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February 28, 2011

UPDATE: FIRE FIGHTER SERIOUSLY INJURED: ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE NEED FOR ADEQUATE STAFFING OM THE FIRST ALARM

A serious fall taken by a veteran firefighter from the roof of a burning home has raised some big questions about staffing shortages. Sacramento City Fire department Captain Gene Dibble along with Engine 60 and several other crews responded to the house fire on Huntsman Drive Saturday night. Because they were short staffed, Dibble climbed...
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UPDATE: FIRE FIGHTER SERIOUSLY INJURED: ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE NEED FOR ADEQUATE STAFFING OM THE FIRST ALARM

A serious fall taken by a veteran firefighter from the roof of a burning home has raised some big questions about staffing shortages. Sacramento City Fire department Captain Gene Dibble along with Engine 60 and several other crews responded to the house fire on Huntsman Drive Saturday night. Because they were short staffed, Dibble climbed...
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CALIFORNIA FIRE CAPTAIN FRACTURES SPINE IN FALL

A 24-year veteran of the Sacramento Fire Department suffered significant back injuries, fracturing his lower spine in a fall Saturday night from the roof of a Rosemont area home where he was fighting a fire, officials said today. The injured firefighter was identified as Capt.Gene Dibble. He was hospitalized at the UC Davis Medical Center...
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