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He complained that firefighters are too busy rescuing cats and dogs to do what they are actually trained for and to receive further training. As long as the problem of manpower and equipment insufficiency is not resolved, there will be more "innocent brothers" sacrificed, said Yu, a firefighter in the Zhudong district of Hsinchu, a county that neighbors Taoyuan. Two of the six dead were his classmates. Yu publicized data on his FB page Tuesday indicating that an increasing number of firefighters hav... [ more ]         VOLUNTEER FF RUNS OVER ANOTHER VOLUNTEER AT NY FIRE SCENE Wednesday, January 21, 2015  A volunteer firefighter from the Cedarville Fire Department is accused of hitting another firefighter with his pickup truck. 25-year old Jared Thayer of Little Falls was responding to a structure fire on Jerusalem Hill Road in the Town of Litchfield. Thayer told State Police there was heavy smoke and low visibility and he couldn’t avoid striking 61-year old Raymond Jones. Jones was running towards the shoulder of the road, trying to get out of the way of Thayer’s vehicle Jones, who’s also a member of the Cedarville Fire Department, was taken to the hospital with multiple fractures to his leg and arm Thayer was issued a ticket for failure to reduce speed under special hazards. The investigation is continuing. Read More: Volunteer Firefighter Struck by Car in Herkimer County | http://wibx950.com/volunteer-firefighter-struck-by-car-in-herkimer-county/?trackback=tsmclip         DCFD FF SERIOUSLY INJURED AT TRINADAD HOUSE FIRE Wednesday, January 21, 2015   A District firefighter and a resident were injured Tuesday morning in fire that damaged at least one apartment in the Northeast Washington neighborhood of Trinidad, according to a fire department spokesman.The fire broke out shortly after 9 a.m. in the 1100 block of Oates Street NE, near Gallaudet University. Tim Wilson, a spokesman for the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Service Department, said the firefighter and civilian suffered serious injuries. The fire was in a rowhouse turned into apartments. Wilson said the apartment that burned was filled with debris and other items, in what looked like a hoarding situation. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/dc-firefighter-resident-seriously-injured-in-trinidad-blaze/2015/01/20/46b0d7f6-a0b8-11e4-9f89-561284a573f8_story.html   FIREFIGHTER MACED...WHILE HELPING A CITIZEN Tuesday, January 20, 2015  A Wichita (KS) Firefighter was taken to a local hospital after he was maced while tending to an injured person Monday night. Firefighters responding to a medical alarm in the 8100 block of East Harry shortly before 7:30 p.m. were met by a group of people in a parking lot who began to fight, While attempting to assist a person who was injured, a firefighter was sprayed with mace in the eyes and face by someone in the group. He was treated at the scene, but later taken to Wesley Medical Center for further evaluation. The firefighter, who is 33, was later released from the hospital and is fine. Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/news/local/article7697627.html#storylink=cpy         6 FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN TAIWAN- FIRE/COLLAPSE IN BOWLING ALLEY Tuesday, January 20, 2015   We regret to pass on that 6 Firefighters were killed today as they operated at a fire that engulfed a bowling alley in northern Taiwan. The men, all in their 20s, were trapped and killed in a "sudden burst of fire"which caused the partial collapse of the building in Taoyuan county. Two of the Firefighters who died had graduated from the Academy only last year. The fire broke out in the early morning hours when the venue was shut. HERE IS MUCH MORE INCLUDING PHOTOS AND VIDEO: http://m.scmp.com/news/china/article/1682795/six-firemen-killed-tackling-blaze-taiwan        Uperig News Video   FIREFIGHTER LINE OF DUTY DEATH UPDATE: REWARD OFFERED - KENTUCKY Tuesday, January 20, 2015   There's a new reward in the Line of Duty death of a McCreary (Kentucky) County Firefighter. Whitley City Fire Lt. Arlie 'Pooh' Hill died in 2013, two months after rushing into a burning McCreary County home because he thought someone was inside. Investigators later found the fire to be arson. In a Facebook post on today, Hill's brother and sister announced they're offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case.