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FIREFIGHTERS HURT IN ROLLOVER OUT OF HOSPITAL

 Rick Markley    March 1, 2018    No Comments

By KLTV: Two firefighters have been released from the hospital following a rollover wreck involving a firetruck. New London Fire Chief Curtis Riley said Thursday that two firefighters were released from the hospital with minor injuries. One firefighter remains hospitalized … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival, Vehicle Safety
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MASS FIREFIGHTERS CALL MAYDAY AT BASEMENT FIRE

 Rick Markley    February 25, 2018    No Comments

By Emily Sweeney, Boston Globe: Two Bourne firefighters survived some scary moments battling a house fire in the Sagamore Beach section Thursday evening. Faced with high temperatures and no visibility, they became trapped in a basement and made a mayday call for help but … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival
 close calls, fire attack, firefighter safety, structure fire

FDNY FIREFIGHTER SUFFERS MINOR INJURIES

 Rick Markley    February 21, 2018    No Comments

One FDNY firefighter was treated for minor injuries Tuesday while fighting a house fire in Brooklyn. The nature of the injury was not reported. According to Brooklyn News12, FDNY controlled the fire shortly after arriving. They did have some difficulty due to the layout of the … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival
 close calls, fire attack, firefighter safety, structure fire

3 DIE, 11 HURT IN FIRE WITH NO ALARMS, NO SPRINKLERS, 1 FF BURNED

 Rick Markley    February 14, 2018    No Comments

The Associated Press: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A fire broke out at a home housing recovering addicts Wednesday, killing three women and injuring 11, officials in Tennessee said. They said the home had no working smoke alarms or fire sprinklers. The Nashville Fire Department … [Read more...]

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 close calls, fire attack, firefighter safety, structure fire

THREE PA. FIREFIGHTERS INJURED, 2 BURNED, AT HOUSE EXPLOSION

 Rick Markley    January 20, 2018    No Comments

By Sarah Cassi, Lehigh Valley Live: Three firefighters were injured in the fatal Bethlehem Township house fire Friday night. Two of the firefighters from the Nancy Run Fire Department suffered second-degree burns in the fire at 3722 Ironstone Rd. Officials said the pair … [Read more...]

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 close calls, fire attack, firefighter safety, structure fire

THREE FIREFIGHTERS TREATED FOR CONCUSSION AT APARTMENT FIRE

 Rick Markley    January 18, 2018    No Comments

By Justin Bulman, Global News: Three firefighters and one police officer suffered minor injuries while fighting a five-alarm fire in Saint-Hubert Monday evening. Longueuil emergency services received a call about the fire at a 24-unit apartment building on Élie Street at … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival
 canada, close calls, fire attack, firefighter safety, structure fire

TWO PA. FIREFIGHTERS HURT AT 2-ALARM FIRE

 Rick Markley    January 12, 2018    No Comments

Two Pennsylvania firefighters suffered minor injuries while providing mutual aid on a vacant house fire Thursday. Both were transported and expected to be OK. The TribLive reports that one firefighter suffered a shoulder injury and the other a knee injury. The fire spread … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival
 close calls, fire attack, firefighter safety, structure fire

COLO. FIREFIGHTER BREAKS 7 RIBS IN FALL AT COMMERCIAL FIRE

 Rick Markley    January 11, 2018    No Comments

Del Norte (Colo.) firefighter Adelmo Trujillo was airlifted to a hospital Wednesday after he fell while making his way to the second story of a motorcycle dealership that was on fire. Trujillo fell from an area where guardrails were missing. He fractured seven ribs, broke an … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival
 close calls, fire attack, firefighter safety, structure fire

ILL. TOWN RALLIES FOR BURNED FIREFIGHTER

 Rick Markley    January 9, 2018    No Comments

Erik Runge, WGNTV: A southwest suburban community is banding together to support a firefighter and his family after he was seriously injured battling a blaze in the area a couple of weeks ago. Robert Fire Lt. Clint Sanders was injured while fighting a house fire in Justice … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival
 burns, close calls, fire attack, firefighter safety, structure fire

THREE CONN. FIREFIGHTERS HURT AT 3-ALARM FIRE

 Rick Markley    January 7, 2018    No Comments

By Bobby Martinez, Fox61: Three firefighters were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a house fire Friday evening. The fire broke out around 5:15 on Inwood Road. Woodbridge Fire Department said flames ignited in the attached garage of a … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival
 close calls, fire attack, firefighter safety, structure fire

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