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Suspect in Custody in Murder of Off-Duty Bridgeport, CT, Firefighter
23+ hour, 25+ min ago (182+ words) A'Bridgeport'firefighter who was found dead in a suspected murder early Saturday morning in'Stratford'is being mourned, officials and police said. Officers found'Terrence Cramer, 41, bleeding heavily from a gunshot wound and he "was pronounced deceased a short time later by a paramedic…...
Excavator Pulls Debris so New Haven, CT, Crews Can Access Fire
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (184+ words) Fire crews battled a blaze that started in a waste containment structure in New Haven on Monday night. Firefighters responded to the structure on Middletown Avenue just after 6:50 p.m. and found a ... Excavator Pulls Debris so New Haven, CT, Crews Can…...
Bristol, TN, Firefighter/Medic Dies on Duty
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (119+ words) The Bristol community is mourning the loss of a firefighter/paramedic. Firefighter/Paramedic Firefighter/Paramedic Brandon Clawson, 40, suffered a medical emergency while on duty at Fire Station 4. Clawson, who joined the department in 2018, also was a member of Church Hill…...
Man Dies Days after Fire at West Greenwich, RI. Auto Shop
8+ mon, 4+ day ago (61+ words) A 78-year-old man has died several days after fire ripped through a West Greenwich auto shop. Lake Mishnock Fire Chief Joseph Schindler said Gary French lived in an apartment above the auto care business, WPRI reported. Firefighters encountered heavy fire…...
NIOSH Cites Incident Commander's Lack of Experience in New Haven, CT, Firefighter LODD
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (1718+ words) Source Hartford Courant (TNS) An investigation into the'death of a'New Haven'firefighter who died battling a blaze at a home in 2021 contends that a "lack of experience and knowledge" prevented the incident commander at the scene from receiving "critical" information about…...