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COLO. FIREFIGHTER RELIVES HEART ATTACK AND HOW HIS CREW SAVED HIM

COLO. FIREFIGHTER RELIVES HEART ATTACK AND HOW HIS CREW SAVED HIM

 Rick Markley    February 18, 2018    No Comments

Denver CBS4:  A group of South Metro firefighters had to save one of their own inside the fire truck they were in while coming back from a medical call. Todd Hennessy was riding in the truck with fellow firefighters on Dec. 11, 2017 when he says he last remembered seeing … [Read more...]

 Close Calls, News, Personal Survival, RESCUE/EMS
 cardiac health, firefighter health

EIGHT HURT IN KENTUCKY EMS CRASH

EIGHT HURT IN KENTUCKY EMS CRASH

 Rick Markley    February 18, 2018    No Comments

A nasty crash yesterday in Falmouth, Ky., involved five children and a Pendleton County ambulance. WLWT reports that Johnnie McCoy was driving northbound on US-27 and lost control on snowy and icy roads, crashing her Chevrolet into the EMS crew. Medic Cherie Sullivan was unable … [Read more...]

 EMS Close Calls, News, Safety and Survival
 ambulance, crash, ems, firefighter safety, road safety

SPOKANE FIRE DEPT. SCBA FREE OF TOXINS

SPOKANE FIRE DEPT. SCBA FREE OF TOXINS

 Rick Markley    February 16, 2018    No Comments

Jonathan Glover, The Spokesman-Review: Spokane firefighters may soon breath easy again after a recent round of testing determined there are no contaminants in the department’s air tanks. The test results, announced by the city Thursday morning at a news conference, come … [Read more...]

 Firefighter Cancer, News, Safety and Survival
 cancer, firefighter health, scba, spokane

NJ FIREFIGHTER SUFFERS MEDICAL EMERGENCY AT BLAZE

NJ FIREFIGHTER SUFFERS MEDICAL EMERGENCY AT BLAZE

 Rick Markley    February 16, 2018    No Comments

A Hammonton, New Jersey firefighter was taken to the hospital in critical condition after suffering an undisclosed medical emergency Wednesday night. By Thursday, his condition improved to stable. NJ.com reports that the nature of the emergency or the firefighter’s name was … [Read more...]

 News, Personal Survival, Safety and Survival
 fire attack, firefighter safety, medical emergency, structure fire

3 DIE, 11 HURT IN FIRE WITH NO ALARMS, NO SPRINKLERS, 1 FF BURNED

3 DIE, 11 HURT IN FIRE WITH NO ALARMS, NO SPRINKLERS, 1 FF BURNED

 Rick Markley    February 14, 2018    No Comments

The Associated Press: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A fire broke out at a home housing recovering addicts Wednesday, killing three women and injuring 11, officials in Tennessee said. They said the home had no working smoke alarms or fire sprinklers. The Nashville Fire Department … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival
 close calls, fire attack, firefighter safety, structure fire

R.I. FIREFIGHTER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, COLLAPSES AT FIRE SCENE

R.I. FIREFIGHTER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, COLLAPSES AT FIRE SCENE

 Rick Markley    February 14, 2018    No Comments

We regret to pass on that a Pascoag (Burrellville, RI) Firefighter has died after he was rushed from the scene of a house fire on Hill Road this morning. The Veteran Firefighter collapsed while operating at the chimney fire that started around 0900 hours. Our condolences to … [Read more...]

 LODD's, News, Safety and Survival
 firefighter safety, line of duty death

MAN SURVIVES LEAP FROM MOVING FDNY AMBULANCE

 Rick Markley    February 13, 2018    No Comments

By Shawn Cohen and Emily Smith, New York Post: An emotionally disturbed man on his way to Bellevue Hospital took a swan dive out the back of his ambulance as it cruised up the FDR on Monday morning — and he somehow survived, even after “bouncing” a few times and landing face … [Read more...]

 EMS Close Calls, News, Safety and Survival
 ambulance safety, FDNY, weird news

OHIO FLIGHT MEDIC HURT, RECOVERING

OHIO FLIGHT MEDIC HURT, RECOVERING

 Rick Markley    February 8, 2018    No Comments

At approximately 6:45 p.m. Feb. 4, while en route to a referring facility to begin a patient transport, MedFlight’s Columbus-based Mobile ICU team was involved in an accident with injuries to one of the medical crew members. There were no fatalities. First responders transported … [Read more...]

 EMS Close Calls, News, Safety and Survival
 ems, flight medic, line of duty injury

FREE WEBINAR: HOW TO RUN A FIRE DEPT PEER-SUPPORT TEAM

FREE WEBINAR: HOW TO RUN A FIRE DEPT PEER-SUPPORT TEAM

 Rick Markley    January 29, 2018    No Comments

Gordon Graham is going to do a webinar this Friday on the subject of peer support teams and we wanted to pass it on-and encourage you to check it out. There is no cost. As you know, many fire departments, EMS (and law enforcement) rely on peer support teams as part of … [Read more...]

 News, Personal Survival

OHIO ARSON INVESTIGATIONS BEEFED UP AFTER 2 FIREFIGHTERS DIE IN ARSON FIRE

OHIO ARSON INVESTIGATIONS BEEFED UP AFTER 2 FIREFIGHTERS DIE IN ARSON FIRE

 Rick Markley    January 20, 2018    No Comments

The Blade: Law enforcement leaders on Thursday touted a combined effort between Toledo’s fire and police departments to investigate arson fires, and recognized the tragic reason behind the collaboration. The Fire Investigative Unit, which consists of firefighters and police … [Read more...]

 LODD's, News, Safety and Survival
 arson, firefighter line of duty death

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