Fire chiefs across the nation are reporting an increase in injuries at their firehouses. Wrist injuries in the last month have become something of an epidemic from LA to NYC. Now a culprit has been identified, a Facebook page called ...
Read More »FDNY Smoke Eaters Suspended after prank
Three NYC Firefighters have been placed on administrative leave after a gag gone wrong. It all started when their Captain put in a Order request form. The FDNY always sends a chief to make sure no one is over ordering ...
Read More »Law Firm Offers Pre-Arrival Instructions
A California lawyer is now offering immediate legal advice in accident and injury cases when potential clients dial an “Emergency Lawyer Hotline”. Lampkin Law Offices, based in Caprica City, California states that by calling them immediately after calling 911, they ...
Read More »St. Phillip Neri Hospital Fire Service will assume operations on August 1st, 2014
When people think of healthcare, they usually conjure up mental images of doctors and nurses wearing white lab coats and scrubs however increasingly, people are including firefighters in their mental list of people who take care of the sick. In ...
Read More »City of Chicago might pull endorsement of Chicago Fire TV show
The hit NBC show Chicago Fire might have to retool if the city of Chicago has its way. Various elected officials are upset with the portrayal of the city and their heroes. Without the support of the city of Chicago ...
Read More »Fire department upset no one caused a fire with a Turkey deep fryer this year
The Pitco fire department this year was not called out for a single Thanksgiving Day fire. This is shocking because for the last four years the department has responded to some kind of turkey deep fryer emergency. In addition these ...
Read More »Mayor berates Firefighters for grocery shopping on duty, Mayor forgets he is “on the clock” while shopping also
Every shift at the East Hamphill firehouse starts off the same, everyone on shift is assigned house duties for day. For each 24 hour-long shift everyone has tasks to complete, and for two people that task is cooking. Each day ...
Read More »Firehouse feud, Xbox One or PS4
The recent release of the two next generation video game counsels has caused a divide in a local firehouse. Sony two weeks ago released the Play Station four, PS4. Last week Microsoft released the Xbox One. Firefighters can’t come to ...
Read More »Help Pay the Effingwoods Fire department!
The Effingwoods volunteer fire department needs your help. Firefighter Ben Hicks explains that the department is a tad underpaid, as in not paid at all! The department has been trying to make a transition from 100% volunteer to a pay-per-call ...
Read More »NEW TRANS FAT BAN GETS FDNY FINED.
It was years ago that Mayor Bloomberg pushed for the Trans fat ban and outlawed them in NYC. Everyone was happy, people were losing weight thousands lined up in times square to cheer on this fat busting mayor. He was ...
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