Now you will be able to view
a daily newscast here at FETN.com. This new
service will be available Monday, June 18, 2007.
Through our affiliation with
CNN, FETN is the only training service that can bring
you news, stories and information specific to the
fire and EMS community. The daily newscast keeps you
up-to-date on the latest developments in emergency
response and is aimed to increase first-responder
preparedness in the times of disaster or terror.
Waterbury, Ct - Capt. John Keane died and Joseph Fischetti
remains in critical condition when they were thrown from an engine
truck when it collided with a ladder truck while responding to
a kitchen fire at a home. Keane suffered head and internal injuries,
and Fischetti, who was driving the engine truck, sustained internal
injuries, fire officials said. Six other firefighters were injured,
but they are expected to recover, authorities said. The engine
truck was heading west and the ladder truck was traveling north
when they collided at a high rate of speed at the intersection
of the two roads, officials said. It's the second time Waterbury
firefighters have mourned after a truck crash. Firefighters Howard
Hughes and Heriberto Rivera were killed on May 10, 1990, after
their fire truck lost its brakes and crashed into a tree on the
way to a call.
Minneapolis, MN - Two Minneapolis firefighters staged
a dramatic escape from a burning building. They were battling
a blaze at a duplex when the flames became too intense and they
were ordered out of the building. Firefighters raised a ladder
and before it was even fully in place, one dove out the window
head first sliding down the ladder on his chest. Moments later,
a second firefighter also made his way to safety. Both had clearly
been properly trained in how to get out of a burning building.
Neighbors were forced to hose down their homes in order to keep
the flames from spreading. Six people were inside the duplex at
the time of the blaze--three downstairs and three upstairs. All
made it out safely. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Fulton County, GA - Firefighters in the Atlanta area mourned
the death of firefighter Felix Roberts. The 41- year old Roberts
died while trying to save a man inside a burning home on Memorial
Day. Roberts became the first firefighter killed in the county
department's 29-year history. Investigators say Roberts died when
a flashover occurred. A resident also died in the fire. Two other
firefighters were injured. Captain Wayne Gilliard suffered second
degree burns to his hands. Captain Anothony Avery was treated
for chest discomfort.
