Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2008: The
Line of Duty Deaths of 2 Ohio Firefighters.
On Friday, April 4, 2008, Captain Robin Broxterman, 37-years-old, a 17-year veteran career firefighter and paramedic, and Firefighter Brian Schira, 29-years-old, a six-month probationary, part-time firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician with Colerain Township (Ohio) Fire & EMS died in the Line of Duty after the floor they were on collapsed into the burning basement at that dwelling fire.
There is ONE IMPORATNT way that ANY Firefighter and Fire Officer can remember them:
Following that tragic loss, the Colerain Township Fire/EMS Department issued a preliminary report (link below) with initial and valuable details on what happened based upon the information available at the time.
Critical details such as the importance of size-up, 360 walk around and other information is of great value to any Firefighter and Officer. A more in-depth final report is being developed and is expected to be released later this year along with the NIOSH report.
As stated in the preliminary report “the department will never forget the ultimate sacrifice made by Captain Robin Broxterman and Firefighter Brain Schira in their service to the community. By sharing the knowledge gained from this very tragic and painful incident, the Department will ensure their sacrifice was not in vain and hope that other fire departments can avoid a similar tragedy”….
