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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Firefighter Close Calls

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2 IL FFs INJURED AT APARTMENT FIRE 

Wednesday, June 3, 2015   A Clarendon Hills firefighter and a Hinsdale firefighter were injured Monday evening while helping extinguish a condominium fire.The firefighters were injured when the second floor ceiling of the complex at 501 Carlysle Drive fell on them, according to the Clarendon Hills Fire Department.

Both firefighters were treated for non-life threatening injuries at a hospital and released.

The Clarendon Hills Fire Department was called around 5:30 p.m. to the two-story, 16-unit apartment complex blaze. Twenty-four Clarendon Hills firefighters responded to the fire, along with a Hinsdale engine and several other area departments.

A plumber told firefighters there was fire in the walls and possibly in the attic because of plumbing work in the building, the fire department reported. The cause of the fire was determined to be a plumber sweating copper pipes in the ceiling of a first floor unit.

The fire was under control after about an hour and a half, ... [ more ]
     

 

2 MICHIGAN FFs INJURED IN ROOF COLLAPSE 

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015   Two Grosse Pointe firefighters were injured when the roof inside a business collapsed on them early Monday morning.

The firefighters were battling a fire at the corner of Charlevoix Street and Lakepointe Street.

At least two businesses were damaged, including the popular Sunrise Sunset Saloon. A cycling business next to the saloon was also damaged in the 4-alarm fire.

Neighbors say the fire started around midnight. Right now, it's not clear how the fire started.

The two firefighters were taken to a local hospital and are expected to be OK.
     

 

3 NEWARK NJ FFs INJURED AT LARGE FIRE 

Tuesday, June 2, 2015   A three-alarm blaze ravaged three Ridge Street homes Friday evening, displacing 18 people, authorities said.The fire was first reported at 9:54 p.m. as occurring in a three-story home at 286 Ridge Street that was partially occupied due to renovations, Capt. John Brown of the Newark Fire Department said.

Minutes later, the blaze had spread to the two, two-and-a-half-story homes adjacent to the property, requiring the activation of a third alarm, Brown said. Both of the neighboring homes were fully occupied at the time, he said.

Three firefighters were taken to area hospitals after they were injured battling the blaze, which was under control shortly after midnight, he said. Two firefighters suffered heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation-related injuries, and another sustained a hand laceration, he said.

The residence at 286 Ridge Street sustained a partial collapse to the upper floors of the home along with heavy fire damage, while the other two reside... [ more ]
     

 

FIRE DEPARTMENT FATAL EMS CRASH IN VIRGINIA 

Tuesday, June 2, 2015   Late this afternoon there was a fatal motor vehicle crash involving a Bloxom (Accomack County, VA-on the Eastern Shore) Volunteer Fire Company Ambulance and a transit bus (NOTE: you may remember this fire company-more below).  Initial reports are that a male patient being transported in the ambulance has died following a crash on Route 13. Four FD EMS personnel were inside the ambulance, and they were treated and transported to Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital for minor injuries - they have all been released. There were no injuries related to the other vehicle, a transit bus. Onancock VFD and Bloxom VFC both responded to the crash.



The Bloxom Volunteer Fire Company is a combination department in Accomack County. In July of 2012, their membership suffered a Line of Duty Death when a Firefighter driver of one of their fire apparatus, James Lambirth, lost control of the vehicle while in a curve-ran off the roa... [ more ]
     

 

FIREFIGHTER CRITICALLY INJURED-LEG CAUGHT IN AERIAL LADDER 

Monday, June 1, 2015    A Kittery (Maine) Firefighter was seriously injured today at a working dwelling fire. The Firefighter’s foot was badly injured this morning when it caught in an aerial ladder that was being adjusted. The firefighter was taken to a local hospital where he underwent surgery on his toes and appears to be doing well. KTIYP's.
     

 

MAINE FIREFIGHTER DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY-MEDICAL 

RIP
RIP 
Monday, June 1, 2015    We regret to pass on to you that Firefighter/EMT (former Asst Chief) David "Beav" Bourget, 59, of the Phippsburg Fire Department in Maine has died in the Line of Duty. 


At 1900 hrs, (On May 23, 2015) several members of the Phippsburg Fire Department, including Firefighter Bourget, gathered at quarters in preparation to work a fireworks display standby detail. At 1940 hrs, the fire department members started to leave the station to work the detail. Firefighter Bourget was driving a tanker truck, but only got to the station’s driveway apron when he suddenly fell ill. Firefighter Bourget was treated by paramedics at the scene and transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.


In addition to being a Firefighter/EMT, he was presently a Selectman for West Bath and had been serving in that capacity for the past 9 years. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Bennett Bourget of West Bath, daughter, Rachel Marie Bourget of Phipps... [ more ]
     

 

LACK OF STAFFING CONTRIBUTES TO FIREFIGHTER INJURIES. WELL, NO SH!T ! 

Monday, June 1, 2015   Two Lake County (Florida) Firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion while fighting fires in recent weeks, and an official report points to lack of manpower as the cause.  A report filed after the incident cites lack of manpower and equipment as a factor in one of the firefighters’ injuries for heat exhaustion. “Firefighter Greenough was exposed to the early summer temperature and continued to work due to lack of personnel and lack of proper rehab,” Lt. Robert Fickett’s report states. “Fire rescue has a policy for scene rehab and heat stress management but is unable to adhere to the policy due to lack of equipment and staffing.” That conclusion does not surprise local fire union leaders, who have long asserted that the fire department does not have adequate manpower to fight fires quickly. MORE HERE:
http://www.dailycommercial.com/news/article_6390db18-d5b8-5ef0-a853-02d4bfd192f1.html

      
It takes Firefighters to perform the measurable tasks...
It takes Firefighters to perform the
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HERO FIREFIGHTER LOSES HIS LIFE BUT SAVES A KIDS LIFE DURING INCREDIBLE RESCUE AT WORKING FIRE 

Monday, June 1, 2015    Grim news out of China as a Firefighter fell to his death during a rescue attempt at a burning building. Firefighter Yang Kezhang, 27, was holding on to a two-year-old girl he had just rescued from the apartment building fire when he lost his footing and fell from the fifth floor. The Firefighter held the child against his chest as he plunged towards the ground, and miraculously, she survived the fall with only a few injuries.
Thousands of people across China have taken to social media to express their condolences after news of the firefighter's death spread. All residents were evacuated from the building after a five-hour rescue mission. The nine-story apartment complex fire came in at around 11:00 p.m. on Friday. Our condolences to all. RIP.
     

 

UPDATE: OHIO FIRE OFFICER DOWN-BUT SAVED 

Monday, June 1, 2015    Tense moments in Ohio (just east of Cincinnati) Saturday evening when a FF went down in cardiac arrest at the scene of a dwelling fire. But the cause of the cardiac arrest is not clear as of yet...Lt. David Knapke had to be resuscitated at the scene in Brown County and was flown to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, according to the Williamsburg Township FD. The fire first broke out around 2005 hours Saturday in Sterling Township. The Williamsburg FD was dispatched to assist Mt. Orab due to it being a working fire.



The University of Cincinnati Medical Center implemented Therapeutic Hypothermia to aid in his post cardiac arrest recovery. Last night after 2345 hours they began to re-warm him. In that process they may try to bring him out of his sedated state. As of right now there is still no clear reason as to why he went into cardiac arrest. There were no blockages found and electrical activity test have confirmed that his hear... [ more ]
     

 

FIREFIGHTERS HURT IN CRASH WHILE RESPONDING TO A DROWNING CALL-ARIZONA 

Monday, June 1, 2015   Two Peoria (AZ) Fire Department firefighters were injured when a truck collided with their vehicle near 75th and Grand avenues last night.
The firefighters were responding to a drowning call and were clearing the intersection with lights and sirens when a black truck went around traffic that had stopped for the firefighters and struck them head-on, according to a Peoria Fire-Medical Department spokesman, Capt. Bob Burkland.
The firefighters were transported to a local hospital for emergency treatment, according to Burkland.
The status of the driver of the black truck is unknown at this time. 
     

 

EXTREME FIREFIGHTER CLOSE CALL IN OHIO 

Monday, June 1, 2015    A Williamsburg Township (Brown County, east of Cincinnati) firefighter had to be resuscitated Saturday night after suffering cardiac arrest while operating at a house fire.Lieutenant David Knapke was assisting the Mount Orab Fire Department on Greenbush-West Road in Brown County when he Went down.

Crews on scene were able to resuscitate Knapke and he was flown to University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

Williamsburg fire says the cause of the incident is unknown at this time.
     

 

FIRE DEPARTMENT MOTORCYCLE CRASH WHILE RESPONDING (yeah-FD Motorcycle!) 

Thursday, May 28, 2015   A Firefighter in South America suffered non-life-threatening injuries when his Fire Department motorcycle hit a car in Brasília, the capital city of Brazil, on Wednesday. The civilian car driver was not injured. The FF was responding to a car crash where a child was hit. The child was assisted by another emergency unit and taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Many Fire Departments in Brazil, especially in big cities, use motorcycles for the first response, to minimize the delay caused by traffic jams. While rare, these do exist in the USA as well-but is much more common overseas. 
      

 

FIRE CHIEF PROVIDES DETAILS & FUNERAL INFO RE: OKLAHOMA FIRE CAPTAIN LINE OF DUTY DEATH 

RIP CAPTAIN
RIP CAPTAIN 
Thursday, May 28, 2015    Less than a day after personnel from more than 100 agencies and thousands of community members lined the streets to pay their respects to the family of Claremore Fire Department Capt. Jason Farley, one of the firefighters who tried to save him was readmitted to the hospital.Lt. Zane James had been released Monday in time to join the evening procession with Farley’s family from Tulsa International Airport to outside Verdigris High School. He had been hospitalized early Sunday after floodwater pulled him into a drainage pipe and ejected him into a fence, Claremore Fire Chief Sean Douglas said in a Tuesday news release.


Farley, a 19-year veteran of the department, fell into the area around a storm drain after rescuing Shannon Roberts and six small children from a duplex in Archer Court, which flooded during a fifth birthday sleepover party for Roberts’ daughter.


Roberts and her father, Steven Darnell, each called Farley a hero more ]
     

 

FIREFIGHTER LINE OF DUTY DEATH LEADS TO MULTIPLE LAWSUITS INCLUDING THE INCIDENT COMMANDER 

Thursday, May 28, 2015   The mother of a Nutter Fort (West Virginia) Firefighter has sued five companies involved in working on two cell towers that collapsed killing two employees, as well as her son (in the Line of Duty) when he tried to help.


The lawsuit also names the Summit Park Volunteer Fire Department and its former chief, Brenda Fragmin, as defendants. It cites a NIOSH investigation that “identified an ineffective incident command on the part of Defendant Summit Park and Defendant Fragmin as one of the contributing factors.”

Garrett was killed when a second tower collapsed and part of it struck him after Fragmin had told him and other Nutter Fort volunteer firefighters to remove a worker who had been injured when the first, larger tower had fallen, the lawsuit asserts.
Companies named as defendants are S&S Communications Specialists Inc. of Oklahoma; SBA Communications Corp. of Florida; and three other out-of-state firms, FDH Inc., FDH Engineering Inc. an... [ more ]
      
NIOSH Photos
NIOSH Photos 

 

FIRE APPARATUS ROLLOVER IN ARKANSAS 

Thursday, May 28, 2015    Bryant (AR) Fire Department Sergeant Todd Crowson said their truck toppled over after the passenger side tires of the truck "caught in the road" while on Springhill Road.
According to Crowson, a large dump truck was passing the fire truck at the time of the accident, but it was not hit or involved.
He added that no one was hurt and the road is expected to be back open within 30 minutes from the time they get the truck on a wrecker. 
     

 
 
 

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