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August 15, 2011

FIREFIGHTER IN FLORIDA EXPOSED TO HAZMAT AT STORAGE UNIT FIRE

A Holly Hill (Florida) Firefighter assisting Ormond Beach Firefighters at a fire at a self-storage business Sunday got sick after some kind of chemical splashed on him. The firefighter was transported to Halifax Health Medical Center by EVAC ambulance, Firefighter Bill Kimmy was doing better at the hospital Sunday night but was being kept overnight...
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SEAT BELTS SAVE LIVES (INCLUDING COT SHOULDER STRAPS)

On the morning of October 5, 2010 I was assigned with a BLS crew to provide ALS for a patient being transported to Cleveland from West Virginia. We were approximately 1 1/2 hours from Cleveland we were sideswiped by a car, sending us crashing into a caron the shoulder of the road, then over a...
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SITUATIONAL AWARENESS!!!

Mike Gurr from Pompano Beach (FL) sent in these pictures that were passed on from the off-going crew. The photos were taken by M. Callahan on a typical power line down call. On arrival, the crew encountered a downed power line onto a chain link fence. The crew decided to use the TIC to determine...
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Grieving an LODD

EmotionalSupport for Line of Duty Death Survivors Author:Peggy Sweeney Local newspaper headlinesreport the sad news of another fallen hero; the tragic death of a bravefirefighter who has died in the line of duty. A dedicated professional whosacrificed his or her life that others may live or that homes and propertywould be saved from the ravages...
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