FF Close Calls- 6 FDNY FF's Injured at 4 Alarm Fire; Other

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The area was overrun by first responders, including 39 units and 168 firefighters and medics. The injured firefighters were transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.         DETROIT FF INJURED AT VACANT BUILDING FIRE  Tuesday, March 10, 2015   One firefighter has been transported to a local hospital after being injured at a fire at an abandoned three-story apartment building on the city’s east side.According to the Detroit Police Department, the fire was reported at about 9 a.m. Tuesday at the complex located in the 12500 block of Laurel at Dickerson, in an area just north of McNichols and just east of Gratiot. At this time, the extent of the firefighter’s injuries is unknown. Fire department personnel are no longer at the scene of the blaze.         FUNERAL SERVICES ANNOUNCED FOR PA FIREFIGHTER JEFF BUCK, WHO DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY  R.I.P.  Tuesday, March 10, 2015   Memorial Services for Firefighter Jeffrey Scott Buck, 18 of the Lawrence Township Fire Company in Clearfield County, PA have been announced. As you know, Firefighter Buck died in the Line of Duty six days after being trapped beneath a porch roof that collapsed during that fire.  He is survived by his parents Scott and Pam Buck.. Viewing  Noon to 8 P.M. Thursday, March 12, 2015 at the Kevin A. Beardsley Funeral Home, 113 N. 3rd St. Clearfield , Pa. 16830. Due to limited parking mourners should use private vehicles only. Memorial Service A non-denominational memorial service will be held Friday, March 13, 2015 at 3 P.M. at the Clearfield Area High School, 2831 Washington Avenue, Clearfield, Pa. 16830. Service attendees arriving by private vehicle should not arrive sooner than 2:00 P.M the day of service. Fire Departments arriving with Appa... [ more ]         FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE MORE CANCER THAN MOST  13 WTHR Indianapolis WTHR video  Tuesday, March 10, 2015    Joel Johnston, who has spent his career fighting fires, is now fighting for his life. He was diagnosed just weeks ago at the age of 44 with Stage 4 cancer throughout his body.Though he's never smoked a cigarette, IFD Capt. Mark Rapp coughed during our interview with him because he, too, is battling cancer. "There is no cure for this cancer," he said. "The best option I have is remission." The likely cause is the 10 days Rapp spent at Ground Zero. As part of Indiana Task Force One, he was involved in recovery efforts after 9/11. Even after his diagnosis, Rapp said he would have still made the decision to go to Ground Zero and would have become a firefighter. Cancer has become an occupational hazard for those in the fire service. “Off the top of my head, I can think of six people...six firefighters who have some form of cancer,” said IFD Captain Tim McDonnell, himself a cancer survivor who heads up Indiana's Firefighter Cancer Surv... [ more ]         LAFD ENGINE CRASH  CBS LA Video  Tuesday, March 10, 2015   A Los Angeles City Fire Department truck has been involved in a minor collision in Wilmington, backing up traffic during the evening commute. The engine could be seen at the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Figueroa Street, where it crashed into a pickup about 4:10 p.m. Monday. No injuries were reported. LAPD officers are investigating. Traffic could be seen backed up along PCH in both directions.           FIREFIGHTING PILOT DIES IN QUARTERS-CALIFORNIA CaLFire  Tuesday, March 10, 2015    We regret to pass on to you that CalFire helicopter pilot Jerold "Jerry" Bonner, was found dead inside his barracks near Los Gatos Friday. Bonner, 72, died while on duty at Alma Helitack Base, after serving with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for almost 16 years. Bonner, of Helendale, was a U.S. Navy veteran and is survived by family and friends. Our condolences to all those affected. RIP.         FIREFIGHTER STRUCK AND KILLED IN FRONT OF QUARTERS-FORMER CHIEF/FIFTY YEAR VETERAN-FUNERAL DETAILS  Tuesday, March 10, 2015   NJ 50 YEAR VETERAN EX-CHIEF/FIREFIGHTER STRUCK, KILLED IN FRONT OF QUARTERSWe regret to pass on to you that on Friday evening. Somerville (NJ) Ex-Chief George Kavanaugh, 75, was killed in front of the Lincoln Hose Company Fire House, the victim of a hit-and-run. Chief Kavanaugh, who had served for 50 years, was leaving the viewing of another fallen firefighter, Charlie Becker, and Kavanaugh was waiting for another FF to pick him up in front of the firehouse around 2130 Hours. Reports are that the suspect backed over him, rolled over him again and then sped off. He leaves behind four kids and seven grandchildren. The hit-and-run driver and vehicle have not yet been identified. Our condolences to all affected. RIP. FUNERAL DETAILS: Visitation for Chief Kavanaugh will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Bruce C. VanArsdale Funeral Home, 111 N. Gaston Ave., with firemans services at 6:30 p.m. at ... [ more ]   FIREFIGHTER DIES FOLLOWING FIRE/STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE  Monday, March 9, 2015   We regret to pass on to you that Pennsylvania Firefighter Jeffrey Buck, 18, has passed away. As you know, FF Buck was critically injured March 3 while fighting a house fire in the 700 block of Daisy Street, Clearfield. Further, Buck was one of three Lawrence Township firefighters who were trapped when a porch roof collapsed while crews battled the house fire. We will forward more as it becomes available. Our condolences to all those affected by this terrible loss. RIP.         HIV POSITIVE FIREFIGHTER ALLEGES HARRASMENT  Monday, March 9, 2015   After 10 years of trying, Stephen Kloster joined the Fire Department in 2001. But five years into what the San Francisco native hoped would be a long career, he fell extremely sick.Constantly lethargic and losing an enormous amount of weight — he dropped from 240 pounds to 140 — tests revealed the reason: Kloster was HIV-positive. His health and T-cell count recovered well enough for him to return to duty in 2007. That's when the other trouble began. His positive status became common knowledge with his fellow firefighters, some of whom heaped abuse on him for having HIV, he said. "They wouldn't allow me to cook, they'd ostracize me," Kloster said of his co-workers. "They'd make jokes, they'd say I was gay, that my girlfriend was a man." What Kloster describes as a steady stream of discrimination — some of it observed by and perpetuated by officers in the department — culminated last summer when he was not assigned to a new firehouse after a p... [ more ]