FF Critical-Mayday, MAYDAY Audio, U-Turn FD App. Struck (The Secret List)

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One Philadelphia Firefighter is in critical condition w/burns and 2 other Firefighters were hurt following a flashover and mayday in Philly late last night. The fire also left a civilian dead. When PFD Firefighters got to the home (photos on our home page showing the conditions), they had reports of people trapped. Arriving in

3 minutes, they had heavy smoke and fire blowing from the windows of the home. One person was rescued from a second floor window by Firefighters. Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers described what happened: "While they were attacking the fire they had a flash over. Several of the firefighters were injured. We actually called a mayday on that to make sure we could get our firefighters out."

As of this writing, one Firefighter was in critical condition at Temple while the other two were reported to be in stable condition. There were no signs of any smoke detectors in the home. Updates to follow.

PHOTOS HERE: http://phillyfirenews.com/content/firewire/detail/5523.php

TRIAL UPDATE: FDNY RADIO AUDIO OF MAYDAY AT DEUTSCHE BANK FIRE

Jurors in the manslaughter trial of 3 construction supervisors listened this past Monday to radio dispatches from FDNY Firefighters operating at the fatal fire at the former Deutsche Bank building.

In the recordings, amongst the transmissions, the men asked for saws to cut through plywood that blocked stairwells. They are also heard transmitting MAYDAY’s after they were unable to get water. The recordings back up the prosecution’s claims that a disconnected standpipe hampered firefighting efforts. Defense attorneys say it was not the cut standpipe, but other factors in the building that led to the deaths of two Firefighters. They argue failures by government agencies are to blame.

Firefighters Robert Beddia and Joseph Graffagnino were killed in the Line of Duty at this August 2007 fire.

MAYDAY AUDIO LINK:

http://tinyurl.com/4ydu9g9

AUDIO & VIDEO OF THE FIRE / MEDIA REPORT

http://tinyurl.com/4ydu9g9

OHIO FIRE APPARATUS STRUCK ON INTERSTATE

A ladder truck from the North Ridgeville FD was attempting to make a U-turn on I-80 when it was struck on the driver’s side door by a semi truck early this morning. The Firefighter driving the apparatus was transported to a local hospital with unspecified injuries. Shortly after midnight on Wednesday morning, the fire apparatus was traveling westbound on the turnpike between exits 152 (Route 57) and 145 (Route 10) when Firefighters received a call about a vehicle fire in the eastbound lanes. The fire apparatus attempted a U-turn from a lane other than the left-most lane. As the fire apparatus approached the median turnaround, it was struck by a semi truck that was traveling in the same direction. The driver of the semi truck was not injured. The Ohio Highway Patrol is investigating.

Take Care-BE CAREFUL,

BillyG

The Secret List 4-20-11 / 2142 Hours

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