By Bernie Smith / Staff Writer-www.townonline.com Wednesday, May 12, 2004A lawyer retained by the family of fallen firefighter Irwin “Buzz” Gross is investigating whether the fire truck involved in the accident that fatally injured Gross on April 30 met safety standards, including those set by a national firefighter association. Gross died on May 3, three...Read More
Firefighters lives are at risk during every emergency response. A study of fire apparatus traffic collisions was performed for the Freightliner Corporation by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute in 1998. The study looked at fire apparatus collision experience for 1994-1996. The study found the following: There are 2,472 Fire Apparatus Accidents Each YearSix...Read More
”…….We Marked RESPONDING….and next thing I knew I was laying in the street with severe back pain…….” AND THE RESULTS WERE: “…..If everything goes well, I should be back to work after 12 weeks in a turtle shell brace and 8 weeks of physical therapy…..” On 08/16/04, at approximately 1750 hours, E-321 was alerted for...Read More
