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Posted: Dec 22, 2021

Photo of the Day: December 22, 2021

Alexis—Louise (TX) Volunteer Fire Department RIV pumper. HME 1871 with MFDXL cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CXVC20 1,500-gpm pump; Pro Poly 1,000-gallon polypropylene water tank; 20-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 1600 single-agent foam system; Fire Com intercom system; cab EMS compartments with Norcold refrigerator. Dealer: Mike Johnson, SMJ Equipment, Spring, TX.

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Posted: Dec 22, 2021

House destroyed in New York fire

PHOTOS: A vacant house has been destroyed in a fire on the south side of Syracuse early Wednesday morning. Emergency crews were dispatched at 3:00 a.m. to the house on Glenwood Avenue near Craddock Street. When firefighters arrived, the fire was already fully involved and it was too dangerous for firefighters to enter the house, according to the Syracuse Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 12/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CNY Central
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Posted: Dec 22, 2021

Firefighters help Kentucky ‘brothers and sisters’ after storms

When Mat Post asked himself, “What can we do as a community to help the tornado victims?” his fellow volunteer firefighters answered the call with enough donations of turn out gear, hoses and serviceable fire equipment to fill three trailers. Along with the apparatus, the Clinton Township Volunteer Fire Company decided to donate an entire fire truck, Engine 12.
- PUB DATE: 12/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sun Gazette
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Posted: Dec 22, 2021

VIDEO: Georgia firefighters rescue man who fell two-stories into air vent

Atlanta firefighters had to perform a vertical rescue after a grate gave way and let a man fall down an air shaft, officials said. It happened around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at One Coca-Cola Plaza. Atlanta fire Rescue said the person had fallen about 15 to 20 feet into the air shaft from above. Firefighters determined the best way to rescue the man was to pull him up back through the now open-air vent.
- PUB DATE: 12/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAGA-TV FOX 5 Atlanta
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Posted: Dec 22, 2021

Report details potential issue with door latch when Kansas firefighter fell out of truck, sustaining severe head injury

KSHB 41 News first obtained a report that details what happened when a Kansas City, Kansas firefighter was injured in an accident on Dec. 12. The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department provided the report. The fire department is still finishing up its own investigation, per a spokesperson. Pumper 17 was heading to a grocery store around 10:45 a.
- PUB DATE: 12/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KSHB-TV NBC 41 Kansas City
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