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NEAR MISS: FIREFIGHTER LOW ON AIR, RESCUED FROM SECOND FLOOR

 Rick Markley    November 19, 2020    No Comments

By Tara ONeill, CT Post A local firefighter was briefly trapped while running low on air battling what fire officials described as a “dangerous” fire in a duplex Wednesday night, officials said. Units were dispatched to a two-family home on Bloomfield Drive around 9:30 p.m. … [Read more...]

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 firefighter safety, near miss

FIREFIGHTER SELF-RESCUES AFTER FALLING THROUGH STAIRS

 Rick Markley    April 17, 2018    No Comments

By Stephen Pimpo Jr., WJLA: A firefighter fell through the stairs while fighting a blaze that destroyed a townhouse in Prince George's County and damaged another Sunday morning, according to authorities. The Prince George's County Fire Department said the heavy fire started … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival
 firefighter safety, near miss

OKLA. FIREFIGHTERS NEARLY TRAPPED BY WILDLAND BLAZE

 Rick Markley    March 24, 2018    No Comments

Firefighters setting back fires in Creek County, Oklahoma Friday were nearly trapped between two fires. Firefighters were using the back fires to control the main grass fire they were battling when someone set another grass fire behind them, according to a NewsOn6 report. … [Read more...]

 News, News Firefighter Close Calls, Safety and Survival, WILDLAND
 firefighter safety, near miss, wildland fire

DRUNK DRIVER HITS FLA. FIRE RIG, FLED AND CAUGHT

 Rick Markley    March 7, 2018    No Comments

By TyLisa Johnson, Tampa Bay Times: A 44-year-old Tampa man was arrested Saturday night after Florida Highway Patrol troopers said he drunkenly crashed into a fire truck assisting with another crash, then drove off. The incident took place shortly after 10 p.m., according … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, News, Safety and Survival
 apparatus crash, firefighter safety, near miss, road safety

TENN. MEDIC CHOPPER GOES DOWN, ALL SURVIVE

 Rick Markley    November 8, 2017    No Comments

A medical helicopter carrying three crew members crash landed late this morning. All three crew members suffered minor injuries; there was no patient on board. According to WREG, the chopper landed hard near the Union City (Tenn.) Police 911 building. The Air Evac Lifeteam … [Read more...]

 EMS Close Calls, News, Safety and Survival
 ems, medic helicopter, near miss

FIREFIGHTERS HURT WORKING HIGHWAY ROAD-RAGE CRASH

 Rick Markley    September 14, 2017    No Comments

Two Houston firefighters working an ambulance shift were injured when a car slammed into the back of their rig at highway speeds. The crash happened early Thursday while the crew was on the scene of a two-vehicle crash that KHOU reported happened as a result of road rage. The … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, News, Safety and Survival, Vehicle Safety
 firefighter safety, highway safety, near miss

CANADIAN FIRE CHIEF ROLLS TANKER, PUMPER EN ROUTE TO FIRE

 Rick Markley    September 12, 2017    No Comments

Gore District (Nova Scotia) Volunteer Fire Department Jeff Ettinger escaped serious injury Sunday when he rolled the department’s main tanker pumper in a ditch and struck a utility pole. Ettinger was the rig’s only occupant. “My husband left as the lone person in our pumper … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, News, Safety and Survival, Vehicle Safety
 apparatus, close calls, firefighter safety, near miss

MARYLAND FIRE TRUCK HIT BLOCKING CRASH SCENE

 Rick Markley    September 7, 2017    No Comments

Firefighters escaped injury when a motorist slammed into a Montgomery County (Md.) Fire and Rescue Service rig while it was blocking a working crash scene Sunday. Fire and medic crews were on a crash scene on the Beltway near Bethesda, where there had been more than five … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, News, Safety and Survival, Vehicle Safety
 apparatus, close calls, firefighter safety, highway safety, near miss

FIREFIGHTERS IN NEAR-MISS AT FATAL HIGHWAY SEMI EXPLOSION, FIRE

 Rick Markley    August 29, 2017    No Comments

It appears that three Texas firefighters narrowly escaped being caught up in an exploding truck last week. Images from Facebook show three firefighters escaping on fire while trying to contain a three-truck crash that left one driver dead on I-10 near Houston. One 18-wheeler … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, News, Safety and Survival
 close calls, explosion, firefighter safety, highway safety, near miss

FIREFIGHTER CLOSE CALL ON KY. HIGHWAY

 Rick Markley    August 23, 2017    No Comments

On July 10, 2017 at approximately 14:10 we were clearing from a truck fire on Interstate 64 east-bound lane at mile marker 163 in Carter County, Kentucky. The left lane was shut down due to the truck fire. The crew that was on Engine 1 for the Grayson Fire Department just got … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, Vehicle Safety
 apparatus, close calls, firefighter safety, near miss

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