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February 1, 2017

MAINE FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN CEILING COLLAPSE

A firefighter and six other people were taken to the hospital Wednesday morning during an apartment fire on Summer Street that drew a large emergency response and that occurred in a building where batteries had been removed from the smoke detectors. The fire at 15 Summer St. was reported shortly after 5 a.m. Wednesday, and...
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ARIZONA AMBULANCE STRUCK BY GUNFIRE

A 25-year-old man is facing multiple charges after police say he shot into an ambulance containing four people and tried to rob a convenience store in Phoenix. Leroy Scott was being held Tuesday in a Maricopa County jail on suspicion of four counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and one count of resisting...
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PENNSYLVANIA AMBULANCE CRASHES IN PENNSYLVANIA

SHENANGO TOWNSHIP – An ambulance carrying an infant and two nurses caring for the child skidded off Interstate 376 Monday morning after hitting an icy patch and wound up in a ditch, police said. The infant and the two nurses, all of whom were in back of the ambulance when the accident occurred, were taken...
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AMBULANCE INVOLVED IN MULTI VEHICLE CRASH IN MICHIGAN

ANN ARBOR, MI – Michigan State Police issued a ticket to a man from Springfield, Texas, after a five-vehicle crash that occurred Monday, Jan. 30 on eastbound M-14 in Superior Township. The crash occurred about 9 a.m. Monday near Ford Road and sent six people to the hospital with minor injuries. Later, the Texas man...
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ICY WEATHER CAUSES AMBULANCE CRASH IN INDIANA

ANGOLA, IN (WTVB) – Steuben County, Indiana Sheriff Tim Troyer says there were 22 accidents between 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday night after a combination of freezing rain, light snow and sleet led to icy driving conditions. Some off duty deputies had to be called in to assist the Indiana State Police and Angola...
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Firefighter LODD On A Mutual Aid Fire (The Secret List)

All, Below is a link to a new NIOSH report related to the investigation of the tragic Line of Duty Death of Inwood Firefighter (Nassau County, Long Island, NY) Joe Sanford Jr.   While there are numerous aspects of the report well worth reading, understanding and learning from, one specific aspect is especially important.   ...
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