Quick takes
Remembering Hackensack: Today is the 20th anniversary of the fire at Hackensack Ford that killed 5 firefighters. We took a look back on Friday. Click here.
Chief Billy Goldfeder at FirefighterCloseCalls.com is only looking back to this past February and the actions of the Hackensack City Council. Click here.
Union prez blasts Atlanta fire cuts: In today’s Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jim Daws, the president of IAFF Local 134, gets his say on a 10% cut from the budget that could take out 94 positions. Among other things, Daws points to 3-person staffing and makes the comparison to the tragedy in Charleston. Click here.
History in flames – arson suspected in fire at Madonna’s childhood home: Many years ago I covered a fire in Stafford County, VA, just east of Fredericksburg, at the boyhood home of George Washington. From an historical perspective, I am guessing the fire this past weekend at Madonna’s childhood home in Rochester Hills, MI doesn’t rank up there with the fire at Ferry Farms. But I cannot tell a lie, these days most people would probably like to hear about the Madonna fire. Click here if you fit that category.
Hoax 999 call leads to fatal crash in the UK: A woman was killed and her 10-year-old daughter was critically injured when a South Yorkshire fire engine crashed on the way to a false alarm. Read the story.
Can’t afford EMS: That’s what the Cumberland River VFD in Letcher County, KY is saying. They have suspended ambulance service. Read more.
Listening in at the beach and more: Wayne Barrall over at Fire in the Hole Photography tells us they now have the Sussex County, DE live feed back up. Click here. It joins feeds from Wicomico County and Dorchester County in MD.
