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"HE'S GOT A GUN" CLOSE CALL FOR FLORIDA FIREFIGHTERS

 FireCompanies    May 23, 2010    No Comments

Yesterday, Port Orange Fire Lt. Carrasquillo and his crew of firefighter/paramedics responded to a two-car crash. The call turned out to be a most memorable one for Lt. Carrasquillo, an experience he's never had in more than two decades working at the Port Orange FD. An accident … [Read more...]

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Hydraulic Tool Fails during Test

 FireCompanies    January 29, 2010    No Comments

While performing routine maintenance on one of our hydraulic extrication rams, once the ram hit full extension, a seal blew and shot hydraulic fluid out of a gap between the valve and the ram body into my eyes. This resulted in me having to go to the ER and get my eyes flushed … [Read more...]

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Close Call with Air Bag Cylinders During Extrication

 FireCompanies    December 14, 2009    No Comments

I wanted to share some pictures of the anatomy of the vehicle we cut on this past Saturday morning on I-66 that will hopefully serve as a quick reminder of why we have to do our job right every time we go out the bay doors.  Here are two pictures of the side-curtain air-bag … [Read more...]

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Helicopter Almost Lands on Firefighters Setting Up LZ

 FireCompanies    December 12, 2009    No Comments

On November 8, 2009 at about 0200 hrs we got a call to set up a LZ for a helicopter who was carrying a man who had been lost on a near by mountain. As we were setting up the LZ we heard the helo circle and then start to land before we were set up. The Chief and Assistant Chief … [Read more...]

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Man pulls gun from waste belt of pants after accident

 FireCompanies    August 30, 2009    No Comments

 Our engine and ambulance arrived on scene of a single overturned vehicle and the female EMT was attending to the lone male patient. He said he was not injured and did not wish to be treated. A smell of alcohol was noticed. The Sheriff's office arrived and began a sobriety … [Read more...]

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Firefighter Struck By Tree Branch at Accident Scene

 FireCompanies    June 21, 2009    No Comments

Our Rescue responded to a single vehicle MVA into a tree with multiple entrapments. While the Rescue is doing walk around car to check for hazards and injuries a FF stands on driver’s side of car and a loose tree branch swings and hits him in the back, driving him into the … [Read more...]

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CO Detector Alerts EMS Crew to Problem

 FireCompanies    May 25, 2009    No Comments

On Saturday May 2, 2009 Milton Fire-Rescue, Milton Police, and Frisbie Memorial Hospital EMS responded to a 911 dispatch of a male, unconscious and not breathing. Upon arrival, the 40 year old male was found deceased in a basement bedroom of his home. Family members indicated … [Read more...]

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