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December 22, 2008

CIVILIAN ARRESTED IN HIT AND RUN LINE OF DUTY DEATH OF DELAWARE FIREFIGHTER/EMS DRIVER

Police arrested the driver who struck and killed a Firefighter/EMS Driver of the Delaware City (DE) Fire Company. Delaware State Troopers arrested 28 year old Joseph Taye of Bear (Delaware) this evening. The cops believe he was the driver of the BMW that hit 30-year-old FF/EMS Driver Michelle Smith. Taye is expected to be charged with manslaughter,...
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TILT-UP CONSTRUCTION?

  But a 4 STORY OFFICE BUILDING?!? …..Ya Ready?? Contributed by Lt. Randall Hannifan   Attached is a PDF/PowerPoint with the photos and an explanation. I have added links to videos and websites that explain the process and characteristics of the construction as well.
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TILT-UP CONSTRUCTION?

  But a 4 STORY OFFICE BUILDING?!? …..Ya Ready?? Contributed by Lt. Randall Hannifan   Attached is a PDF/PowerPoint with the photos and an explanation. I have added links to videos and websites that explain the process and characteristics of the construction as well.
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UPDATE: MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES IN FDNY DOUBLE LINE OF DUTY DEATH. D.A.: “Everybody who could have screwed up, screwed up here”

Three construction supervisors and a subcontractor were indicted Monday on manslaughter charges in the 2007 deaths of two firefighters at a skyscraper that once housed Deutsche Bank at ground zero.  The charges cap a 16-month investigation that exposed numerous failures by city officials. The people charged include two senior officials at subcontractor John Galt Corp....
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UPDATE: MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES IN FDNY DOUBLE LINE OF DUTY DEATH. D.A.: "Everybody who could have screwed up, screwed up here"

Three construction supervisors and a subcontractor were indicted Monday on manslaughter charges in the 2007 deaths of two firefighters at a skyscraper that once housed Deutsche Bank at ground zero.  The charges cap a 16-month investigation that exposed numerous failures by city officials. The people charged include two senior officials at subcontractor John Galt Corp....
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SERIOUS AMBULANCE RESPONDING CRASH IN PA THIS AFTERNOON

This afternoon in Mechanicsburg, Pa, about 10 miles west of Harrisburg) an ambulance was responding to a serious ALS call to assist another ambulance. As they were about 2 blocks away, the ambulance collided with minivan. As a result the ambulance (driver only) veered off into an embankment and nearly missed a tree. The van continued onto hit...
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