Background is presented on the December 24, 2012 incident when Scardino and three other volunteer firefighters were shot by an ex-convict. The incident, which killed two of Scardino's fellow firefighters, has turned him into an advocate for stricter gun controls that would prevent people like ...
Proper procedure for the Secret Service is to hold the door open until the President is well away from the car, in case of an incident where the President has to be evacuated from the area quickly. (01:19:10) Share Revealing mistake: When Booth shoots the second hunter, you can see ...
enormity of having to make life-or-death decisions in a split second in chaotic and extremely dangerous situations, most police officers decide the prestigious unit is not for them.Last night a senior member of the unit said: "Word has quickly spread about what people face after an incident....
Line of Fire火线 A worker is placed in a “line of fire” when he/she is the direct line of an impending hazard. When this occurs, we must quickly recognize the hazard and remove the person from the hazard.一个工人当他直接站立在悬空危险下方时,即称之为暴露在火线上,这时我们应立即识别...
firing line- the line from which soldiers deliver fire line- a fortified position (especially one marking the most forward position of troops); "they attacked the enemy's line" 2.firing line- the most advanced and responsible group in an activity; "the firing line is where the action is"...
Data collected included age range at the time of fatality (exact age not included in report), type of duty (on-scene fire, responding, training, and returning), incident type (structure fire, motor vehicle crash, etc), and nature of fatality (MI, trauma, asphyxiation, cerebrovascular ...
A firefighter in Kansas has lost his life in the line of duty while battling a house fire in Wichita, according to the Wichita Fire Department. The incident occurred on Thursday at approximately 3:22 p.m. when the currently unnamed firefighter was battling a house fire in Haysville, Kansas...
Engine crews, which range in size from three to five firefighters, work with fire engines that carry 250 to 750 gallons of water and several hundred feet of hose to directly attack wildfires. Incident Management Teams Fire experts whose main responsibility is to develop and implement strategies to...
"As the Line Fire continues to pose a threat to San Bernardino communities, we're pouring resources into this incident aggressively by deploying more air and ground support through the California National Guard," Newsom wrote. Mandatory evacuations send residents fleeing ...
PORTLAND, Ore. —Since her daughter was shot to death, Danna Schaeffer hasn’t thought twice about jumping into the line of fire. Last spring, the petite woman with short red hair bounced to her feet in a suburban Oregon church auditorium filled with angry gun-control opponents. Without blin...