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It's of interest for those of you that are near New York City, or for those who may be in the NYC area on June 24th, 2015. WHAT? 9/11 Tribute Center Benefit WHEN? Wednesday, June 24, 6-9 PM WHERE? One World Observatory, One World Trade Center, New York BY WHO? (See Below*) On June 24, the 9/11 Tribute Center is hosting a formal benefit reception at One World Observatory, at the top of One World Trade Center, with Zurich NA, honoring their work in Building Corporate Tribute and establishing an innovative corporate responsibility program that instills corporate values, whiles engaging employees and recognizing their accomplishments. Hors-d'oeuvres and an open bar will be available throughout the evening, and as well as a silent auction, featuring donations from generous contributors, in... [ more ]         FIRE APPARATUS RESPONDING / CIVILIAN VEHICLE CRASH IN TAMPA, FLORIDA Friday, June 12, 2015  The driver of a car was seriously injured Thursday night in a crash with a Tampa fire truck. the crash happened at Nebraska and Okaloosa avenues as the fire truck was heading north on Nebraska Avenue with its lights and siren on.  two other people in the car likely escaped injuries because the vehicle was a larger Cadillac sedan and not a compact car. The driver of the vehicle was transported to an area hospital. Traffic was rerouted for several hours overnight.         FIRE APPARATUS STRUCK, DESTROYED IN KENTUCKY-FIREFIGHTER UNHURT Friday, June 12, 2015  A fire department in Pulaski county has lost one of its fire trucks, because of a crash. The crash happened around 4:30 Wednesday afternoon on the Cumberland Parkway. The truck was on the scene of a vehicle fire, when another car on the parkway didn't stop and hit the fire truck. Investigators say the driver of the car went to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No firefighters were injured, however investigators say the fire truck is a total loss.         2 INDY FFs INJURED IN ABANDONED APT FIRE Thursday, June 11, 2015  Investigators believe that a two-alarm fire at a vacant apartment complex that left two firefighters injured Wednesday night was intentionally set.Indianapolis Fire Department and other assisting agencies were dispatched to 42nd Street and Brentwood Drive about 8:32 p.m. on a report of an apartment fire. The first unit, arriving at 8:38 p.m., began an offensive attack on the heavy fire that was pushing from the vacant Far-Eastside structure, said IFD Capt. Rita Reith. In the minutes that followed, a defensive attack was ordered, then a second alarm. All told, 14 IFD units, two Lawrence fire units, police and emergency medical crews were at the blaze. Two firefighters, one from IFD and one from Lawrence, sustained slight injuries. The Lawrence firefighter was treated on the scene and released; the IFD member was transported to IU Health Methodist Hospital with a strained shoulder. Reith said the apartments have been vacant for at least a ye... [ more ]         4 COPS - 3 MEDICS INJURED IN LOWELL, MA CHEMICAL SUICIDE Thursday, June 11, 2015   Police say 1 person is dead, and several were injured in a 'chemical suicide' in Lowell. Lowell Police were called to 47 Rock Street. Police say early indications are the death involved a suicide involving a man who has been the subject of domestic issues. 4 officers who responded to the scene were exposed to chemical gases. All 4 were decontaminated on scene and taken to the hospital. Police say a paramedic and 2 EMT's as well as 3 residents of the building were taken to the hospital for examination. Police tell 7's Steve Cooper this incident involved hydrogen sulfide. The state fire marshal is on scene and we are told there will be a news conference soon.   Fire Chief Diagnosed With Laryngeal Cancer Offers Advice To Firefighters Thursday, June 11, 2015  Fire Chief W. Kyd Dieterich with the Hagerstown Fire Department doesn't have a sense of smell, has difficulty talking and has trouble getting ready in the morning."I had squamous cell carcinoma in my larynx, so laryngeal cancer," Dieterich said. Kyd has worked in the City of Hagerstown for 35 years and was diagnosed with the cancer in 2012. He says over the past ten years it has been discovered that firefighters have been exposed to a high level of carcinogens on a continual basis. "The mentality used to be that dirty, filthy turnout gear was a badge of honor, that you got in there and you got the job done. When in fact, we're killing ourselves because cancer rates among firefighters are much higher than the rest of the population," he said. Kyd says the European fire service is way ahead of Americans when it comes to cancer prevention. He added they have decontamination stations on the fire trucks, and places like Hagerstown don't. "... [ more ]         THE Fathers Day Fires, FF Survival Week, THE Fighting Dads (The Secret List) Thursday, June 11, 2015  Special Note: If you are considering a Fathers Day gift for a firefighter, family members of a firefighter or friend-please consider the book"PASS IT ON-What We Know-What We Want Your To Know" as a gift they'll love. 450+ pages packed with details, stories, advice and lessons from some folks who have been there-done that-and want to share it with you. The book is available on Amazon as well as other sites such as FSP Books (who has some signed copies available). REMINDER: 100% of the royalties go to the Chief Ray Downey Scholarship and the Nat'l Fallen FF's Foundation. AMAZON: http://tinyurl.com/oelzjtp FSP FIRE BOOKS: http://tinyurl.com/... [ more ]         MAYDAY IN MUSKEGEON MI Thursday, June 11, 2015  Two Muskegon firefighters sent a rare "mayday" distress call while fighting a basement blaze on Wednesday, June 10 at a home on East Grand Avenue.Muskegon Fire Battalion Chief Gordon Cole said the two men did not suffer injuries. Only one male resident was inside the two-story home at the time of the fire, but he exited with assistance and without injury. Firefighters arrived at the home at 5:58 p.m. responding to a basement fire. A five-man crew quickly entered, two of which headed for the basement. As the two men worked to extinguish the fire, the three firefighters on the first floor reported flames coming up the vents. "I knew at that point the fire had gotten behind them," Cole said. "I told them to pull back and that's when they made the mayday call." The two were able to make it out safely, even after Cole called for backup from Norton Shores and Muskegon Heights fire crews. A "mayday" distress call is a rare occurrence, ... [ more ]         INDIANA RESPONDING QUINT CRASH Thursday, June 11, 2015  A crash Monday afternoon involving a Burns Harbor Fire Department truck was caused by a second driver, according to police.A crash report released Tuesday by the Portage Police Department said Cindy Tully, 56, of Portage, was driving a 2009 Chevrolet Aveo northbound on the Willocreek Road Bypass when she failed to maneuver a curve and crossed the center line, striking the fire department's ladder truck. According to the report, Burns Harbor firefighter Roy Wesley was driving the ladder truck under the posted speed limit and attempted to steer out of the path of the Aveo, even sounding his air horn, but could not avoid the collision. Tully was transported to Methodist Hospitals Northlake campus. Her condition is unknown. The Burns Harbor Fire Department was responding to Portage to fill in at one of the city's stations while Portage firefighters battled a house fire on Stone Avenue. Burns Harbor Fire Chief Bill Arney said the three firefigh... [ more ]   VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS NEEDED FOR STUDY Wednesday, June 10, 2015  Scientists from University of Texas Health Sciences Center’s School of Public Health and the Center for Fire, Rescue & EMS Health Research at the National Development & Research Institutes are looking for volunteer or mostly volunteer fire departments to participate in the test of an online wellness program for volunteer Firefighters.  The project, funded by FEMA’s Research and Development grants, will study the usefulness and acceptability of the program with departments across the country. For this study, they are looking for departments that do not currently have an active wellness program, but are interested in adopting a department-wide program.  If selected, the project team will make two or three visits to your department to examine important health factors such as nutrition, exercise, and body composition in a sample of your firefighters.  Participants will then have access to an online program that focuses on changing diet, inc... [ more ]         TWO FIREFIGHTERS DIE IN THE LINE OF DUTY-MEDICAL Wednesday, June 10, 2015  PENNSYLVANIA:Firefighter Wille O. Sensenich  69, of the North Huntingdon Township Circleville Volunteer Fire Department Station #8 who died in the Line of Duty on June 8, 2015. Firefighter Sensenich, a highly respected and extremely active member of his department, died from apparent cardiac arrest several hours after responding to an electrical fire in a residential structure. NEW JERSEY: Firefighter Thomas D. Miserendino, 71, of the Beachwood Vol. Fire Company #1 in New Jersey on May 25, 2015. Firefighter Miserendino arrived at the firehouse on May 25th in uniform to participate in the fire department's annual Memorial Day Ceremony & Parade.  Miserendino officiated over the memorial services at the fire station and then drove fire apparatus in the parade across town where he was scheduled to perform memorial duties during the town's official ceremony at a local veteran's park.  Shortly after his arrival at the town... [ more ]         INDIANA FIRE SUV T-BONED BY SEMI WHO RAN STOP SIGN Tuesday, June 9, 2015  No injuries Tuesday morning after a fire command vehicle was t-boned by a semi in St. Joseph County.This happened on Kern Road and State Road 331. Police tell our photographer a southbound semi disregarded the four-way stop at the intersection and t-boned a Penn Fire Command truck heading westbound on Kern. No one was injured.   MULTIPLE FIREFIGHTERS DEAD IN THE UKRAINE, OTHER FIREFIGHTERS MISSING Tuesday, June 9, 2015   At least 4 Firefighters were killed in the Line of Duty and other Firefighters are reported missing this morning in the Ukrainian* capital of Kiev after an explosion occurred while the firefighters were operating at an initial fire at an oil storage facility. Reports are that at least 180 Firefighters were at the scene dealing with the 17 tanks were on fire at the facility. One of the below videos shows firefighters operating before the explosion, one shows operations after and another shows a drone view of the incident. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGKOWJ4zPSU VIDEO: more ]         WILDLAND FIREFIGHTER LODD DURING PHYSICAL TESTING Tuesday, June 9, 2015  We regret to pass on to you that Ian Haxton, 31, a Veteran Fire Corps Crewmember died in the Line of Duty on 6-6-2015. He was a part of the Student Conservation Association - Veteran Fire Corps based in Virginia. His death occurred in the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in Sasabe, AZ Haxton suffered a medical emergency and collapsed 200 yards from the finish line while participating in the Wildland Firefighter Work Capacity Test. Medical care was immediately rendered by local emergency medical responders who had been staged on-site for the test. Crewmember Haxton was transported to an Advanced Care Facility where he passed away from a nature and cause of injury still to be determined. At the time of the fatal incident, Haxton was serving at the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in Sasabe, AZ, preparing for a series of prescribed burns scheduled to take place at the Refuge.  Our condolences to all those affected. RIP.         FIREFIGHTER LINE OF DUTY DEATH FUNERAL DETAILS ANNOUNCED Tuesday, June 9, 2015   Funeral arrangements are set for an Ohio Fire Officer, Lt David Knapke, who died in the Line of Duty after collapsing at a house fire. VISITATION: For Lt. David Knapke, 55, will be held Thursday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Clear Mount Community Church in Batavia. FUNERAL: The funeral will be held at the church Friday at 10 a.m. with firefighter honors. The church is located at 4050 Tollgate Road in Batavia. As you know, Lt Knapke collapsed while on duty last weekend. He was taken off life support and moved to hospice Friday. An MRI scan, among other treatment and tests, revealed brain damage incompatible with Knapke's wishes for life. His family, in accordance with Knapke's wishes, then decided to stop all life-supporting measures and he later passed away. 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