INDIANA EMT KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY-AMBULANCE CRASH
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It is with deep regret we advise you of the line of duty death of EMT David Gundle of Clark County, Indiana EMS. EMT Gundle, riding in the passenger seat, and his partner EMT Erica Stoffregen, driving, were responding to a non-emergency service call when their ambulance left the roadway and struck a tree at approximately 1500 hours. The EMS driver, 26-year-old Stoffregen, reportedly failed to take a curve, leaving the road and hitting a tree. This is the second deadly accident Stoffregen has been involved in. In the first one, within the past year, he said, she was a passenger.
Today’s crash occurred approximately two miles east of Henryville. Bad weather and poor road conditions are also factors believed to have contributed to the crash. EMT Gundle is 50 years old and survived by his wife and six children. He served with Clark County EMS for approximately three years.
The Clark County EMS ambulance is based out of the Henryville-Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Department. As always, our sincere condolences.
PA FIREFIGHTERS HURT IN APPARENT FLASHOVER
2 Bethlehem Township (Lehigh County) Firefighters were admitted to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest with burn injuries after, what appears to have been a "flashover" at a fire they were working this evening. A family of 4 also was also displaced by the fire. The Firefighters reportedly suffered non-life threatening burn injuries in the close call.
THE "FIREFIGHTER" PROBLEM:
HARRISBURG PA FIREFIGHTER JOBS SAVED?
FOR NOW.
It’s a screw up that could have cost the city a 4 million dollar addition in the already stressed budget, but today Mayor Linda Thompson says she has a solution.
Harrisburg Firefighters jobs are saved. For now.
Try to follow this, because, keeping score in the Harrisburg fiscal situation is near impossible.
But now, thanks to an idea to sell parcels of land that several parking garages sit on, they may be able to delay the cuts to the HFD. The mayor says the money from the sale will solve, what she calls "the firefighter problem" and the clerical mistake."Fortunately our mistake was discovered early in the process and it gives a chance to put in corrective action," the mayor said.
The "mistake" discovered yesterday left a 4.5 million dollar hole in the 2011 city budget. But, it sparked (fire term) the mayor to come up with ideas. In the end selling off those six parcels could make enough to kill two birds with one stone.
"We’re proposing, since we have three parcels of land, the pay covers debt bonds and puts 1.1 million into the fireman’s jobs for now, just for now," Thompson said. "This is a one-time fix, so it is inevitable that we’ll be back here again, proposing to lay off firemen."
We think that’s actually become her obsession for all the wrong reasons.
HERE is more:
OUR CONDOLENCES to the family and friends of Central Falls (R.I.) Fire Chief Rene Coutu, who died of cancer yesterday at age 60. Any group interested in attending services on Saturday should e-mail [email protected] , or call (401) 692-0795 for details. Chief Coutu served in the CFFD for 39 years, 25 as chief. His father, Robert Coutu, also served as Chief. The Chief left work in September and entered the hospital last week. On Dec. 2, he celebrated his 25th year as Fire Chief, and his family and Firefighters were planning a testimonial dinner for him on Jan. 8. R.I.P.
Take Care-BE CAREFUL.
BillyG
The Secret List 12-9-10 / 0136 Hours
