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FIREFIGHTER KILLED, OTHERS CRITICAL IN MAINE FIRE & EXPLOSION (The Secret List)

All, We regret to pass on that a Firefighter has died in the Line of Duty and several are in serious and critical condition after that burning silo exploded at the Robbins Lumber mill in Searsmont, according to the Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office. Here are some related links: One firefighter killed in Searsmont fire […]

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LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (FOX 56) — London Mayor Randall Weddle announced in the early hours of Friday morning that two firefighters had been injured after a wall collapsed during a structure fire response. Just after 3:45 a.m. on May 15, Mayor Randall Weddle posted on Facebook that the two first responders—one with Lily Fire and […]

MAINE FIRE & EXPLOSION UPDATE: ‘FIREFIGHTERS SEVERELY BURNED’ (The Secret List)

All, As you know, this morning, there was a fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber mill in Mid-Coastal Maine. Multiple people were injured, including several Firefighters with “severe burns,” after a silo filled with wood shavings exploded shortly after 1000 hours. Fire conditions were still evident at 1300, and fire tanker trucks were refilling from […]

MAINE: FIREFIGHTERS DOWN/FIRE EXPLOSION (The Secret List)

All, Preliminary reports late this morning of an explosion in Searsmont, Maine (NE of Augusta) at a lumber facility. Indications are Firefighters were operating at the scene when the explosion occurred. Medevac and ambulances have been requested. Much more to follow. Below is a link to some audio that starts around the eight minute mark…. […]

MASS FIREFIGHTER RETURNS HOME – FACES FINANCIAL QUESTIONS WHILE RECOVERING

An injured firefighter is back home for the first time since a devastating fall during a training exercise at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy. Chelmsford firefighter Nick Spinale spent 33 days in the hospital after the fall in Stow. He’s running out of paid time off, with Chelmsford and the state fighting over who’s going to […]

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Type of Organization: Fire/Rescue Department - Paid

Job Function: Captain

Years in Fire/EMS:: 16

Primary Fire/EMS Department:: Republic Fire Dept. Republic, MO

Years With Department/Agency: 1.5 years reserve, 5 years full time

Dept. Web Site:: http://www.republicmo.com/departments/fire/history

Other Past or Current Departments and Organizations: Central Crossing Fire Protection District, Shell Knob, MO; Cox Health EMS, Springfield, Mo: Emergency Medical Dispatcher

My Training:: FFI, FFII, EMT-B, HazMat Awareness & Operations, Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator-Pumper, Fire Apparatus Driver/Operator-Aerial Apparatus, Missouri Division of Fire Safety: Fire Service Instructor I, NIMS 100, NIMS 200, NIMS 700, NIMS 800, Intro to wildland fire suppression, Aircraft Firefighting Techniques for Structural Firefighters, The Art of Reading Smoke, Fire Cause Determination, Dynamics of Emergency Vehicle Response, Emergency Response for Electric Hybrid Vehicles, Missouri Division of Fire Safety: Fire Inspector, Red Cross CPR Instructor for the Layperson, MUFRTI: Responding to Propane Emergencies, Nationally certified Emergency Medical Dispatcher, Missouri Division of Fire Safety: Fire Officer I, Missouri Division of Fire Safety: Fire Investigator

Relationship Status:: Married

Facebook or Other Online Profile:: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/Firesqwasher357?ref=profile

Why I Joined Fire/EMS: I am a third generation firefighter. My Grandfather retired from the old Ballwin Fire Dept, now Metro West, outside of St. Louis. Then was the Fire Chief for the Central Crossing Fire District in Shell Knob, MO for 31 years. My father has only been a volunteer, but has worked on an ambulance for several years now. So being around it all my life, it is in my blood. I became a volunteer in 1994 when I turned 16, and after many moves finally became a full time firefighter for the City of Republic in January 2006.