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FIREFIGHTER HAS HEART ATTACK ON SCENE

 FireCompanies    December 24, 2007    No Comments

Former Fire Chief collapsed at scene of car fire just outside of Hancock MD.FF Ernie Truax collapsed of an apparent heart attack, however was revived my fellow members of the Hancock Fire dept, as well as FF/Medic Stephen Barnhart of Hancock Rescue who responded to assist the … [Read more...]

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DUMPSTER FIRE AT THE HOME DEPOT – SIMPLE RIGHT? THINK AGAIN

 FireCompanies    November 6, 2007    No Comments

Just want to share an incident with you that we had on November 6, 2007 at Home Depot in Keene. Please share with your troops and anyone else you wish. The Keene Fire Department was dispatched to the Home Depot for a reported compactor fire, possibly inside the building. On … [Read more...]

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ATTENTION TO SURROUNDINGS LEAD TO SAFE OUTCOME

 FireCompanies    October 22, 2007    No Comments

On Saturday, October 20, 2007 following a night of high winds and heavy rains. We were dispatched to a small brush fire on the side of the road. The calling parties were attempting to put the fire out with buckets of water. Engine 5 arrived on the scene and the Lt. of Slot 3 took … [Read more...]

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FALL FROM A AERIAL SERIOUSLY INJURES FIREFIGHTERS

 FireCompanies    September 25, 2007    No Comments

My son, Keith Spain, 33,is a part-time fire fighter at the Madison Township Fire Department in Richland County, Ohio. On or about September 7th past, he climbed to the tip of an aerial ladder up some 60 feet to practise using the vertical control lever for the ladder pipe that … [Read more...]

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CHECK YOUR OVERHEAD DOORS EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE

 FireCompanies    September 24, 2007    No Comments

Today our crew discovered that the overhead door track mounted over our EMS/brush squad was pulling out of the ceiling and near to failure. Apparently when it was installed, someone did not use long enough lag bolts, or missed the beams, who knows? The main point is that the … [Read more...]

 MISCELLANEOUS, News

SPRINKLERS NOT HOOKED UP IN HOSPITAL

 FireCompanies    September 18, 2007    No Comments

On September 12, 2006 the High Point Fire Prevention Bureau received a telephone call from a previous employee of a sprinkler company from Winston-Salem. This person advised that there were sprinkler heads in High Point Regional Hospital that would not activate in case of fire. … [Read more...]

 MISCELLANEOUS, News

LIGHTING CAUSES CLOSE CALL

 FireCompanies    September 18, 2007    No Comments

Engine 165 was operating at a motor vehicle accident with no injuries. An approaching thunderstorm gave cause for concern, and as it began to rain, the members of E165 agreed that it would be smart to get inside the apparatus and wait for the storm to pass. About one minute after … [Read more...]

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