The CONGRESSIONAL FIRE SERVICES INSTITUTE (CFSI) has awarded E. James Monihan the Mason Lankford

The CONGRESSIONAL FIRE SERVICES INSTITUTE (CFSI) has awarded E. James Monihan the Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award. Monihan was honored for his 40 years of involvement with the fire service at the local, state, and federal levels. For 12 years he was chairman of the National Volunteer Fire Council and remains an active member as a delegate to the CFSI National Advisory Committee. Additionally, he is chair of the NVFC`s legislative committee and represented the NVFC on the Blue Ribbon Panel appointed by FEMA Director James Lee Witt. Since 1963, he has been active in the Lewes (DE) Fire Department.

Saegertown explosion

Firefighters Among More Than a Dozen Injured in PA Explosion

A major explosion Sunday injured more than a dozen people, including several firefighters, in Saegertown, Pennsylvania.
Trailer Fire Metairie (LA)

Trailer Catches Fire, Explodes on I-10, Damaging Nearby Metairie (LA) Homes

A trailer carrying motorcycles and nitrous oxide cannisters caught fire on Interstate 10 and exploded Saturday, damaging two nearby Metairie homes and possibly a passing car, according to Jefferson Parish and…