Guinness Book Recognizes Kentland for Extinguishing ALL of the Fires
Kentland Volunteer Fire Company in Prince George County, Maryland has always been known for their impressive marketing skills, their trucks, the diecast models of their [...]
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The Death of Leather in the Fire Service
CLIFFWOOD, NJ – In an announcement made today by the U.S. Supreme Court, leather will no longer utilized in the production of firefighter ensemble or accessories, [...]
IAFF begins Unionizing Volunteer Firefighters
In an incredible policy reversal, the International Association of Fire Fighters(IAFF) has called a truce on a decades-long feud with the volunteer fire service. It’s [...]
Town Opens Firehouse to Homeless, Solves Volunteer Shortage
The Town of Corson, SD has been struggling with an incredible homeless problem for years. One by one, businesses packed up and left, leaving the town’s residents high [...]
The Hartford Circus Fire 6 July 1944
The Hartford circus fire, which occurred on July 6, 1944, in Hartford, Connecticut, was one of the worst fire disasters in the history of the United States. The fire occurred [...]
The Upstairs Lounge Fire, 24 June 1973
This would be the largest mass-murder and hate crime on the LGBT community in the United States until the recent Orlando shootings. On June 24, 1973, an arsonist attacked [...]
The Great Whiskey Fire of 1875, Dublin
One of Dublin’s least recorded tragedies, The Great Whiskey Fire of 18 June 1875. Not only was it a tragic loss of whiskey, but it was also a tragic loss of life. [...]
Seminole County, FL Jail Fire, June 9, 1975
11 die in Florida prison fire SANFORD , Fla . ( AP )—Eleven persons, most of them inmates trapped behind bars and screaming for help , died Monday when smoke from a [...]
La Salle Hotel Fire, Chicago
June 5, 1946 A fire broke out in the hotel, killing 61 people, many of them children. The fire began in the Silver Grill Cocktail Lounge on the lower floor on the La Salle [...]
NFPA Passes All Quint Fire Service
The National Fire Protection Association(NFPA) has long been known to mandate innovation and design requirements. In proper fashion they’ve just passed the 2017 [...]
