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Submit Your Close Call / Near Miss Navigation Home Close Calls Secret List Gallery EMS CloseCalls Drills Firefighter Staffing Personal Survival Safety and survival SOGs Links Modern Fire Behavior About Us Never Forget Fire Communications Pass it On Lodd Calendar LODD STATS Yearly Totals Year Totals 2015 31 2014 87 2013 101 2012 83 2011 81 2010 87 2009 93 2008 118 2007 118 2006 107 "In Memory Of" Click this patch   Custom Search  Contact Info  Email BillyG info@ firefighterclosecalls.com  Email Weekly Drill Suggestions to Drills@firefighter closecalls.com Click Here for The 9/11 Widows' and Victims' Families Association Click Here: Skyscraper Safety Campaign       Also check the most current issue of THE SECRET LIST for related News and Updates-(Click Here)  Tweets by @alertpage USE CAUTION ON THE ROOF. 2 Firefighters injured when roof gives way in Indy  TheIndyChannel Video  Monday, May 11, 2015   Two firefighters were injured on the job late Sunday night after the roof of a home gave way.Indianapolis Fire Department crews were called to a vacant home at 235 Parkview Ave. -- which is southeast of the intersection of New York Street and State Avenue -- just after 11 p.m. Sunday. IFD Capt. Rita Reith said one firefighter fell through the home's roof, injuring his shoulder when he was caught by beams. The other firefighter injured his back while reaching out to grab his falling colleague. Both firefighters were able to stay on the scene until the fire was out. They were both taken to the hospital afterward to be checked out.       Tweet   POSSIBLE FIREHOUSE CLOSURES IN MICHIGAN  Sunday, May 10, 2015     The clock is ticking for the Saginaw Fire Department as it waits to learn the fate of a federal grant that helps fund the department's operation.If the department fails to renew the grant this year, the city stands to lose 13 firefighters and two of Saginaw's four fire stations, according to Saginaw Fire Chief Christopher Van Loo. Van Loo said the end result of having only one station on each side of the Saginaw River is houses and buildings more-frequently damaged seriously by fire. "Response times will increase in the areas of station closures," Van Loo said. "Increased response times will impact the fire department's ability to affect rescues and limit fire losses in some areas of the city." Battalion Chief Thomas Raines, who also serves as presid... [ more ]       Tweet   MAN PINNED BETWEEN FIRE TRUCK AND CAR  Sunday, May 10, 2015   A Cambria County Fire Chief is in the hospital and recovering after he was pinned between a car and the Fire Truck early Saturday. This all happened in an alley off of Main Street in East Conemaugh Borough. Fire Fighters were called to put out a garage fire after a car burst into flames. It was shortly after Fire Fighters had the flames put out that a car drove into the alley hitting the East Conemaugh Fire Chief and the Fire Truck. The Chief was taken to Memorial Medical Center for his injuries and is expected to be okay. No word if charges will be filed.        Tweet   TWO FIREFIGHTERS IN INDIA KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY-OTHER FIREFIGHTERS CRITICALLY INJURED WITH CRITICAL BURNS-BUILDING FIRE/COLLAPSE  Sunday, May 10, 2015    We regret to pass on to you that 2 Firefighters were killed and two others, including the city’s Fire Chief, were seriously injured after a five-story building in Kalbadevi collapsed while firefighters were trying to attack a multi alarm fire that broke out on Saturday. Three other people also suffered injuries. Kalbadev is an old and densely populated neighborhood in Mumbai, India.The fire reportedly started from the electricity meter room on the ground floor around 1630 hours and spread quickly at a building that is more than 50 years old. The fire has since been brought under control. The Firefighters who died were identified as Assistant Divisional Officer SW Rane and Station Officer MN Desai. NOTE:  The city’s fire brigade Chief Sunil iNesrikar suffered 50% burns, while Deputy Chief G Amin was fighting for life with 80% burns. Both were admitted to the National Burn Center at Airoli. Residents sa... [ more ]        Tweet   FATAL FIRE APPARATUS CRASH: Man Killed in Kentucky Crash With Fire Vehicle  Saturday, May 9, 2015   Kentucky State Police say a Northern Kentucky motorcyclist has died in a crash with a fire department vehicle on a run in central Kentucky.Police said a sport utility vehicle from the Danville Fire Department was responding to a vehicle fire Friday morning south of Danville. Investigators said as the SUV entered an intersection, the motorcycle hit the passenger's side of the SUV. The motorcycle driver was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger on the motorcycle was airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The motorcycle driver was identified as Edward Weiss, 67, of Fort Wright. Two other vehicles were involved in a collision as the fire department vehicle came to a stop near the intersection. Police said the SUV had its emergency equipment activated at the time of the crash, and both people on the motorcycle were wearing helmets.       Tweet   CLOSE CALL AT CT HOUSE FIRE - SMOKE EXPLOSION  YouTube Video  Saturday, May 9, 2015   Thick smoke and violent explosions, possibly from ignited gasoline, forced two adults and a baby from their Waterbury home Thursday night, according to police and officials with the Red Cross. "I noticed the smoke. I dialed 911, and shortly after that, we heard two, three explosions. And after that it just went up in flames," said Duwane Digsby, who lives next door to the burning three-family house at 69 Dikeman Street. Digsby said emergency officials told him and his family to leave their home when explosions rang out, forcing firefighters to exit the building and fight flames from the outside. "Blew out all the windows. We were lucky we didn't have guys up there," said Deputy Fire Chief Richard Paltauf. "There were some motorcycles on the third floor. Maybe it was the gasoline from that." Firefighters believe flames broke out somewhere on the third floor's rear porches. The one family that lives in the home – a 19-year-old woman, her boyfriend and her 4-month-old chi... [ more ]       Tweet   2 FL FFs BURNED AT FIRE  Saturday, May 9, 2015   Two firefighters were injured Friday night while battling a house fire, according St. Petersburg Fire and Rescue. The firefighters received what the agency said appeared to be first-degree burns and were taken to Bayfront Health for treatment. The crew extinguished a fire that began about 9 p.m. at 3900 Seventh St. S., according to the agency. The occupants were able to get out unharmed.         Tweet   3 FFs INJURED - 2 CRITICAL AFTER FIRE IN INDIA  Saturday, May 9, 2015    Three firemen were injured, two of them seriously, in a fire in an underrenovation building in congested Kalbadevi in south Mumbai on Saturday evening. Two senior fire officers were still trapped in the collapsed building till late on Saturday, authorities said. Deputy Chief Fire Officer Sudhir Amin suffered 90 per cent burns and was first taken to Bombay Hospital and later to Airoli Burns Centre in Navi Mumbai. Chief Fire Officer Sunil Nesrikar sustained 40 per cent burns and he too has been admitted the Airoli Burns Centre. Dr Vinay Jacob, a plastic surgeon with Bombay Hospital, said Amin's respiratory tract was completely damaged. According to eyewitnesses Amin and Nesrikar were trapped under the debris when the burning building collapsed. Officials said Assistant Divisional Fire Officer SW Rane and Byculla station house officer MN desai were trapped in the debris Four residents of the building too sustained injuries and were discharged af... [ more ]       Tweet   IL GROCERY STORE FIRE INJURES 4 FFs  Saturday, May 9, 2015     Three firefighters were sent to the hospital Thursday while fighting the fire that destroyed Girard's only grocery store.The flames, which drew 17 fire trucks from five departments, likely stemmed from an electrical fire that started about 4 p.m. in the older part of the County Market along Illinois 4.Three firefighters were taken by ambulance to Memorial Medical Center in Springfield during the roughly seven-hour battle, said John Earley, the Girard emergency manager and president of the Girard Fire Protection District. One had burns from his ears to his neck, and two suffered from heat exhaustion. Two were released Thursday night, and the third was scheduled for release Friday morning. Another had a cut on his face but returned to fighting the fire after treatment on scene. Five store employees were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene, Earley said, but none of them required hospitalization.more ]       Tweet   MAYDAY VIDEO FROM LANSING, MI  MayDay Video  Saturday, May 9, 2015    Lansing MI, Fire Fighter MAYDAY Rescue caught on video (several angles)  On Friday March 20, 2015 at 5:58 am the Lansing Fire Department responded with 3 Engine companies, 2 Truck companies, 2 Battalion Chiefs, and 1 Medic unit (25 personnel total) to a residential structure fire. During the initial attack the nozzle man, after sounding the floor, crawled on to a wood living room floor and subsequently fell thru the collapsed floor into the basement. Fire was visible across the basement ceiling at times and the smoke conditions were heavy. A MAYDAY was called by the nozzle man’s company officer and Rapid Intervention was immediately deployed. A two part rescue attempt incurred. Attempts were made to rescue the firefighter thru the hole (made while falling into the basement) and via interior basement stairwell. Fortunately the fire fighter was not seriously injured (mod... [ more ]       Tweet   3 NY STATE FFs INJURED AT BRUSH FIRE  WBNG Video  Saturday, May 9, 2015     A massive brush fire in Chenango County tore through almost 20 acres of forest Thursday evening.A call came in for mutual aid to Cross Road in the town of German at approximately 3 p.m. Initial reports claimed flames as high as 15 feet were making their way through a pine forest at Red Brook State Forest. Greene EMS, Chenango County Emergency Services Bureau of Fire and forest rangers were called in to assist. 17 fire departments from multiple counties were also on scene to help fight the blaze. An Albany State Police helicopter was flown in to monitor the progression of the fire, and track how far it was spreading. Officials said the fire is under control, but there are still hotspots. According to fire officials, three firefighters were injured while fighting the flames. Two were treated for heat exhaustion and one for asthma-related injuries.       Tweet   NYPD COMMISSIONER STOPS-AND THANKS FDNY FIREFIGHTERS:  YouTube Video  Friday, May 8, 2015    Here is a video worth watching-as NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton Stops, In The Procession With Fallen Police Officer Brian Moore, To Thank The FDNY Members Who Were Out, Saluting The Fallen P.O.       Tweet   A FIRE MUTUAL AID P!SSING CONTEST  Friday, May 8, 2015    Here's a followup to the audio we sent out last weekend following that fire in Highland Park, MI.  As you'll recall, fire was rolling through the second floor of an occupied house when Highland Park Firefighters arrived. The call didn't go thru Detroit Fire Communications, who dispatches for HP, so the HP crew told the DFD Dispatcher they were responding. Doing her job, the DFD dispatcher asked the HPFD officer "Do you want the box?" meaning do you want a full first alarm that includes automatic aid from the DFD? Nope-they decided they would give it their best, without adequate staffing, equipment, command and control. Listen for yourself on the video link below. The result: because the commanding officer decided to go it alone, an NTS decision (non thinking syndrome) that risked the lives of the HP Firefighters and allowed the house to burn for more than fo... [ more ]        Radio Traffic  Tweet   FF FALLS THROUGH FLOOR AT FIRE IN TN  WMC Action News 5 - Memphis, Tennessee WMCTV Video  Thursday, May 7, 2015   One firefighter was taken to the hospital after being injured while battling a fire at the Kimball Cabana Apartments in the 1200 block of Haynes Street.MFD was called to the fire around 2 a.m. Wednesday. The fire damaged four apartments. Fire officials say the apartments were vacant. The injured firefighter was taken to Methodist University Hospital. Lt. Wayne Cooke says the firefighter injured his knee. It is believed he fell through a floor of an apartment. Fire investigators say the fire was intentionally set in one of the apartments.       Tweet   CA FF SUFFERS FACIAL BURNS AFTER SEMI FIRE  Thursday, May 7, 2015    A captain with the Stockton Fire Department sustained minor facial burns while fighting a big rig fire that proved difficult to extinguish following a collision that snarled traffic Wednesday on Interstate-5 and the Crosstown Freeway, officials said. A 2005 Freightliner and a 2000 Chevy S10 pickup collided about 10:25 a.m. while both vehicles were traveling south on I-5 just south of the Crosstown Freeway interchange about 10:25 a.m., blocking the middle two lanes, the California Highway Patrol said. The Freightliner was driven by Kamaljat Singh, 39, of Kentfield, Wash., the Highway Patrol said. The S10 was driven by Joseph Aguilar, 19, of Manteca, officers said. Neither driver was reported injured. Moments after the crash, the Freightliner and the S10 burst into flames, sending thick black smoke billowing into the air west of downtown Stockton. Jeff Whitlock, a spokesman for the Fire Department, said it took more than two hours for firefighters to extinguish the flam... 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