June 21, 2004HIALEAH, Fla. -- A veteran firefighter responding to a call was hit by a car Sunday night. The firefighter was guiding a fire truck out of an apartment complex onto West 28th Avenue Sunday night when a minivan slammed into him. He was thrown several feet. The … [Read more...]
AIR CONDITIONING LINE EXPLOSION ON APPARATUS!
While returning from a response, the 2001 Pierce HP75 Ladder Truck that a Braden River, FL Fire Lieutenant and his driver were riding in experienced an explosion in the high pressure line of the vehicle's air conditioning system. The resulting pressure immediately bore a hole … [Read more...]
PUMPTER OVERTURNS IN ARARAT, NC
Firefighter was hurrying to house fire when water shifted, pulling truck off roadBy Sherry YoungquistJOURNAL REPORTERFriday, July 9, 2004ARARAT, NC -- A firefighter with the Ararat Volunteer Fire Department overturned a $210,000 pumper-tanker carrying 8,000 pounds of water … [Read more...]
15-YEAR-OLD LOUISIANA VOLUNTEER RIDING WITH FIREFIGHTER KILLED IN ACCIDENT
ASSOCIATED PRESSJune 21, 2004Duson, La. (AP) -- A Lafayette television station is reporting that a 15-year-old volunteer firefighter died while responding to a call when the vehicle he was in slammed into another vehicle. KLFY says the unidentified teenager died yesterday … [Read more...]
EXTRICATION? WEAR YOUR GEAR!!!!!
During a training class several weeks ago, my shift had the opportunity to cut up a small car. We used a combination tool with a truck-mounted hydraulic pump unit and hose reel, and located our pressure manifold near the vehicle. We began by removing the roof, cutting the A, B … [Read more...]
FIRE TRUCK BLOWS TIRE; FIREFIGHTER, FAMILY HURT
Courier & Press Western KentuckyAugust 17, 2004 ANTON, Ky. - An Anton Volunteer Fire Department member and his family were injured when a fire department tanker truck they were driving overturned. Anton Fire Chief Robert Newman said the wreck occurred about 5:45 p.m. Sunday on … [Read more...]
THREE ILLINOIS FIREFIGHTERS INJURED… 1 STRUCK WHILE LAYING THE SUPPLY LINE…
"Anything that could go wrong this time... did" BY SPENCER SCHEIN, SVN NEWS REPORTERJune 22, 2004STERLING, IL Three firefighters were injured while at the scene of a gasoline fueled garage fire Monday afternoon. Children playing with smoke bombs are said to have caused the fire, … [Read more...]