An increase compared to past Januarys The first month of 2020 ended with nine on-duty deaths as defined by the United States Fire Administration. This is the highest January total in six years, but only one of the fatalities involves a victim killed inside a burning structure. Fatalities related to vehicles […]
Doubling down on the fire service mission Ladder Company 175 had used their aerial ladder to ventilate this window at an all-hands fire, with reports of people trapped, at 3218 Fulton Street in Highland Park, Brooklyn. (Lloyd Mitchell photo) Shawn Donovan and Dave LeBlanc “He who whets his steel, whets his courage” ― […]