Sixty years ago, Firefighter Donald Blaskovich left a theatre where "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs" was staged to witness an all-too-real living hell. The 85-year-old FDNY retiree, a member of the now defunct Engine Company 13, is the last firefighter alive to have fought the deadly blaze at the Elkins Paper Company on Wooster St.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Firehouse

Mayor Jean Stothert said she first saw the "soda can" alert when she watched our KETV report. Some firefighters place pop cans on top of a printer that activates when emergency calls come in--causing the pop cans to fall to the floor making a loud noise. "When I saw the cell phone video, I was very disappointed firefighters want to give the idea to the public their safety is at risk," Mayor Stothert said.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KETV-TV ABC 7 Omaha

Clark County firefighters responded to a furry critter trapped in a flue Sunday night. Paramedic Jordan Scott said the call came in around dinner time from a resident in the Hazel Dell area. She said there was a squirrel stuck in her fire box. Firefighters responded and spotted the tail, but the squirrel ran further up the flue.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KATU

Riga Township (MI) Fire Department, pumper-tanker. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 350-hp engine. Hale DSD 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 3,000-gallon tank.

Riga Township (MI) Fire Department, pumper-tanker. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 350-hp engine. Hale DSD 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 3,000-gallon tank.