Went to assist a person who was locked out of "her" home. Police were also dispatched. It was 2300 hrs. and when the apparatus arrived on scene the police was there with the female subject. The fire office asumed that the P.D. did their job and made sure the female was the … [Read more...]
DEAD RADIO BATTERY LEADS TO CLOSECALL
My fire department responded to a brush fire on a mountain close to my house. When we arrived on scene we imediatly called in for DCNR and Help from 15 other fire departments. After crews from the closer stations arrived we set up a crew of 5 gave them a radio and sent them in to … [Read more...]
CHEST PAIN TURNS INTO CLOSE CALL
I am a member of the Lindenhurst, NY Fire Dept.On May 8, 2004 I was doing a work detail with the department at our picnic grounds. I started working at 9:30AM and at about 10:30AM I started to havr pains in my chest, which I thought I pulled a muscle in my chest. I told my son … [Read more...]
PART FALLS OF MSP HELICOPTER DURING EMERGENCY MISSION
At the request of a medic crew an MSP Helicopter was dispatched to transport a stroke victim. Upon landing, the fire department crew observed that part of the tail fin assembly was missing. the helo crew had no indication anything was wrong with the aircraft until notified. Who … [Read more...]
ANOTHER SCBA BOTTLE BECOMES A MISSLE!
March 2007- Recently one of our fire explorers came to me with questions regarding the SCBA that we use at our department. As we stood in our SCBA maintenance room I was explaining the different components of our system and how they worked. One of my pet peeves with SCBA bottles … [Read more...]
FALL OFF ATTIC LADDER INJURES FIREFIGHTER
While performing overhaul following a residential house structure fire in a neighboring fire district, I was working from an 10ft folding attic ladder. I fell approximately 8ft when the truss the ladder was being supported by failed. This particular structure was two story, and … [Read more...]
TREE NEARLY MISSES FIREFIGHTERS DURING DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
On a incredibly windy night during a storm a few months back. Me and my leiutenant were dispatched to a downed power line in a trailer park community. When we arrived we found a tree that had fallen onto a trailer and crushed it. As we were assessing the scene to assure no … [Read more...]