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March 14, 2021

WATERTOWN FIRE CHIEF CALLS FOR THOROUGH INVESTIGATION INTO RECRUIT FIREFIGHTERS DEATH AFTER TRAINING – NEW YORK

WATERTOWN — The breathing apparatus that city firefighter recruit Peyton Morse wore could provide clues to what happened when he was stricken with a medical emergency at the state fire training academy on March 3. Data collected from his self-contained breathing apparatus, or SCBA, could show the events that led to him becoming unresponsive during...
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3 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 2 FDNY FIREFIGHTERS, TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AFTER CRASH – HARLEM

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An FDNY vehicle was involved in an accident that sent three people to the hospital Friday. It happened just after 9 p.m. on West 134th Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem. One car crashed into the FDNY vehicle. One person from the car and two firefighters were taken to a local hospital. Their conditions are...
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FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 3/14

3/14/1878 a Manhattan, New York firefighter “died as a result of the injuries he sustained March 12th, when he fell through a skylight on the roof of a burning building to the top floor.” 3/14/1912 three Hamilton, OH firefighters “died from the injuries they sustained while operating at the Butler County Courthouse fire. A collapsed...
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