On Saturday 10/23/2004 when our ladder truck was backing into the station, a member stood behind the truck to act as a spotter. A 4 x 4 wood block was being used as a wheel chock. When the ladder truck backed up against the wheel chock it shot backwards catching the member in the … [Read more...]
RECRUITS IN DISPUTE ON MEMPHIS ‘HELL NIGHT’
Courtesy of The Commercial Appeal October 22, 2004Some Memphis firefighter recruits say the "Hell Night" exercise they endured -- and that landed trainee James A. Coleman in a coma -- was a far cry from the one Fire Department officials described. Director Richard Arwood said … [Read more...]
WATER RELATED CLOSE CALL – FIREFIGHTERS NEARLY DROWN DURING TRAINING EXERCISE
STOCKTON, Calif. -- A training exercise nearly turned deadly for two Stockton firefighters.The firefighters were training at the University of The Pacific pool trying to qualify for the Stockton Dive and Rescue Team when they nearly drowned. Officials said the two firefighters … [Read more...]
ILLINOIS FIRE DIVER INJURED IN TRAINING EXCERCISE
Courtesy of WBBM 780 Radio The Cook County sheriff's office says a north suburban fire department diver was pulled unconscious out of a lake during a training exercise this morning.A Cook County Forest Preserve spokesman says the diver is expected to recover.It was an "equipment … [Read more...]
Wildland firefighter Daniel Holmes, age 26, (shown here) of Bellingham, Washington was killed on October 2, 2004, when he was hit by a falling dead tree while fighting a fire in the Kings Canyon National Park.CLICK HERE FOR THE INITIAL REPORT IN PDF FORMAT (72 Hour Report) … [Read more...]
FIRE APPARATUS COLLISION KILLS MAN
NYPD: "Apparatus Had Right Of Way-Lights and Sirens Activated-Civilian Vehicle Ran Red Light"BY BRIAN BOYDNewsday Long Island Staff WriterJuly 10, 2004, 6:41 PM EDTA Bronx man out on the town with friends was killed early Saturday when the sports utility vehicle in which he was a … [Read more...]
Thursday, April 29, 2004FireTimes News WiresCoolidge, Arizona - One Southwest Ambulance employee was killed and another hurt Wednesday (April 28) afternoon in separate traffic accidents. Tammy Mundell, 29, an IAFF Member who was an emergency medical technician for Rural/Metro's … [Read more...]