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Posted: Dec 11, 2018

Squad 8, FDNY

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Posted: Dec 11, 2018

FDNY's Squad 8 Begins Service

FDNY Squad 8 Gallery

Squad Company 8, the newest squad company in the FDNY, was organized on December 10,2018. The company is located in Staten Island, New York.

Photos by Steve White

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Posted: Dec 11, 2018

First day on the job for Staten Island's new FDNY Squad Co. 8

Prior to the addition, Staten Island relied on Rescue Co. 5 and squad companies in Brooklyn in those situations, officials said.

Firefighters joined together Monday morning in a show of solidarity as FDNY chiefs congratulated the new addition, which began service at 9 a.m.

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Posted: Dec 11, 2018

Rising concern for Minnesota firefighters: Calling 911 for help standing up

Firefighters across Minnesota are increasingly responding to 911 calls to lift elderly people off the floor, even at some senior care facilities with their own staff. More than 7,100 times last year, fire departments across the state were dispatched to assist frail but uninjured people, a nearly threefold increase from a decade prior.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
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Posted: Dec 11, 2018

New Hampshire firefighters hurt in backdraft explosion re-entered burning building

Four Manchester firefighters injured while battling a fire Sunday afternoon went back into the Seventh Avenue home to continue the firefight. They were also back on the job on Monday. “You're right next to each other but you can't see each other,” Capt. Pete Franggos, of the Manchester Fire Department, said.
- PUB DATE: 12/11/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMUR-TV ABC 9 Manchester
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