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Mark Wing cut a haunting figure Thursday morning, running across Clearwater Beach in full firefighter gear, hoisting an American flag high above his head in the morning humidity. Around 9 a.m., Wing set out running from Fire Station 44 on Sand Key to Station 46 on Clearwater Beach to Station 49 by Clearwater Mall at U.S. 19 and Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard. His 11-mile journey, dubbed “11 on the 11th,” took more than four hours to complete, but ... [ more ]     Tweet Plympton-Wyoming Upset Over Firefighter Charge Thursday, September 11, 2014  Plympton-Wyoming officials are expressing concern the OPP’s laying of a charge against a firefighter in a multi-vehicle crash last winter may be retribution for criticism about Hwy. 402. The driver of one of two fire vehicles involved in the crash in whiteout conditions on a cement portion of the Hwy. 402 is now charged with careless driving. Wyoming Volunteer Fire Chief Mike Vasey says their vehicles were travelling at 40 km/h when hit from behind. Five firefighters were injured and the driver charged has been on disability from his regular job since the crash because of a shattered wrist. “There were 15 vehicles involved and we were in the middle. How do you pick one driver out of that bunch? I don’t understand the reasoning. Somebody up the ladder has made this decision without knowing all of the facts, ” says Vasey. Mayor Lonny Napper notes the charge wa... [ more ]     Tweet FATAL CRASH IN FL - YIELDING TO RESPONDING APPARATUS Thursday, September 11, 2014  A semi driver killed Wednesday in a freak crash near St. Cloud — he was crushed when his load shifted while yielding to a fire truck — was identified today. The 32-year-old driver, Glen Estien of Orlando, stopped his semi abruptly to yield to an Osceola County fire truck turning onto Narcoossee Road with its lights on and sirens blaring, said Florida Highway Patrol Sgt. Kim Montes. Witnesses told troopers the firetruck stopped at a stop sign on Yukon Street just before it turned onto Narcoossee Road. When the semi driver hit the brakes, the steel beams he was carrying moved and crushed him, Montes said.     Tweet FDNY FF SHARES STRUGGLE WITH CANCER AFTER 9/11 PIX11.com Thursday, September 11, 2014  “There is nobody that worked that pile that is not thinking in the back of their mind that the other shoe is going to fall and that you’re going to get sick.” For FDNY Firefighter Ray Pfeifer, that other shoe fell more than four years ago. The 56-year-old Pfeifer became concerned when a sharp pain shot through his leg. Analysis by specialists revealed a baseball size tumor in his leg. Pfeifer’s body was comprised by an aggressive cancer. “I was given the last rites a couple of times.” Pfeifer has been fortunate to elude what has taken so many of his fellow brothers. “I have thirteen more years than my friends, I’m a very lucky man. My friends were murdered on 9/11, from the 12th on, from that day on, I’m still here, I’m very lucky. I got to watch my kids grow up.” However, sometime in the not so distant future, Pfiefer will unfortunately join many of the same brothers he shared sorrow and sweat with for days on en... [ more ]     Tweet 9/11 First Responder: ‘Invisible Diseases’ Are Killing Us Thursday, September 11, 2014  Thirteen years after the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York City, thousands of first responders continue to struggle with health problems, some which are just being diagnosed. Respiratory illnesses like asthma and sinusitis are common among those who participated in the World Trade Center recovery efforts. And studies show that the incidence of cancers for 9/11 first responders are 15 percent higher than the general population.Thyroid cancer was 239 percent higher. John Feal was severely injured on the Ground Zero site when an 8,000 pound steel beam crushed his foot. He started the FealGood Foundation, which advocates for physically and emotionally injured first responders and helps them get compensation. Feal tells Here &Now’s Jeremy Hobson that he believes post-traumatic stres... [ more ]     Tweet UPDATE: INJURED CAMPBELLSVILLE FFs IMPROVING Thursday, September 11, 2014  The conditions of two hospitalized firefighters are improving. That's the word from Campbellsville's Fire Chief as two firefighters remain hospitalized. Captain Tony Grider and Firefighter Alex Quinn were in a fire truck when the department was helping with an ice bucket challenge at Campbellsville University. Electricity arced from nearby powerlines, shocking both men. In a short statement, Fire Chief Kyle Smith said that Quinn's condition is improving and that he's now in good spirits. Captain G... [ more ]     Tweet FFs FEET CRUSHED BY LADDER IN MT. JULIET, TN Wednesday, September 10, 2014  There was a close call in the city of Mount Juliet, TN on Sept 9th, 2014. Firefighters were performing training on a Pierce 105' Aerial Apparatus when the ladder was being brought in with a volunteer firefighter (Chris Smith) on the ladder. His feet became entangled in between the ladder rungs as the ladder was being brought in. He suffered fractures of all bones in the right foot, and muscle tearing and some fractures in the left foot and ankle.     Tweet CHARLESTON CO COMMUNICATION DIRECTOR DIES OF HEART ATTACK AT SWAT STANDOFF - OFFICER LODD Tuesday, September 9, 2014  Charleston County authorities have identified the man suspected of shooting and killing one deputy and injuring another at an apartment complex in West Ashley. Law enforcement agencies are taking to social media to offer their support to the Charleston County Sheriff's Office after the shooting of two deputies Monday night.  At 12 a.m., Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon announced one deputy had died and another remained in the hospital in serious condition following a shooting at the Gardens of Ashley River apartment complex Monday just after 7:30 p.m. Investigators say two off-duty deputies who were working security  with three on-duty deputies responded to the apartment complex for a report of a disorderly subject creating a disturbance. When deputies attempted to make contact with the male subject at this apartment, officials say the subject fire... [ more ]     Tweet OH FF CONTINUING TO IMPROVE AFTER LIGHTNING STRIKE Tuesday, September 9, 2014  A central Ohio firefighter who went into cardiac arrest when lightning struck outside a soccer stadium in June is improving. The Columbus Division of Fire said Tuesday that Lt. Stu Tudor is alert and has all his memory, but still is unable to talk. However, he's able to move his mouth to form words and shake his head to simple yes-or-no questions. The agency says Tudor is working with therapists, and his body movements continue to slowly improve. Authorities believe the off-duty firefighter was struck by lightning while attending a charity event before an MLS game at Crew Stadium in Columbus on June 28. He initially was put into a medically induced coma.     Tweet 3 FDNY FFs INJURED AT MURDER SUICIDE FIRE Tuesday, September 9, 2014  A family from Korea was killed in an apparent murder-suicide when a fire was set inside their Queens apartment Tuesday, officials said. The blaze that killed father Joon Lee, 54, mother Sung Lee, 53, and their 16-year-old son, Brian Lee, erupted around 4:50 a.m. on the sixth floor of the seven-story Blair House apartment co-op on Roosevelt Avenue near Parsons Boulevard in Flushing, fire officials said. “The fire is still under investigation, but the police are telling me this is a murder-suicide,” said Councilman Peter Koo. “It is very important to know about mental or emotional problems with the people you live with. You need to tell your local spiritual leader or counselor about such problems,” he added. Twelve fire units and 60 firefighters responded to the one-alarm fire and battled the flames until the blaze was under control at 5:24 a.m., officials said. The teen was attending Brooklyn Tech high school... [ more ]     Tweet