My Ladder company arrived to a 2 story residential fire with heavy charged smoke coming from the second floor. As the D/O (Driver/Operator) on our Ladder company it was my duty to establish a secondary means of egress for interior companies that were gaining entry. Per our … [Read more...]
INJURED WILTON, N.D. FIREFIGHTER STILL IN CRITICAL CONDITION
BISMARCK, N.D. The most seriously burned of the three Wilton firefighters who were injured earlier this month remains in critical condition at a St. Paul, Minn., burn center. Mark Keller is battling several problems, said Wilton Fire Chief J.D. YoungBird. "He's getting … [Read more...]
“………HOT SMOKE AND GASES HIT ME IN THE FACE AND BEGAN TO LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS…”
My Ladder company arrived to a 2 story residential fire with heavy charged smoke coming from the second floor. As the D/O (Driver/Operator) on our Ladder company it was my duty to establish a secondary means of egress for interior companies that were gaining entry. Per our … [Read more...]
SIX FIREFIGHTERS INJURED BATTLING BELMONT BLAZE
April 12, 2005BELMONT, Calif. -- A three-alarm apartment fire in Belmont hurt six firefighters and displaced 35 people before it was brought under control around 12:30 p.m., authorities reported today. The fire caused about $500,000 in damage to the Chateau Sandel Apartments at … [Read more...]
WHAT CAUSED A CRISIS SUNDAY AT LOCAL 911 CENTER?
Newark-WABC, November 21, 2004) - An accident inside Newark's 911 call center caused the emergency system to temporarily shut own. Just before 6:00pm, the 911 system here in Newark went back on line. An investigation now is underway to find out why a fire suppression system was … [Read more...]
"…THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COLLAPSE ZONE IS IMPERATIVE…!"
Since this CLOSE CALL, I have become more aware of indicators of a possible building collapse. My company was one of several from my department to respond to a working fire in a 2 1/2 story vacant commercial occupancy. My company (95ft Tower Ladder) was positioned in front of the … [Read more...]
CITY DENIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIREFIGHTER'S DEATH
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- City officials were not negligent in the death of a Lexington firefighter killed in the line of duty, attorneys said in response to a lawsuit. Lt. Brenda Cowan was fatally shot last year while responding to a domestic-violence call. The executor of Cowan's … [Read more...]
Mini summits call for leadership views 04-14-2005 12:24:24 PM LON SLEPICKA Firehouse.Com News Ron Siarnicki's mission has become a traveling road show. The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation Executive Director's effort to decrease the annual Line of Duty Deaths is calling on … [Read more...]
Courtesy of WABC News - New York• Video: Eyewitness News Video • Slideshow: Images From The Story (Park Slope-WABC, April 13, 2005) — Nine firefighters are recovering at area hospitals after battling a blaze at an auto parts shop in Brooklyn. Eyewitness News … [Read more...]
GLITCHES PLAGUE DISPATCH SYSTEM
Officers complain that $6.3 million system could put police, public in danger By Tony Plohetski AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Wednesday, November 24, 2004 The call popped up on the computer screen in an Austin police officer's patrol car last month, alerting him to a fire on Parmer … [Read more...]