ASSOCIATED PRESSJune 21, 2004Duson, La. (AP) -- A Lafayette television station is reporting that a 15-year-old volunteer firefighter died while responding to a call when the vehicle he was in slammed into another vehicle. KLFY says the unidentified teenager died yesterday … [Read more...]
EXTRICATION? WEAR YOUR GEAR!!!!!
During a training class several weeks ago, my shift had the opportunity to cut up a small car. We used a combination tool with a truck-mounted hydraulic pump unit and hose reel, and located our pressure manifold near the vehicle. We began by removing the roof, cutting the A, B … [Read more...]
FIRE TRUCK BLOWS TIRE; FIREFIGHTER, FAMILY HURT
Courier & Press Western KentuckyAugust 17, 2004 ANTON, Ky. - An Anton Volunteer Fire Department member and his family were injured when a fire department tanker truck they were driving overturned. Anton Fire Chief Robert Newman said the wreck occurred about 5:45 p.m. Sunday on … [Read more...]
10 FIREFIGHTERS HAVE CLOSE CALL ON SHIP
By Sallie James, Staff WriterApril 26, 2004, 5:46 AM EDTThe "mayday" call came in about 7 p.m. Sunday from a frantic firefighting crew trapped deep inside a burning ship. Ten firefighters working furiously to aim water on the flaming engine room of the 157-foot Newfoundland … [Read more...]
THEY WERE DISPATCHED TO AN "UNKNOWN MEDICAL AND…
"... she reached out and pulled out a pistol..."As most of our responses now are EMS related, I thought I would share an experience with you that confronted my 3 man engine company when we were dispatched to an "unknown medical". It truly reinforced the fact that there is no such … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTING HELICOPTOR CRASHES
FALL RIVER MIL, CALIF. - A private helicopter crashed Monday afternoon, injuring three firefighters while doing mapping and reconnaissance work on the Straylor Fire near Fall River Mills."It went down and we don't know why," said Information Officer Jeff Fontana at the … [Read more...]
THREE ILLINOIS FIREFIGHTERS INJURED… 1 STRUCK WHILE LAYING THE SUPPLY LINE…
"Anything that could go wrong this time... did" BY SPENCER SCHEIN, SVN NEWS REPORTERJune 22, 2004STERLING, IL Three firefighters were injured while at the scene of a gasoline fueled garage fire Monday afternoon. Children playing with smoke bombs are said to have caused the fire, … [Read more...]
FOUR FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN CRASH
Fire engine rolls onto left side while exiting U.S. 95 at Rainbow Boulevard offrampBrooke E. Ross, Review-JournalSunday, November 02, 2003Four Las Vegas firefighters were injured Friday night when their fire engine rolled over on the U.S. Highway 95 Rainbow Boulevard offramp, … [Read more...]
PICKUP RAMS VAN INTO FIREFIGHTERS – ASSISTANT CHIEF REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION
Aug 19, 2004NEW BERLIN, IL - Six members of Loami's volunteer fire department were injured, one critically, late Tuesday after an allegedly drunken driver slammed into a van parked at a fire scene just west of New Berlin.The driver, Patrick J. Heinen, 35,of Alexander, was charged … [Read more...]
POLICE OFFICER SUCCUMBED TO INJURIES SUSTAINED ONE MONTH EARLIER WHEN A HOUSE EXPLODED AS A RESULT OF BEING FILLED WITH NATURAL GAS
(From http://www.odmp.org)Patrolman Tim Nielson Joplin Police DepartmentMissouriEnd of Watch: Monday, September 13, 2004Biographical InfoAge: 26Tour of Duty: 4 yrsBadge Number: Not availableIncident DetailsCause of Death: ExplosionDate of Incident: Tuesday, August 10, 2004Weapon … [Read more...]