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December 1, 2010

DISPATCH MIXUP DELAYS 9-1-1 CALL TO OFF DUTY FIREFIGHTER HAVING A HEART ATTACK AT HOME

The dispatcher, who took the emergency 911 call when Lanny Ross was having a heart attack in Wainscott earlier this month, has not been brought up on any disciplinary action despite not following protocol, according to East Hampton Village Administrator Larry Cantwell. Cantwell confirmed that the dispatcher, a veteran in the East Hampton Village Communications...
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ANOTHER COLLAPSE INJURES ANOTHER FIREFIGHTER, THIS TIME IN CALIFORNIA

A Los Angeles firefighter was injured Tuesday while battling a stubborn structure fire at a home in the hills above Studio City. The firefighter was climbing a ladder to the second story of the home when the ladder collapsed. He was transported to St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Burbank. Fire officials say he suffered a...
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