I was a rookie, and a very green one at that. This was back a few years ago, by way of explaining the now unbelievable scenario that evolved. I was on the ambulance when we rolled up to a (my first) structure fire in a two story apartment house. Fire on the first floor. Per our … [Read more...]
MA. FIREFIGHTER DEATH PROMPTS SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS
By Monica Deady/ Staff Writer Thursday, May 26, 2005 A year after the tragic death of Brookline firefighter Irwin "Buzz" Gross, the department has made some protocol changes, and is taking into consideration a recent federal government report for improving safety … [Read more...]
UPDATE & FOLLOWUP: FIREFIGHTER CRITICALLY INJURED IN PA.
A while back we emailed you about a firefighter critically injured at a structure fire in Conshohocken, PA.. Here are the details and follow up. The ladder pipe was accidentally charged causing water to be sent through its straight, stacked tips at 90 P.S.I. The stream struck the … [Read more...]
REPORT SAYS CALIF. FIREFIGHTER’S DEATH ACCIDENTAL
May 25 (ABC7) — A state report says a Southern California wildfire that killed a Bay Area firefighter was deliberately set, but the tragic result was an accident. Novato firefighter Steve Rucker was killed in San Diego County almost two-years-ago, fighting a wildfire that … [Read more...]
UPDATE & FOLLOWUP: FIREFIGHTER CRITICALLY INJURED IN PA.
A while back we emailed you about a firefighter critically injured at a structure fire in Conshohocken, PA.. Here are the details and follow up. The ladder pipe was accidentally charged causing water to be sent through its straight, stacked tips at 90 P.S.I. The stream struck the … [Read more...]
REPORT SAYS CALIF. FIREFIGHTER'S DEATH ACCIDENTAL
May 25 (ABC7) — A state report says a Southern California wildfire that killed a Bay Area firefighter was deliberately set, but the tragic result was an accident. Novato firefighter Steve Rucker was killed in San Diego County almost two-years-ago, fighting a wildfire that … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER’S FAMILY OK’S $2.8 MILLION SETTLEMENT
Tuesday, May 24, 2005 By RENEE WINKLER Courier-Post Staff CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY The widow and adult sons of a West Deptford volunteer firefighter, who died of burns he suffered in a fire on New Year's Day 2001, agreed Monday to accept $2.8 million to settle a product liability case … [Read more...]
40th and Spring Garden Streets, Philadelphia, May 23, 2005 — An afternoon fire in West Philadelphia injured two firefighters. The ActionCam was on the scene at 40th and Spring Garden Streets. Just after one o'clock on Monday, witnesses say flames ignited inside a 3-story … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER'S FAMILY OK'S $2.8 MILLION SETTLEMENT
Tuesday, May 24, 2005 By RENEE WINKLER Courier-Post Staff CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY The widow and adult sons of a West Deptford volunteer firefighter, who died of burns he suffered in a fire on New Year's Day 2001, agreed Monday to accept $2.8 million to settle a product liability case … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTERS ESCAPE AFTER CLOSE CALL
By HARRY YANOSHAK Bucks County Courier Times-May 24, 2005 BRISTOL TOWNSHIP - Frank Greene and six other firefighters were inside the burning business garage when the metal door behind them rolled shut. The words that came to Greene's mind in that instant Monday afternoon can't be … [Read more...]