The Decus Volunteer fire department has turned down the offer of being paid for their service. City officials were willing to pay for both time at fire calls and for time at Monday night meetings/training. But the volunteers said “No ...
Read More »Duty Kilts one step closer to reality thanks to Fire Critic
Kilts are making a comeback in a big way. Many big name manufactures and small shops are putting out specialty kilts for Firefighter ceremonial duties. But what about everyday station uniforms?
Read More »Bus Accident Upsets Disaster Drill
Officials at Los Angeles’ Central Receiving Hospital stated today that a tour bus overturned in the city, flooding them with casualties and disrupted a planned disaster drill.
Read More »Fire department billed $125K by city water department
Officials at the Boann, Minnesota Volunteer fire department we stunned this week when they got a bill for $125,000 from the city water department. The bill stems form an event that took place back in April of this year.
Read More »City Council votes 10% pay cut for Volunteer Firefighters
The city Council in Bardus, Idaho has voted to cut the pay of their firefighters by 10%. The Bardus fire department is a fully volunteer fire department.
Read More »Minion Siren tone in the works
Federal Signals announced today they are developing a new siren tone to emulate the noise made by the Minion Carl. Minions are the lovable little twinkly looking people from the Despicable Me movies.
Read More »Firehouse MasterChef with Gordon Ramsay
The Fox Television network has announced today the development of a new cooking related reality TV show, Firehouse MasterChef. The show will be produced and hosted by Gordon Ramsay. No word if Ramsay will be joined by Joe Bastianich or chef Graham Elliot, ...
Read More »Ambulances Fight Crime
Cincinnati has a new tool in the fight against crime: Ambulances City officials confirm that for the past two months, the police department has been using ambulances to serve search warrants and make clandestine raids on suspected drug houses.
Read More »Fire Department picnic ends in riot
What started as a family event ended as a minor riot. The Platteville, WI, volunteer fire department had their anual summer picnic this weekend. That picnic ended with millions of dollars in damage and a city in shock.
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