Major Earthquake Strikes Ill Prepared Port-au-Prince Haiti
Hard to believe but the 2 million residents of Port-au-Prince Haiti are served by a single fire station. The video below, highlighting the efforts of Lt Nate Lasseur of the West Palm Beach Florida Fire...
View ArticlePort-au-Prince Should Be Evacuated (Updated)
First responders from around the globe are descending on Port-au-Prince Haiti to search for trapped victims and render first aid and medical assistance to the injured. In the couple of days the rescue...
View ArticleTexas Team Geared Up For Haiti Told to Stand Down
Unbelievable! The Houston Chronicle’s Dale Lezon reports tonight; A Texas search and rescue team and other similar units mobilized to help earthquake victims in Haiti have been told they are not...
View ArticleSept 11, 2001, A Firefighter’s Story
The following account was sent to me a couple of weeks after the terrorist attacks of 9-11. At the time I operated a website that published firefighter stories. FDNY Firefighter Tommy Dunn offers the...
View Article40 Dead In Israel Wildfire, Burned In Bus Trying To Flee
AFP reports via Yahoo! News HAIFA, Israel (AFP) – Around 40 people are believed to have been killed in a devastating forest fire raging out of control near Israel’s northern city of Haifa, the...
View ArticleSeptember 11, 2001 by Tom Dunn FDNY
The following is an accounting of the events at Ground Zero by now retired FDNY Firefighter Tom Dunn. Each year on this anniversary I am honored to re-post Firefighter Dunn’s amazing story. On November...
View Article10 Die On Florida Interstate Due To Wildfire/Fog Conditions
This is hard to understand. The Florida Highway Patrol had closed the road earlier in the evening because of a combination of fog and smoke from a wildfire that had been burning for days. The smallish...
View ArticleSeptember 11, 2001 FDNY Firefighter Tommy Dunn Reports For Duty….
For the past 11 years on September 11 I have been honored to republished the recounting of the day as experienced by now former FDNY firefighter Tommy Dunn. Written by Tom Dunn; “September 11, 2001,...
View ArticlePetition –‘Presidential Citizens Medal’ For the Granite Mountain Hotshots
Award the Granite Mountain Hotshots division of the Prescott Fire Department the Presidential Citizens Medal. Presidential Citizens Medal is the second highest civilian award, and is specifically for...
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