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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 37 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 SD LODD FF WAS DRUNK AT TIME OF FIRE  Friday, June 5, 2015   The volunteer firefighter who died in a Brandon fire in April had a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit to drive, authorities said Friday.Valley Springs volunteer firefighter Steve Ackerman, 38, had a blood alcohol level of 0.189, according to a toxicology test. The April 12 fire also killed homeowner David Smith, 47. Both men died of smoke inhalation in the fire that was determined to be accidental. "Whether this contributed to the circumstances of his death is clearly open to speculation," Brandon Police Chief David Kull said. "Though his judgment to respond to this fire in the first was place was arguably flawed, we have to remember Steve was the one who made the correct call to evacuate the structure, and that the two firefighters that were on the entry team with him inside the burning home were able to exit uninjured." The Valley Springs Fire Department was among the first responders to the house fire in Brandon at about 10 p.m. ... [ more ]       Tweet   LA FF INJURED AT BRUSH FIRE  Friday, June 5, 2015   A firefighter suffered minor injuries while battling a fast-moving brush fire Thursday afternoon in the Santa Susana Pass, just west of Porter Ranch.The fire broke out along the 118 Freeway at Topanga Canyon Boulevard at about noon and spread uphill to nearby Rocky Peak, burning four acres. Two of the westbound lanes of the 118 Freeway were temporarily closed, but the fire never posed a threat to buildings or roadways. A total of about 100 firefighters knocked down the fire in about an hour. No evacuations were ordered. The injured firefighter was taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to Los Angeles County fire Inspector Randall Wright.       Tweet   OH FF WHO COLLAPSED MOVED TO HOSPICE  Friday, June 5, 2015   A Williamsburg Township fire lieutenant who collapsed on duty over the weekend is being moved to hospice.Lt. David Knapke's heart stopped for 20 minutes Saturday night, just after he and firefighters from Williamsburg and Mt. Orab finished putting out a fire on Greenbush West Road. His fellow first responders performed CPR at the scene and used a defibrillator five times to get his heart pumping again. Knapke, 55, has been at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center since being flown there Saturday night. He woke up a few times, the fire department said, but didn't respond much. "Last night David had his MRI," the fire department posted on its Facebook page Thursday. "Today we learned that the results of the MRI are not what we hoped for." Knapke's move to hospice is what he wanted, the department wrote. The Williamsburg Township Fire Department will be raising money for Knapke and his family this weekend at the June in Olde ... [ more ]       Tweet   TAKING FIRE PREVENTION SERIOUSLY? FIRE OFFICERS CONVICTED IN FIRE THAT LEFT 242 DEAD  Thursday, June 4, 2015   Two firefighters from the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sur were convicted Wednesday in connection with a January 2013 nightclub fire that killed 242 people. A retired colonel who commanded the fire department in the town of Santa Maria at the time and a captain were each sentenced to one year in jail by a military court for having granted the local Kiss nightclub a permit to operate, though it lacked the necessary fire prevention system. Six other firefighters were acquitted, though the eight defendants still face trial in a civilian court, along with the nightclub's two owners and two members of the band Gurizada Fandangueira, which was performing at the club. The fire struck with the nightclub packed with university students. Investigators allege that a member of the band caused the fire when he lit a flare that set sound-proof foam on the ceiling ablaze, while factors including faulty fire extinguishers and a lack of fire escapes contributed t... [ more ]       Tweet   NINE FFs INJURED IN NEW YORK STATE FIRE & REKINDLE  Thursday, June 4, 2015   Nine fighters were injured as the New Rochelle Fire Department responded to a stubborn house fire that largely gutted a house on Paine Avenue in New Rochelle. The fire was called in by a neighbor shortly before 10:30 a.m. and was not declared "under control" until 5:30 a.m. Several of the injured firefighters were taken to Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital: one firefighter fell down stairs, another was struck when part of a ceiling fell on his head, another hurt his hand and wrist. The fourth firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene. The house was under renovation and unoccupied. Smoke drifted across New Rochelle where it was reported up to two miles away from the location of the fire.         Tweet   INDIANA BATTALION CHIEF STRUCK WHILE RESPONDING  Wednesday, June 3, 2015   During the morning hours of 6-3-15 Battalion Chief 5 was struck while responding to a crash on the US 20 bypass east of Elm Road. While making a U-Turn to get into the opposite lanes due to the direction of the crash the vehicle was struck by a motorcyclist who was not paying attention to traffic. All red lights/sirens were activated at the time of the crash. All parties involved are ok and the motorcycle driver was cited for: disregarding an emergency vehicle, driving while suspended and not having a motor cycle endorsement.       Tweet   FOOD ON THE STOVE IS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE THAT KILLED A CINCINNATI FIREFIGHTER IN THE LINE OF DUTY  RIP  Wednesday, June 3, 2015   Food left unattended on a stove caused the fire in the building where Cincinnati Firefighter Daryl Gordon died in the Line of Duty in March. Fire Apparatus Operator Gordon was searching Kings Towers Apartment in Madisonville for people trapped by the fire when he fell down an open elevator shaft and became wedged between an elevator car and the wall. The Cincinnati Fire Department's Fire Investigation Unit classified the cause of the March 26 fire as accidental. The fire originated atop a General Electric stove, the report states. Multiple materials including food caught fire after a 54-year-old resident operating the stove fell asleep. A mandatory investigation was triggered by virtue of a third alarm being declared in the blaze at 6018 Dahlgren St. Gordon's death was the first line-of-duty fatality involving a Greater Cincinnati firefighter in almost seven years. The total estimated damage from the fire is $250,000, according to the report.        Tweet   FIREFIGHTERS CLEARLY AT RISK FOR CANCER-BUT AN EVEN HIGHER RISK FOR BLACK AND LATINO FIREFIGHTERS  Wednesday, June 3, 2015    A new study has found that firefighters have a greater than average risk of developing some types of cancer, and that black and Latino firefighters face the highest risk of all. The reason may be based upon the areas they work-and the fire activity by run volume. The findings by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the federal agency that researches work-related hazards, confirm previous research about firefighters and cancers that may be caused by inhalation of toxic fumes. But the study is unique for its size and focus on minority firefighters. Authors say it included more firefighters with cancer–3,996–than previous studies. The study, published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, used 1988 to 2007 data from the California Cancer Registry to compare the incidence of cancer among firefighters and the general public. It found that all California firefighters had a 30 to 100 percent greater chance of developing melan... [ more ]       Tweet   3 HERO PROBIE FIREFIGHTERS FROM FDNY TO RECEIVE MEDALS TODAY-HISTORY BEING MADE!  FDNY Firefighter Jordan Sullivan, 38,       speaks at a press conference held at the       quarters of Engine 219 / Ladder 105       related to his save of an infant in a       fire.  Wednesday, June 3, 2015   They’ve barely eaten any smoke, but three probationary FDNY firefighters are already being recognized as heroes. The newbie Bravest — Marlon Sahai, 30, Justin Tallett, 27, and Jordan Sullivan, 38 — are set to be honored today at the annual FDNY Medal Day ceremony for saving lives. It’s the first time in the department’s history that three probies are receiving medals in the same year. “To know you saved someone’s life, especially at the beginning of your career, is really rewarding,” Tallett told the Daily News on Tuesday. “It’s a great feeling to know you did your job.” Probie Justin Tallett rescued a little boy from an East New York apartment fire in July of 2014. =FF Jordan Sullivan rescued a 5-month-old baby from a blaze at the Wyckoff Gardens Houses in March of last year. =Firefighter Marlon Sahai rescued a young woman trapped inside her East Village apartment during a fire last August. =When Tallett, of Ladder 107-Engine ... [ more ]       Tweet   FIREFIGHTER IN THE "BEST" PLACE FOR THE "WORST" TO HAPPEN  Wednesday, June 3, 2015    David Knapke may have been in the best place for one of the worst things to happen. Knapke, a lieutenant with the Williamsburg Township (Ohio) Fire Department, collapsed Saturday night just after he and firefighters from Williamsburg and Mt. Orab finished putting out a fire on Greenbush West Road. "He either cried out, 'Help' or 'Hey,' and nobody was really clear who he was yelling at, and then he just fell over," said Capt. Daniel Bainum, with Williamsburg Township Emergency Services. For nearly 20 minutes, Knapke's heart stopped beating; it had to be shocked five times to get started again. Bainum said Knapke was lucky to be surrounded by emergency personnel who knew exactly what to do. "All kinds of scenarios play in that game, but because he was with us, there's no doubt that improved his odds greatly," Bainum said. Knapke, 55, was flown to University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Doctors are hopeful he'll wake up in the next day or so, at wh... [ more ]       Tweet   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 ]       Tweet   2 MICHIGAN FFs INJURED IN ROOF COLLAPSE  WXYZ Video  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.       Tweet   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 ]       Tweet   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 ]       Tweet   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. 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