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'FAILURES' CAUSED FIREMAN'S DEATH

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

A firefighter drowned while trying to rescue a teenage boy from a lake because of "a catalogue of failures" by his brigade, a court has heard. 10-11-04-Sub-Officer Paul Metcalf died as he tried to save student Reyaz Ali from the lake in Holcombe Brook in Bury, Greater Manchester, … [Read more...]

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WIRES? YES-TREAT THEM AS IF THEY ARE ALWAYS HOT… UNTIL THE POWER COMPANY SAYS THEY ARE NOT!

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

We were dispatched mutual aid to an MVA with entrapment. It was in early morning hours. Weather conditions played a factor, it was foggy and damp. On arrival we found a cargo van up against an utility pole. The pole was broken and was laying across the top of the van. The driver … [Read more...]

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THEY WERE DISPATCHED TO AN “UNKNOWN MEDICAL AND…

     December 25, 2004    No Comments

"... she reached out and pulled out a pistol..."As most of our responses now are EMS related, I thought I would share an experience with you that confronted my 3 man engine company when we were dispatched to an "unknown medical". It truly reinforced the fact that there is no such … [Read more...]

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FIREFIGHTERS ATTEMPT TO HELP-RESULTS IN A NIGHTMARE SITUATION

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

"Expecting the UNexpected"....which is never easy for any of us....requires ALL of us to be constantly alert, aware and paying attention.On Tuesday evening June 24, 2003 at appx. 19:00, the Gastonia, NC. Fire Department's Heavy Rescue Company was enroute to an evening drill when … [Read more...]

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‘FAILURES’ CAUSED FIREMAN’S DEATH

     December 25, 2004    No Comments

A firefighter drowned while trying to rescue a teenage boy from a lake because of "a catalogue of failures" by his brigade, a court has heard. 10-11-04-Sub-Officer Paul Metcalf died as he tried to save student Reyaz Ali from the lake in Holcombe Brook in Bury, Greater Manchester, … [Read more...]

 News, RESCUE/EMS

TWO FIREFIGHTERS NEARLY DROWN-UNOCCUPIED CAR IN WATER

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

SEPTEMBER 22, 2003 - A creek overflowed its banks Monday and covered a car in the first block of Frogtown Road. Two firefighters nearly drowned while trying to check the car, whichwas emptyA flash flood Monday swept two firefighters into swollen Pequea Creek as they were … [Read more...]

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VICTIMS REMOVED? THEN THE RISK CHANGES!

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

When people are trapped, in trouble or in distress-we often will go out of our way to help save someone who is savable. That's what we do. Once they are saved, or determined to be no longer savable-the RISK WE TAKE changes! Who decides that? Well-the IC ultimately, but WE ALL … [Read more...]

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