Thursday, May 23, 2013  PA EMT KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY-VEHICLE CRASH WHILE RESPONDING

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We regret to advise you that a Wyoming County (PA) EMT was in a crash while responding last night and died in the Line of Duty--early today. Tunkhannock EMT and Rescue Tech Thomas Gruen, 46, a long time member of Tunkhannock Ambulance, was killed on Rt 92 last evening while turning out during bad weather. The vehicle’s driver, EMT Jeffrey Plata, lost control while traveling north on Route 92 - and the pickup truck spun into the southbound lanes and struck several trees on the western side of the road at 2130 hours. The driver experienced NLT injuries. RIP.


NJ FIREFIGHTER SERIOUSLY INJURED AT TRAINING... "HORSEPLAY"

A 19-year old FF remains in the pediatric intensive care unit at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick today as a result of a fall he suffered training exercise. Reports are that at approximately 1850 hours Tuesday, Somerset County Communications received multiple 911 calls reporting an unconscious Firefighter who had fallen and suffered a serious head injury at the Somerset County Emergency Services Training Academy.
The 19-year-old Firefighter, was taking training classes at the facility when he and another trainee, described as “lifelong friends,” reportedly and unfortunately became engaged in “horseplay” prior to the start of class in the academy parking lot... that resulted in the accident,  a police source said. The Firefighter was flown by NorthSTAR helicopter to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Hillsborough Fire and EMS responded to the scene along with paramedics from Somerset Medical Center, as did a number of EMTs who were already at the facility teaching classes. Keep'm in your thoughts and prayers.

 

 

KNOW SOMEONE OR A FD THAT IS "AWARD WINNING" WORTHY?

FIRE SERVICE AWARDS NOMINATIONS:

Nominations are now open for the annual IAFC Safety, Health and Survival Section Awards. These awards ARE FOR YOU TO recognize organizations and individuals of organizations (of any size or composition) that have made a significant contribution to the overall environment of health and safety in their organizations and/or the fire service.
Awards will be presented during the IAFC SHS Section meeting at Fire-Rescue International 2013 in 4 categories.

DETAILS HERE:  http://www.iafcsafety.org/awards.php

Take Care-BE CAREFUL.

BillyG

The Secret List 5-23-13 / 1730 Hours

www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com

 

 

 

 



 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  All,

Viewing for Dallas (Texas) Fire Rescue Firefighter Stanley Wilson will be Friday from 6-8 p.m. at Restland Funeral Home at 13005 Greenville Ave.  The funeral service is scheduled to be at Park Cities Baptist Church at 3933 Northwest Highway the following day at 10 a.m. Burial will follow at the Restland Cemetary Garden of Honor.

RELATED LINKS:

http://www.dffa.org/

http://www.dallasfirerescue.com/

Take Care-BE CAREFUL.

BillyG

The Secret List

www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com



 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Hey,

In both good and not so good ways, some of the best learning that can be done is from those who have experienced and survived the worst. Specifically, to truly understand what the Charleston (S.C.) Firefighters went through on, after and since June 18, 2007 when they lost 9 Firefighters in the Line of Duty....one would have to be a CFD Firefighter.


There is a new video that is essential for every one of us to watch. New firefighters, old firefighters, fire officers, fire chiefs-everyone. The CFD members have horrifically "been there and done that" ...from the fire, to the lessons learned ...to the total transformation of the CFD in honor of those 9 Firefighters....this video outlines where they have been, what happened, and what they have done about it. You will hear first hand from those who were there-as well as from those that have arrived since that fire-all to honor the Charleston 9.


Watch this BRAND NEW video from the CFD and the NFFF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqiRN9rygoI&feature=youtu.be


RELATED:

3 minute QUICK REVIEW VIDEO/AUDIO FROM THE SCENE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WieG_eKsJug
NIOSH REPORT: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/reports/face200718.html

CITY of CHARLESTON REPORT (Routley Report) http://tinyurl.com/ornorq9


OTHER Phenomenal "Been There-Done That" VIDEOS FROM THE NFFF:

FDNY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqZtOyqJg8s

CHICAGO FD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vODww1qwSuE

Take Care-BE CAREFUL.

BillyG

The Secret List 5-22-13 / 1513 Hours

www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com

 



 

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  All,

Services for fallen Phoenix Firefighter Brad Harper are as follows:
Funeral Ceremony on Friday, May 24th at 2:30 p.m. at: Christ's Church of the Valley (CCV), 7007 W. Happy Valley Road, Peoria, AZ 85383
Procession and Internment to follow at: Greenwood Memorial Cemetery, 719 N. 27th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85009.

FF Harper died in the Line of Duty Sunday of injuries he suffered while working with crews at a mulch fire in south Phoenix when he was crushed between two emergency vehicles while repositioning equipment.
MORE INFO ON THESE SITES:

http://phoenix.gov/fire/

http://www.l493.org/

 

 

IRANIAN FIREFIGHTER SAVES LIVES AFTER LOSING HIS IN THE LINE OF DUTY

Iranian Firefighter Omid Abbasi was part of a crew of Firefighters that responded to a MFD fire in Tehran (Iran) last Tuesday. A young woman with her 2 kids were trapped inside an apartment. The woman managed to escape along with her son, but her 9-year-old daughter was hanging from a window and was on the brink of a free fall when she was saved by the Firefighters. When FF Abbasi learned there was a young girl trapped in the building, he rushed in to save her. He gave her his SCBA mask, but by the time he had gotten her to safety, Abbasi went down from smoke and they were unable to revive him. After his death, Abbasi's family donated his organs to three patients in need of transplants. According to Jalal Maleki, the spokesman of Iran’s Firefighters Organization, body parts of firefighter Omid Abbasi were offered to patients in need of transplants. The little girl who was saved was also at the funeral and thanked the Tehran FF who died for her. RIP.

 

 

OUR THOUGHTS and prayers go out to Moore (OK) Fire Chief Gary Bird and all those operating and or impacted by yesterdays tornado.

Take Care-BE CAREFUL.

BillyG

The Secret List 5-21-13 / 1100 Hours

www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com

 



 

Monday, May 20, 2013 

All-

Bad news this morning from Texas as Dallas Fire-Rescue says a Firefighter is trapped inside a burning condominium complex. The fire-which is now at 5+ alarms-is at the Hearthwood Condominium complex at 12363 Abrams Road. Reports now are that the missing Firefighter used his radio to say he was trapped inside and did not know where he was. At this point the crews have not been able to reach the Firefighter by radio since that last message. Plano FD USAR has been requested to assist in the search.

The fire has taken over 2 dozen units so far. We will post updates as additional information becomes available.

LIVE VIDEO STREAMING FROM THE SCENE: http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Fire-Torches-Dallas-Condos-208104041.html
HERE is the live fire radio audio feed from AlertPage: http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/2681/web

Take Care-BE CAREFUL.

BillyG

The Secret List 5-20-13 / 0700 Hours

www. FireFighterCloseCalls.com