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Firefighter Suffers Opioid Overdose While Taking An OD Patient To The ER

 Seth Barker    November 13, 2017    No Comments

Firefighter Suffers Opioid Overdose While Taking An OD Patient To The ER A firefighter exposed to opioids suffered an overdose behind the wheel of an ambulance while driving an overdose patient to the hospital in Ohio. The firefighter-paramedic, who responded to an overdose … [Read more...]

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IL FIREFIGHTER KILLED, DEPUTY CHIEF (His Father) SERIOUSLY INJURED

 Rick Markley    November 10, 2017    No Comments

Firefighter Gregory Wood, 19, of Leaf River, Illinois has died in his own house fire. While this may not actually be LODD and LODI - (as yet to be determined) - as significant as this is, we want to pass it on. Firefighters arrived on scene around 0045 hours this morning and … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival, Secret List
 firefighter death, firefighter safety

TENN. MEDIC CHOPPER GOES DOWN, ALL SURVIVE

 Rick Markley    November 8, 2017    No Comments

A medical helicopter carrying three crew members crash landed late this morning. All three crew members suffered minor injuries; there was no patient on board. According to WREG, the chopper landed hard near the Union City (Tenn.) Police 911 building. The Air Evac Lifeteam … [Read more...]

 EMS Close Calls, News, Safety and Survival
 ems, medic helicopter, near miss

NY FIREFIGHTER DIES FOLLOWING WORKING FIRE

 Rick Markley    November 6, 2017    No Comments

We regret to pass on that Firefighter David E. Carr, 62, with the Brasher-Winthrop Fire Department (St Lawrence County, south of Cornwall, New York), died in the Line of Duty Saturday morning after returning home from a major fire at Curran Renewable Energy on Trade … [Read more...]

 LODD's, News, Safety and Survival, Secret List
 firefighter safety, industrial, line of duty death

TWO FIRE EXPLORERS AMONG 3 TEENS DEAD IN CAR CRASH

 Rick Markley    November 4, 2017    No Comments

Three California teenage friends died in an Oct. 31 car crash; two of which graduated from the Menlo Park fire explorers and planned to apply to the fire academy. Matthew Cruz, 18, Ricardo Torres, 19 and Andrew Gonzales, 19 died when their vehicle ran off an embankment. Torres … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival, Vehicle Safety
 fire explorers, off-duty death

THREE INDY FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN FLOOR COLLAPSE

 Rick Markley    November 4, 2017    No Comments

A Mayday was declared and three Indianapolis firefighters sustained minor injuries in a fall on the fireground Oct. 31. Tom Dolan shared some photos from the fire scene with Fire Engineering. According to Indianapolis Battalion Chief and PIO Rita Reith, crews were operating … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival
 close calls, fire attack, firefighter safety, structure fire

FIREFIGHTERS: ARE YOU AWARE OF FLAME JETTING AND SPARK ARRESTERS? YOU SHOULD BE!

 Brian Kazmierzak    November 2, 2017    No Comments

Too many families have suffered severe burns from flash fires, vapor explosions, or flame jetting. This could happen to anyone at anytime! There is a simple solution to this known problem: Flame arresters. Flame arresters prevent horrific burns by acting as a barrier, stopping … [Read more...]

 MISCELLANEOUS, News, Pass it On, Safety and Survival, SAFETY, SURVIVAL & TRAINING DOWNLOADS

INDIANA FIREFIGHTER HURT IN CEILING COLLAPSE

 Rick Markley    October 30, 2017    No Comments

A Fort Wayne, Indiana firefighter was treated and released after a ceiling collapsed on him during an early-morning fire Monday. Firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the front of an historic building around 3 a.m. Monday. When the first-arriving crew forced the door, … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival
 close calls, fire attack, firefighter safety, structure fire

FIREFIGHTERS OVERCOME BY FUMES AT CRASH SITE IN TEXAS

 Billy    October 26, 2017    No Comments

Two men were found deceased in a work van in Lucas (Texas) on Wednesday around 4:oo p.m. 4 Firefighters and a Deputy Sheriff were overcome were sent to Medical City Plano after being overcome by fumes from the vehicle. By 7:45 p.m. they had all been released from the … [Read more...]

 HAZMAT, MISCELLANEOUS, News, News Firefighter Close Calls, Pass it On, Safety and Survival

OHIO FIREFIGHTERS HURT IN FLOOR COLLAPSE

 Rick Markley    October 25, 2017    No Comments

Two Ohio firefighters were injured Wednesday morning when the floor gave way at a two-story apartment fire. The Gahanna Fire Chief told WSYX that both firefighters are expected to recover. It wasn’t reported if the firefighters were treated on scene or … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival
 Two Ohio firefighters were injured Wednesday morning when the floor gave way at a two-story apartment fire.

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