by admin | May 15, 2018 | Female firefighters support, First Responders
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Marty Walsh says the city has hired an outside counsel to review the Boston Fire Department’s handling of harassment and discrimination allegations brought by some women firefighters. Walsh said Sunday he reached out to attorney Kay...
by admin | May 14, 2018 | First Responders
EL PASO, Texas – Fire Lieutenant Rafael Rodriguez has been battling bone cancer for months. As treatment gets more and more expensive his station firefighters are now asking the public for help. El Paso Fire lieutenant Rafael Rodriguez is battling metastasized...
by admin | May 13, 2018 | First Responders
May 10, 2018 11:37 pm HUDSON — City firefighters Thursday mourned the loss of one of their own. The fire department announced Wednesday that Mark A. Graziano died in the line of duty after responding to two calls in a 24-hour period. He was 47. Under the state...
by admin | Feb 12, 2018 | First Responders
LOS ANGELES — The San Diego County firefighter who died last month fighting the Thomas fire in Ventura County was putting out a spot fire when he found himself trapped by flames, according to a preliminary report released by Cal Fire this week. The report details the...
by admin | Feb 10, 2018 | First Responders
Calif. fire chief loses home while battling wildfire Chief Tom Welch lost his home, then went back and helped with the fire response in Napa and Sonoma counties after he was helping to evacuate residents. SANTA ROSA, Calif. — As wildfires swept through and decimated...