Just wanted to toss in my two cents worth, and maybe give someone that spur in their can to remind them of some basics. We had a fire this recently that landed two of our FF's in the hospital for a short ER visit. Main fire was in the basement with extremely … [Read more...]
DRIVERS-SLOW DOWN WHILE LAYING YOUR LINES!
In March of 2005 our county fire dept of whom I work EMS for was dispatched to a structure fire. Both my partner and I are full time firefighters for other counties and responded with our paramedic unit to the scene to assist. We, along with the Fire Chief were … [Read more...]
L.A. COUNTY FIREFIGHTER INJURED-CEILING COLLAPSE
Daily BreezeMonday, December 06, 2004 A Los Angeles County firefighter battling a house fire in Carson early Sunday was knocked unconscious when part of the ceiling collapsed.Engineer Mike Henry, a 19-year veteran, was taken to County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center near Torrance for … [Read more...]
UPSTATE DEPUTY HIT BY CAR
Alex Burdette Was Directing TrafficMarch 12, 2005An Anderson County Sheriff's deputy is in intensive care, after a car hit him while he was directing traffic. Deputy Alex Burdette was trying to assist a driver with car problems on Hwy 81 near Hayes Rd. on Friday. Officials with … [Read more...]
One of our readers found this while doing inspections on his towns Main Street. He wrote: "I am not sure what's worse, the flue design or the wiring! This is an old Grocery Wholesaler warehouse" … [Read more...]
Dear FFCC.com,We have a 2 year old Sutphen ladder that had a bushing come out of the main support beam. The setscrews that held in the bushing were not there. It appears that it wasn't even drilled for a setscrew (Pictures shown). When we asked Sutphen about this, … [Read more...]
March 11, 2005, 12:01 AM EST (Toledo, OH) --- Four Toledo firefighters have been hurt when their fire truck crashed into a power pole and a tree at the intersection of Bancroft and Ashland Streets in the Old West End. Toledo Fire Chief Mike Bell advised that their injuries … [Read more...]
CITY'S COST-CUTTING "BROWNOUT" POLICY FOR DELAYING THEIR RESPONSE
No one else was injured in the 7 a.m. blaze at 565 Blair Ave.Brownouts are rotating closures of fire companies at six firehouses throughout the city.They were instituted in September as an attempt to keep the fire department from overspending its budget by $2 million on … [Read more...]
Boston Herald-November 29, 2004 One year ago today, volunteer firefighter Martin ``Marty'' McNamara ran into a burning apartment building in Lancaster and never returned. The 31-year-old jake left behind a wife and three young daughters in Clinton whose grief was only … [Read more...]
11-29-04 SILVER SPRING, Md. -- An accident involving a Montgomery County battalion fire chief closed a portion of New Hampshire Avenue at Bonifant Street and Good Hope Road in Silver Spring, Md., for over four hours Monday morning. Officials said the battalion chief was … [Read more...]