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MEDIC, COP TRAPPED IN CAR BY DOWNED POWER LINES

 Rick Markley    September 12, 2017    No Comments

A Polk County, Florida paramedic and sheriff’s deputy were trapped inside the police cruiser for about two hours when live wires fell over the vehicle. The two were returning from dropping an elderly patient at a medical center late Sunday night when pole and wires came down, … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, Close Calls, News, Safety and Survival, Vehicle Safety
 close calls, electric hazard, firefighter safety, hurricane irma

MARYLAND FIRE TRUCK HIT BLOCKING CRASH SCENE

 Rick Markley    September 7, 2017    No Comments

Firefighters escaped injury when a motorist slammed into a Montgomery County (Md.) Fire and Rescue Service rig while it was blocking a working crash scene Sunday. Fire and medic crews were on a crash scene on the Beltway near Bethesda, where there had been more than five … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, Close Calls, News, Safety and Survival, Vehicle Safety
 apparatus, close calls, firefighter safety, highway safety, near miss

FIREFIGHTERS IN NEAR-MISS AT FATAL HIGHWAY SEMI EXPLOSION, FIRE

 Rick Markley    August 29, 2017    No Comments

It appears that three Texas firefighters narrowly escaped being caught up in an exploding truck last week. Images from Facebook show three firefighters escaping on fire while trying to contain a three-truck crash that left one driver dead on I-10 near Houston. One 18-wheeler … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, Close Calls, News, Safety and Survival
 close calls, explosion, firefighter safety, highway safety, near miss

FIREFIGHTER BRIEFLY TRAPPED IN ROOF COLLAPSE

 Rick Markley    August 27, 2017    No Comments

A roof collapsed on two firefighters battling a Merrill, Wisconsin bar fire Saturday morning, trapping one firefighter. “One of the two firefighters were inside early on and the roof came on top of them, Merrill Battalion Chief Mike Drury told WQOW. "We had to pull him out, so … [Read more...]

 Close Calls, News, Safety and Survival, SAFETY, SURVIVAL & TRAINING DOWNLOADS, STRUCTURAL
 close calls, fire attack, firefighter safety, structure fire

FIREFIGHTER CLOSE CALL ON KY. HIGHWAY

 Rick Markley    August 23, 2017    No Comments

On July 10, 2017 at approximately 14:10 we were clearing from a truck fire on Interstate 64 east-bound lane at mile marker 163 in Carter County, Kentucky. The left lane was shut down due to the truck fire. The crew that was on Engine 1 for the Grayson Fire Department just got … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, Close Calls, Vehicle Safety
 apparatus, close calls, firefighter safety, near miss

FOUR ARK. FIREFIGHTERS HURT AT 2-STRUCTURE FIRE

 Rick Markley    August 14, 2017    No Comments

Four Huntsville, Arkansas firefighters were injured battling a fire that consumed two structures early Sunday. Two of the firefighters were transported to a hospital. The nature and cause of those injuries were not reported, according to NWA. Two other firefighters suffered … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival
 close calls, fire attack, firefighter safety, structure fire

EXPLODING OXYGEN CYLINDER INJURES ORE. FIREFIGHTER

 Rick Markley    August 1, 2017    No Comments

One Lebanon, Oregon firefighter was struck in the helmet by debris from an oxygen cylinder that exploded during a house fire; another firefighter suffered a back injury. Both firefighters were treated and released, KOIN reported. The two-alarm fire began in the garage and … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival
 close calls, fire attack, firefighter safety, structure fire

OHIO FIREFIGHTER INJURED BY UNCONTROLLED ATTACK LINE

 Rick Markley    July 26, 2017    No Comments

A 54-year-old Ashtabula, Ohio firefighter lost control of an attack line and was struck in the head. The firefighter was taken to a hospital where he was treated and released. The Star Beacon reported that the line slipped from the firefighter’s hands while battling a fully … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival
 close calls, fire attack, firefighter safety, structure fire

PA. FIREFIGHTER SUFFERS MINOR WRIST BURNS

 Rick Markley    July 26, 2017    No Comments

A Meadville, Pennsylvania firefighter suffered minor burns to the wrist area while fighting a house fire Monday. The firefighter was treated on scene by an ambulance crew. Go Erie reports that the tenants were burning furniture outside the home when fire spread up the exterior … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival, Staffing
 close calls, fire attack, firefighter safety, structure fire

ARSONIST SHOVES PA. FIREFIGHTER SHOVED DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS

 Rick Markley    July 25, 2017    No Comments

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania firefighters were attacked by a man at a fire that fire officials believe he set; the man pushed one firefighter down a flight of stairs. Fox43 reported the story, but did not give details about the extent of the firefighter’s injuries. Firefighters … [Read more...]

 Close Calls, News, Personal Survival, Safety and Survival
 arson, assault, close calls, fire attack, firefighter safety, structure fire

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