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April 6, 2011

Fire Apparatus Collapses Bridge over California Creek

 Santa Clara County Fire Department crew responding to a medical call in the 1400 block of Miramonte Avenue 2:30 a.m. Monday collapsed the bridge spanning Permanente Creek. No one was injured. The accident left approximately 12 residents without a way to drive their cars across the private drive, according to resident Richard Feldman, but they...
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FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN BLAZE THAT KILLS 300,000

A firefighter from Odessa broke his wrist and at least 300,000 chickens perished in a four-alarm fire near Cecilton, Md., that lasted from Monday night into Tuesday morning. "If it wasn’t the biggest it was one of the biggest fires in Cecil County," said Cecilton Volunteer Fire Company Chief Bobby Plato Jr. Plato said the...
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California Firefighter Falls Through Floor Of Working House Fire

A Modesto firefighter was taken to a hospital Wednesday after falling through a floor while battling a blaze. While battling the fire, a firefighter fell through the floor of the home and landed in the basement, according to the incident commander. The firefighter got hung up on the debris as he fell through the floor...
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22 Firefighters Called Out to Save One Cat Stuck on a Roof

A total of 22 firefighters were sent to rescue a cat that was stuck on a roof as a result of ‘crazy’ health and safety regulations Five apparatus from 3 different fire stations were dispatched by Suffolk (U.K.) Fire Service to save the tortoiseshell tabby from the top of a Victorian semi-detached house in Leiston....
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3 FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN GARY COLLAPSE – SHORT ON STAFFING – LOTS OF FIRES!

Three firefighters suffered injuries when the top-floor ceiling of a three-story burning building collapsed on them late Tuesday afternoon. Capt. Malcolm Maxwell, Lt. Frank Edmond and Engineer Jesse Shabazz were treated at Methodist Hospitals Northlake campus for non-life-threatening injuries after fellow firefighters carried them out of a third-floor window onto a ladder truck. “Our guys...
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LAST WEEK A FIREFIGHTER FELL DOWN A LADDER WITH NO HELMET ON!

Why can’t we seem to learn from others mistakes!  THIS JOB IS HAZARDOUS ENOUGH – WHY DO WE HAVE TO MAKE IT WORSE BY NOT WEARING PROPER PPE?
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