Two firefighters hurt while battling blazeBy FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS CONCORD -- Two firefighters were injured Thursday afternoon when a fire truck rolled over at the scene of a blaze near Kirker Pass and Hess roads in an unincorporated area of Contra Costa County, officials … [Read more...]
CAR SAFETY GEAR: A THREAT TO RESCUERS!!
Washington Post Wednesday, November 26, 2003 Firefighters with Edgely Fire Co. in Bucks County, PA, had just doused a small blaze in the floor of a 2002 Mercedes-Benz when Chief Kevin Flanagan heard two loud bangs, like shotgun blasts.Flanagan ran from his truck back to the … [Read more...]
IS YOUR APPARATUS STILL PLUGGED IN?? ARE YOU SURE???!!!
As an over excited rookie I was to stage our utility truck for a possible (unknown) fire, as I approached the truck I only did a "look down both sides" vehicle check. When I drove off I didn't see or remember the air supply line connected at the back of the truck, which was … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTERS ATTEMPT TO HELP-RESULTS IN A NIGHTMARE SITUATION
"Expecting the UNexpected"....which is never easy for any of us....requires ALL of us to be constantly alert, aware and paying attention.On Tuesday evening June 24, 2003 at appx. 19:00, the Gastonia, NC. Fire Department's Heavy Rescue Company was enroute to an evening drill when … [Read more...]
WIRES? YES-TREAT THEM AS IF THEY ARE ALWAYS HOT… UNTIL THE POWER COMPANY SAYS THEY ARE NOT!
We were dispatched mutual aid to an MVA with entrapment. It was in early morning hours. Weather conditions played a factor, it was foggy and damp. On arrival we found a cargo van up against an utility pole. The pole was broken and was laying across the top of the van. The driver … [Read more...]
CLOSE CALL FOR LOCAL FIRE CREW
By Rob Young/Appeal-DemocratTired but uninjured after a close call, a team of Yuba-Sutter firefighters came home Thursday after fighting a wildfire and rescuing occupants of a crashed helicopter in the Lassen National Forest.The strike team, made up of five engines and 18 … [Read more...]
by Vivian Laxton, Staff WriterJuly 2, 2004 A ladder truck from the Gaithersburg-Washington Grove fire station flipped on its side as it responded to a house fire this afternoon, sending three firefighters to the hospital for observation and snarling traffic at the intersection of … [Read more...]