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September 14, 2010

Ugh – When the Chief Wears a Suit to the Fire – How Can the Guys Be Expected to Wear Proper PPE???

Incredible pictures of the Chief in a snazy suit and the firefighters with very poor PPE practices!
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PORCH COLLAPSE & MAYDAY AT IL RESIDENCE FIRE

At 2454 hrs on September 6, 2010 the Matteson Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in a single story residence with walk out basement. First arriving crews found a well involved fire in the attic that had self vented. Visible fire involved 2/3 of the roof. There was no one home at the...
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PORCH COLLAPSE & MAYDAY AT IL RESIDENCE FIRE

At 2454 hrs on September 6, 2010 the Matteson Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in a single story residence with walk out basement. First arriving crews found a well involved fire in the attic that had self vented. Visible fire involved 2/3 of the roof. There was no one home at the...
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FAILURE TO WEAR SCBA AT VEHICLE FIRE DRAWS LOCAL MEDIA ATTENTION IN WASHINGTON STATE

Photographs of a firefighter fighting a car fire without proper gear Aug. 10 led to the suspension of Friday Harbor Fire Chief Vern Long. But it wasn’t the first time firefighters fought a car fire without wearing their self-contained breathing apparatus, or SCBAs. A review of Journal photo files turned up previously unpublished photos of...
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Taxi crashes into ambulance in Brookline

BOSTON — Police are investigating what caused a taxi to crash into an ambulance in Brookline Monday morning. It happened around 2:15 a.m. at the intersection of Beacon and Carlton Streets. The airbags went off in the taxi, which had front end damage. There was no damage to the ambulance. It doesn’t appear anyone was...
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