriff's Deputy Jesse Tovar ? Jerome Fire Department Wants Volunteers And Spanish Speakers Quick thinking, physical endurance and the ability to reassure people in crisis situations are all necessary skills for firefighters. The Jerome City Fire Department is looking for all that and a little more in ? Firefighters Rescue Several, Including 2 Children In South Side Blaze Several people, including two children were rescued this morning from a blaze that broke out in a five-story Bronzeville apartment building, officials said. Firefighters were called to the scene about 1:20 a.m. ? Dozens Chased From High-rise In Allentown By Fire Firefighters evacuated dozens of elderly and disabled residents of the Richard S. Caligiuri high-rise in Allentown after fire ripped through a 10th floor-apartment last night, firefighters said. One person was ? Pine Prairie VFD Doubles Its Size The Pine Prairie Volunteer Fire Department is growing. In just three short years, the small rural group of volunteers has swelled from less than 10 members to more than 20, including reserve firefighters and a ? Move To Consolidate Firefighting Leaves Some Volunteers Alarmed Mike Eamma says he has responded to 5,550 emergency calls in 10 years all of them as a volunteer firefighter. But Eamma, assistant chief at the Castle Hayne Volunteer Fire Rescue Department, won't be responding ? Fire Destroys Old School Building Near Milliken An abandoned school house built in 1917 near Milliken was destroyed Saturday morning by a fire authorities are investigating as an arson. About 30 firefighters and about eight firetrucks from multiple fire ? NYC Sanitation Pier, Trash Trailers Catch Fire The New York City Fire Department says a Manhattan sanitation pier that was the site of a smoky fire will need to be checked for stability. The pier and trash-filled trailers began burning Saturday afternoon and ? More Than 100 Firefighters Battle Blaze At Grifs Western In Coconut Creek More than 100 firefighters from several cities and Broward County are battling flames at Grifs Western wear store and warehouse at 5730 N. State Road 7 in Coconut Creek. Firefighters say flames broke out about ? Firefighters Battle Vacant Building Blaze In Highland Park Highland Park firefighters were at the scene of a Friday evening blaze at the historic Highland Towers on Woodward Avenue. No one is believed to be injured in the fire that began around 8 p.m. at the building, ? Jakes Charged With Starting Blazes For $$ Five firefighters for two tiny Hampden County towns are in hot water after being arraigned yesterday on charges that they torched several abandoned homes to help pad their wallets with extra duty pay, authorities ? Powerful 7.1 Quake Hits New Zealand's South Island A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake damaged buildings, cut power and knocked fleeing residents off their feet on New Zealand's South Island early Saturday, but there were so far no deaths and only two injuries ? Alameda Fire Chief On Administrative Leave Alameda officials have placed fire Chief Dave Kapler on administrative leave amid accusations that he inappropriately used the Fire Department's gas pumps to fuel his personal vehicles. Kapler was placed on leave ? Children Of Fallen Heroes May Get Extra Points In Hiring Following the deaths of two city firefighters in July, the city's Civil Service Commission is working on changing its hiring process for patrol officers and firefighters to grant extra points to children of city ? Jakes Save Hub Jumper In a scene right out of a Hollywood action flick, a Boston firefighter hooked into a harness, rappelled off the roof of a Commonwealth Avenue building and swung into a sixth-floor window to rescue an apparently ? Firefighters' Union Chief Steps Down Ed Kelly, the bullish head of Boston Firefighters Union Local 718, is stepping down after a contentious five-year reign marked by a bitter contract dispute with Mayor Thomas M. Menino that ended with a landmark ? Dothan Firefighter Killed In Four-wheeler Crash A four-wheeler crash Wednesday night in Geneva County killed a Hartford man and injured another. Mason Joel Walding, 24, of Hartford and Nathaniel Brock Rainey, 27, of Hartford were traveling on a 2007 Honda ? |
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Tue. Jul 27th 2010 HFD Extricates Two From Route 17 MVC  At 22:15 hours on Tuesday
evening, the HFD was
dispatched along with
Ho-Ho-Kus EMS to Route 17
southbound to a report of
an M...Read more » |
Fri. Jul 2nd 2010 Fully Involved Garbage Truck Fire  Friday morning at around
8:50 AM as the
Independence Day weekend
getaway was beginning,
HFD was dispatched to
Route 17 northb...Read more » |
Fri. Jun 11th 2010 MVA Shuts Down Route 17  A 3-car MVA shut down the
southbound lanes of Route
17 south of Sheridan
Avenue around
2:30 pm this
afternoon. HFD...Read more » |
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