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''…….WE MARKED RESPONDING….AND NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS LAYING IN THE STREET WITH SEVERE BACK PAIN……."

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

''.......We Marked RESPONDING....and next thing I knew I was laying in the street with severe back pain......."AND THE RESULTS WERE:".....If everything goes well, I should be back to work after 12 weeks in a turtle shell brace and 8 weeks of physical therapy....." On 08/16/04, at … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, News

TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED!

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

"... The patient reached up under the pillow of his bed with his left hand and pulled out a long barreled .38 revolver..."It was a typical medical assist call with the local EMS unit. The patient was a man in his late sixties suffering from diabetes and was a kidney dialysis … [Read more...]

 News, RESCUE/EMS

FD TRAINING BOAT CRASH IN NORTH DAKOTA INJURES FIVE FIREFIGHTERS

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

ASSOCIATED PRESSGRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) -- Two boats collided Thursday during a Fire Department training drill on the Red River, injuring five firefighters and destroying one of the boats. Fire Chief Pete O'Neill said the collision happened about 10:30 a.m. A fire captain, two … [Read more...]

 News, TRAINING/DRILLS

FIREFIGHTERS SERIOUSLY HURT IN CRASH WHILE RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

Their ambulance struck a tree and flipped Monday.JODY LAWRENCE-TURNERStatesman JournalMay 11, 2004Salem firefighters responding to a crash scene early Monday were taken aback when they realized it was two of their own trapped inside a medic units mangled cab. Willard Bauscher, … [Read more...]

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MISSOURI FIRETRUCK BACKS INTO PEDESTRIAN; 82 YEAR OLD MAN KILLED

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

CHARIS PATIRES 7-13-04Courtesy of The Lake Sun Leader ELDON - Fire Chief Randy Vernon acknowledged a fire department vehicle backed into a man Sunday and killed him. Vernon said the driver was on a medical call when the accident occurred and referred all questions to Eldon City … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, News

FIREFIGHTER CRITICAL IN FALL FROM APPARATUS – FIREFIGHTER HURT IN FREAK ACCIDENT

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

By Laura Crimaldi / News Staff WriterSunday, May 2, 2004 A Natick man remained in critical condition yesterday after the longtime Brookline firefighter was thrown from an engine that was on its way to an emergency call for a natural gas odor on Friday. Irwin "Buzz" Gross, 58, is … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, News

COLO. TROOPER PINNED IN PATROL CAR AFTER I-70 WRECK

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

From the Denver Post Van De Weghe was in fair condition Tuesday. 11-24-04Jefferson County - A Colorado State Patrol trooper was seriously injured Tuesday when a car smashed into the back of his patrol car as he was parked beside Interstate 70 west of Denver. Trooper Patrick Van … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, News

WHEN FIREFIGHTERS WERE CALLED, THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO AN EMS SITUATION!

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

Landlord-tenant dispute turns ugly - Man, 67, is in critical condition - Landlord's wife also stabbed It began as a dispute between a landlord and tenant, turned into a house fire, and by the time it was over two people were in hospital with stab wounds. Toronto police say they … [Read more...]

 News, RESCUE/EMS

MAYBE HE NEEDS A SMACK IN THE HEAD…?!

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

"... I'm not sure this is considered a close call, but just another observation of people being lazy and careless. One of our captain's younger sons has joined the department, and seems to believe that because his father is an officer, he can through due-regard to the wind. He … [Read more...]

 News, TRAINING/DRILLS

NORTH CAROLINA FIRE TRUCK OVERTURNS EN ROUTE TO WRECK

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

WhippleCourtesy of The Daily Advance Elizabeth City, North CarolinaJune 2, 2004The Providence Volunteer Fire Department lost its fire engine Tuesday when it overturned on Berea Church Road while responding to a two-car traffic accident. Jimmy Harris, chief of the PVFD, said the … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, News

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