Several years ago, myself and a Captain responded to a car fire on the interstate. At the time, our usual response was a brush pumper, with a tanker only on request for more water. A city police officer just happened to respond as well. Because of the wind direction we positioned … [Read more...]
”…….WE MARKED RESPONDING….AND NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS LAYING IN THE STREET WITH SEVERE BACK PAIN…….”
''.......We Marked RESPONDING....and next thing I knew I was laying in the street with severe back pain......."AND THE RESULTS WERE:".....If everything goes well, I should be back to work after 12 weeks in a turtle shell brace and 8 weeks of physical therapy....." On 08/16/04, at … [Read more...]
EMLENTON FIREFIGHTERS RESCUED FROM FLOODED CREEK
THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS HAD BEEN SENT TO NORTHERN BUTLER COUNTY FOR WATER RESCUES WHEN THEIR BOAT FLIPPED. ...It's amazing when things go wrong, your training kicks in." By MICHAEL MOLITORIS About two hours after Emlenton firefighters were dispatched to northern Butler County … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER TRIAL: TRAINER SAYS SAFETY WAS A PRIORITY – BUT IS DISPUTED.
Thursday, July 1, 2004By HECTOR CASTRO, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTERThe battalion chief blamed by some for an accident that critically injured a Seattle fire recruit four years ago testified yesterday that she took pains to ensure the well-being of all the … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER ARRESTED FOR DRIVING FIRE TRUCK DRUNK
June 4, 2004CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- A Springville volunteer firefighter was charged with drinking while driving a fire truck. Brian Gehl, 37, was arrested by Linn County police on suspicion of driving with a blood alcohol level nearly two times the legal limit. In Iowa, the legal … [Read more...]
There were tense moments Monday afternoon for several Virginia Beach firefighters. Around 3:15pm, their fire truck sank into a ditch in the 1300 block of Pleasant Ridge Road - just off Princess Anne Road in the Muddy Creek section of the city. Four firefighters were hurt in the … [Read more...]
MASSACHUSETTS FIREFIGHTER IN FATAL FALL OFF APPARATUS LAST MONTH… STOOD UP IN TRUCK, PROBE FINDS… POLICE SAY HELMET WAS NOT FASTENED.
By Jared Stearns, Boston Globe CorrespondentMay 22, 2004Brookline firefighter Irwin "Buzz" Gross stood up in the rear of a firetruck leaving the station on April 30, and when it turned sharply he fell and suffered injuries that proved fatal, according to a police investigation of … [Read more...]