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DENVER FIREFIGHTER INJURED BATTLING CHURCH FIRE

 FireCompanies    November 19, 2005    No Comments

Investigators: Fire Likely Started By Homeless November 9, 2005 DENVER -- A firefighter was recovering Wednesday morning after falling through a hole in the second floor of a historic Denver church. The unidentified firefighter was battling a blaze at the Sacred Heart Rectory at … [Read more...]

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CIVILIANS ON DRUGS? SAY IT ISN’T SO…..! …..ARE ALL YOUR FIREFIGHTERS STRAPPED IN?

     November 19, 2005    No Comments

Wednesday evening, one of our apparatus was involved in a motor vehicle accident. The rescue engine was returning from an EMS call when a pickup truck ran a stop sign and hit the apparatus on the driver side. The passenger of the apparatus saw the truck at the last instant and … [Read more...]

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3 ARE INJURED IN CRASH INVOLVING NJ PARAMEDIC UNIT SUV

 FireCompanies    November 7, 2005    No Comments

By MICHAEL RATCLIFFE Staff Writer LAWRENCE - A paramedic vehicle responding to an emergency call was involved in a four-vehicle collision yesterday that injured three people and forced police to close a busy intersection for part of the morning. The accident at Lawrence Road … [Read more...]

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SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.."FALSE CHIMNEY"..COLLAPSE!

 FireCompanies    November 7, 2005    No Comments

I would just like to share with my fellow brothers and sisters a close call my department experienced several months ago. I work for a small career department in the Williamsburg VA, area. We currently have about 120 uniform personnel and operate out of five stations. Our … [Read more...]

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SYRACUSE, NEW YORK FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN BUILDING FIRE

 FireCompanies    November 7, 2005    No Comments

A Syracuse firefighter was injured this morning while battling a building fire on West Genesee Street. Officials say he fell through the stairs and has second degree burns on his legs and back. His injuries are not considered life-threatening. As for the fire itself, crews got … [Read more...]

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CLOSE CALL FOR FLOOD RESPONDERS

 FireCompanies    November 7, 2005    No Comments

ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA On Saturday evening, October 8, 2005, police officers on routine patrol during a storm associated with Hurricane Tammy came upon an unoccupied vehicle in the water. After discussion with the motorist, two officers attempted to … [Read more...]

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ALASKA APPARATUS ROLLOVER

 FireCompanies    November 7, 2005    No Comments

A University of Alaska Fire Department engine was involved in a motor vehicle accident on Thompson Drive on the University campus. Engine 15 was responding code 3 with three personnel to another reported MVA when it lost control after traveling over a railroad bridge. The roads … [Read more...]

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EMS PROVIDERS……

 FireCompanies    November 7, 2005    No Comments

Recently, I responded to a call in the rural Adirondack community where I volunteer on the Ambulance Corps that involved a pickup truck and an 8 year old on a State Highway. I'm somewhat of seasonal on the squad and most of my calls are miles away in "suburbia" outside a city … [Read more...]

 News, RESCUE/EMS

BLAZE RAVAGES HOME; CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTER DIES-HEART ATTACK

 FireCompanies    November 7, 2005    No Comments

"Firefighter had heart attack trying to save historic Lewiston residence...but never disclosed his history of heart trouble" By Kimberly Bolander, Record Searchlight November 3, 2005 LEWISTON -- A firefighter died after battling a blaze last week that also claimed the 1850s-era … [Read more...]

 News, Non-traumatic

…IT WAS MY VERY FIRST CALL…..

 FireCompanies    November 7, 2005    No Comments

On an early January morning in 2003, it was my very first call and it was a house fire. we arrived on scene and the first inside team went in without a door man and got about half way into the house....the hose line caught and the crew went back to the door. They came in and when … [Read more...]

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