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If I heard it once, I heard it a hundred times. An old-time fireman telling me how the job was much tougher back then, so much more demanding back then…. back when he came on. The implication was crystal clear - we new guys weren’t cut from the same cloth and, so, would never measure up. One...

The chauffeur was Ladderman Joseph Babb, Ladderman Arthur Spacone was the tillerman. Spacone was thrown about thirty (30) feet onto the sandy beach, probably saving his life. Ladderman Dooley was also injured. A fund was started for Ladderman Sullivan’s family by Ben Ellis, a well-known fire...

At the time, many of Boston’s firefighters still believed that the aerial was jinxed; some were afraid of it, some even refused to ride on it. A firefighter assigned to Engine 2 remembered that Ladder 19’s firefighters would tell him not to go over the stick because the building would collapse...

Then, at about 4:02 AM, when it looked like the firefighters were winning the battle, the entire sidewall collapsed. Six Firefighters were killed, many more were trapped, and Ladder 8 was partially buried under the rubble. Some firefighters blamed the new ladder truck saying that the ladder...

The officers of Ladder Co. 8 were Captain Thomas D. Brown and Lieutenant John F. “Red Mac” McNamara, both very experienced and capable fire officers. (NOTE: In 1941, the BFD was still operating under a two-platoon, 84 hours per week work schedule. There were only two officers assigned to each...

How many of you thought that Boston’s fire apparatus was always red, except when they tried that horrible green color in the late 1970s? In 1941, the city purchased a 1941 American LaFrance tractor-drawn 125-foot metal aerial, five (5) section ladder. It was painted white! There were rumors...

Located in the heart of the Anthracite Coal Region, the Pottsville Fire Department serves the 16,600 citizens of the City of Pottsville, Pennsylvania. The department covers an area of approximately 10 square miles and also provides mutual aid support to many surrounding communities. The...

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Pottstown Boro, Pa Montgomery Co. 400 blk of Washington St Fire Units report a large house explosion with Mass Causality. Request Peco and additional ems units https://www.facebook.com/ORCountyfire/

Another Trenton, NJ Firehouse Shot Up By Neighborhood Gun Violence The last firehouse to be shot was only a month ago, when one firefighter working out on an elliptical trainer in the firehouse gym was struck by gunfire inside the station. May 26, 2022 TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–A month to the day...