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November 8, 2016

CLEVELAND 9-1-1 FAILS AGAIN

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The FOX 8 I-Team has found dozens and dozens of 911 calls went unanswered Sunday evening in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. This marked the latest problem with a system that has failed again and again.  Cuyahoga County says the system went down between 30 and 60 minutes, and 49 calls to 911...
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PROTECTING MY FAMILY-SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT FOR RESIDENTIAL FIRE PROTECTION

I continue to move forward in my goal of having my kids/grandkids homes and our home fire sprinklered (retro). Two are done (one was not at all easy as the local water authority didn’t “recognize” residential sprinklers so we installed our own tanks) and I have two more to go—and they are both in that...
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This Is Different re Sprinklers/Dwelling Fires (The Secret List)

All, I continue to move forward in my goal of having my kids/grandkids homes and our home fire sprinklered (retro). Two are done (one was not at all easy as the local water authority didn’t “recognize” residential sprinklers so we installed our own tanks) and I have two more to go—and they are both in...
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2 LODD’s-Collapse, Fall, Are U In The IAFC?

INDIANA FIRE CHIEF – COLLAPSES AT FIRE SCENE NEW JERSEY FIREFIGHTER FOUND ENTANGLED IN LADDER The Secret List www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com It is with deep regret we notify you of the line-of-duty death of Brookston Prairie Township (Indiana) Volunteer Fire Chief Michael Payne and former Chief Fred Stewart of West Milford, NJ. INDIANA: Chief Michael Payne and...
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DO YOU BELONG TO THE IAFC?

If so, your assistance is needed by adding yourself as a member of the firefighter Safety health and Survival Section. There are numerous projects being worked on related to firefighter survival and your involvement in encouraged and needed. To add your membership to the SHS, please call Member Services toll free at 866-385-9110 or email...
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INDIANA FIRE CHIEF COLLAPSES AT FIRE SCENE DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY #LODD

Chief Michael Payne and members of his department responded to a truck fire on Interstate-65 north of Lafayette just after midnight last night. After the fire was extinguished, Chief Payne collapsed from an apparent heart attack. Resuscitation efforts were initiated and he was transported to Indiana University Hospital – Lafayette where those efforts continued. Chief...
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