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August 10, 2022

MEMPHIS (TN) FIRE APPARATUS CRASH (The Secret List)

All, Five people are in critical condition including 4 Firefighters, with 1 of the Firefighters described as extremely critical, after a crash in South Memphis. Initial reports are that a civilian vehicle collided with a Memphis FD apparatus in an intersection, and the apparatus (a truck company) rolled over. Much more to follow. KTIYP’s. Take...
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FOUR MEMPHIS FIREFIGHTERS CRITICALLY INJURED IN APPARATUS CRASH – TENNESSEE

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – A crash at E.H. Crump and Danny Thomas Boulevard involving a fire engine and a pickup truck has resulted in four critically injured Memphis firefighters. Memphis police responded to the scene at 8:19 p.m. An additional victim was also transported to Regional One in critical condition. The totaled pickup truck as...
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FIREFIGHTER SURVIVAL STORY – “I DIED IN AN AIRPLANE – THEN A RESCUE CHAIN SAVED ME” BY JIM WICK

“I Died In An Airplane – Then a Rescue Chain Saved Me” is the powerful story of Jim Wick, who also had a close call with colon cancer 2 years after his Sudden Cardiac Arrest in the plane. He tells the story from the perspective of a recipient of emergency medical services.  You may be...
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MAYDAY IN NEW JERSEY – COLLAPSE

On Monday, August 8th, Glassboro Fire Department and mutual aide companies from Mantua Township and Pitman Borough were dispatched to 116 S. Delsea Drive in Glassboro for a dwelling fire with fire showing. The fire was in a 1 1/2 story multi-family home, with fire showing from the garage.  First Due engine knocked the fire...
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FIREFIGHTER HISTORY 8/10

On 8/10/1978, three teenage girls died after their 1973 Ford Pinto was rammed from behind by a van and burst into flames on an Indiana highway. The fatal crash was one of a series of Pinto accidents that caused a national scandal. In June 1978 Ford voluntarily recalled all 1.9 million 1971-1976 Pintos and 1975-1976...
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