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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 71 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) FIREFIGHTERS LIVING IN MOLD INFESTED TRAILER IN NJ Ocean City Fire Union President John       Murphy in front of the 29th Street Fire       House and temporary trailer to the right       Thursday November 6, 2015. Friday, November 13, 2015   Three years after Hurricane Sandy, the firefighters of Station No. 2 are still displaced, and living in a trailer they say has become mold- and rodent-infested. “As union president, I’m fed up with it,” said John Murphy, who represents the city’s 58 full-time firefighters in Local 4032 of the International Association of Firefighters. “To be sitting in that building three years after the storm, the only city building that hasn’t been fixed, is an embarrassment and an insult.” “I don’t know if either is accurate,” Business Administrator James Mallon said of reports of mold and rodents at the trailer. “Certainly we want a safe, healthy place for our firefighters.” When Sandy inundated the cinderblock building at the corner of 29th Street and West Avenue on Oct. 29, 2012, the ground-floor living quarters of Station No. 2 were destroyed. Since then, Murphy pointed out, the city has restored City... [ more ]         APPARATUS CRASHES - A LEADING CAUSE OF FF DEATH Friday, November 13, 2015  Lights flashing and siren blaring, the ambulance stopped at a red light, checking for traffic. The firefighter at the wheel eased forward. Halfway through the intersection, his partner saw the truck.“I said, ‘This is going to hurt,’ ” Montgomery County firefighter Robert Sito, 27, told accident investigators later that day at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda. Engine 723, headed to the same call for a hazardous material spill, was coming their way at an estimated 44 mph. The impact shattered the front end of the ambulance and sent it spinning across the roadway. Firefighter Michael Matteo, the 34-year-old driver, was knocked unconscious. He, Sito and two firefighters from the truck went to the hospital with injuries that ranged from minor to severe. The crash in the Aspen Hill neighborhood was one of 241 accidents involving Montgomery County Fire and Rescue vehicles last year, a number that officials say is excessive and troubling. County fire and rescue ve... [ more ]         FAMILY OF KEVIN BELL FILES WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT Thursday, November 12, 2015  The family of fallen firefighter Kevin Bell filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Hartford, the Hartford fire chief, the commander on the scene and the Lieutenant who left Bell in the home.Bell died in a fire last October 7. Family members held a press conference with their attorney, Paul Levin, Thursday morning. The lawsuit will be filed in Hartford Superior Court. The family claims that Bell was left behind in the house by his supervisor, Lt. John Moore. Bell ran out of breathing air in his tank. The suit claims that equipment and system failures lead to Bell’s death. Also the department failed to do proper training and equipment maintenance. In addition, the suit alleges that the firefighters entered the building that night with substandard equipment, that was known to the command staff. The mayday call issued by Lt. Moore went unheaded and the resulting search by the tactical team was delayed, according to the suit. more ]         BALTIMORE FF INJURED AT VACANT BUILDING FIRE WBAL Video Thursday, November 12, 2015  A Baltimore firefighter was hurt battling a fire that engulfed a three-story vacant building Wednesday morning.WBALtv.com reported that when crews arrived on scene there was a partial roof collapse on one of the buildings, requiring firefighters to battle the fire from the outside. Crews also had difficulty getting water due to issues with nearby hydrants. The firefighter suffered minor injuries and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. The fire was under control in two hours. No other injuries were reported.         THUMB INJURIES SOAR AT FDNY - CLAIMS DUE TO APPARATUS DESIGN Wednesday, November 11, 2015  Several of New York’s Bravest would give a thumbs down to their new trucks — if they could move them. A rash of injured thumb complaints have hit the New York City Fire Department after the Kovatch Mobile Equipment (KME) manufactured trucks rolled out in October, court papers say, and now five firefighters are planning on filing suit against the city over their damaged digits. The firefighters say in court filings that the KME rigs have heavy doors with handles that are too close to the hinges — and all five say they’ve suffered serious thumb injuries as a result. They claim that the KME rigs have heavy doors with handles that are too close to the hinges“The accidents and injuries are remarkably similar,” wrote their lawyer, Dana Cutting. “Firefighters who were closing the driver’s side door crushed their left thumb and firefighters who were closing the passenger’s side door crushed their right thumbs.” An FDNY spokeswoman said adjustments... [ more ]   IL FF INJURED AT TRAINING Tuesday, November 10, 2015   The Huntley Fire Protection District transported one of its own employees to an area hospital for injuries sustained during a training activity, fire officials said Friday. At about 11 a.m., the district was called to its own training tower at Coyne Station and Ernesti roads for an injured subject, according to scanner reports. Huntley Fire Lt. Ken Larson confirmed it was a Huntley firefighter who was injured during a training activity. He would not specify how the patient was injured, but said any injuries were not life-threatening. The firefighter was taken to Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin. The training tower facilitates methods firefighters can hone their skills by putting out live fires and other such activities. Given the intensity of some of the training, Larson said "injuries do occur from time to time." The incident was accidental and will not require any sort of investigation, he added .more ]         WHY DID THE FIREFIGHTER PROTECTIVE SHELTERS FAIL? Tuesday, November 10, 2015  With flames swirling all around them, four firefighters trapped on a narrow Lake County ridge during the first hour of what would become the state’s third-most-catastrophic wildfire made the last-ditch decision most avoid at all costs: Seek refuge in emergency fire-resistant shelters.“The ground was on fire,” Cal Fire firefighter Niko Matteoli said. “It didn’t need to be verbalized; we all knew immediately the intensity of the situation and we all just acted. There was no hesitation.” But at that critical moment, with their faces already burned, firefighters Matteoli, 24, of Santa Rosa and Logan Pridmore found the outer packaging of the standard-issue shelters carried by wildland firefighters across the country had melted. Matteoli removed his gloves and tore away the molten plastic with his bare hands, and eventually he and Pridmore hid from the heat under one aluminum cocoon. READ entire article here:  http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/... [ more ]         Fire Truck Hits Pedestrian in Manhattan: FDNY Sunday, November 8, 2015  Despite the flashing lights and blaring siren, a 34-year-old man was hit by a fire truck Saturday in Manhattan, officials said. The accident occurred at about 8:15 p.m. while the man was crossing the street against a "don't walk" signal at the intersection of East 15th Street and Irving Place, police said. The man, whose identity wasn't disclosed by police, sustained a leg injury and was taken to Bellevue Hospital Center.         GET TO KNOW THE NEIGHBORS. THE ONES WHO DIED LAST WEEK. Sunday, November 8, 2015  I sure hate to put it this way but the reality is that nearly every week another Firefighter, Police Officer, EMT, service worker or community resident is dying from World Trade Center/9/11 related disease. Some are literally fading away as they pass away. Neighbors, Friends, Brothers & Sisters. They are dying from the toxic dust that everyone was told was not dangerous. Remember that? How'd that work out? My words aren't at all meant to be disrespectful to those who have died - or will, moreover they are meant to get those ignorant Federally elected officials to understand that supporting the needs of the responders is what they were elected to do-take care of those who take care of us without wheeling, dealing, cutting and game playing. People are fed up and tired of game playing inside the beltw... [ more ]         PEDESTRIAN WALKS AGAINST RED LIGHT-STRUCK BY FDNY APPARATUS RESPONDING ON A RUN Sunday, November 8, 2015  An FDNY ladder truck with lights and sirens activated struck a man running across a street near Union Square Saturday, hospitalizing him with a severe leg injury. Ladder Company 3 truck driving on Irving Place while responding to a report of a gas leak, hit a man crossing E. 15th Street at around 8:15 p.m. The 34-year-old was propelled from the crosswalk into the intersection, where he somehow wound up underneath the truck. "I was standing here. I heard the firefighter say, 'Stay still! Stay still! That's how I knew something was wrong," said Ram Roland, a bouncer at a nearby bar. "I saw him underneath the truck. I was like, 'How the hell did this dude get underneath this truck?!'" The man attempted to get up – but firefighters screamed at him to stay still, witness Tony Myagi said. “After he got run over, I did watch his elevate his upper body and his head,” said Myagi. “They kept telling him not to move.” The man had crossed against th... [ more ]   AMBULANCE ROLLS IN NEW JERSEY Sunday, November 8, 2015  Saturday afternoon, November 7th, Manchester Twp, NJ-there was a serious crash involving a pickup truck and an ambulance. Upon arrival, officers located a grey Chevrolet Silverado in the eastbound lanes of Route 37 with extensive front end damage and a Ford E-Series ambulance, owned by Quality Medical Transport of Bayville, lying on its driver’s side just east of the intersection on Route 37. The initial investigation revealed that the ambulance, which had been transporting a patient to Community Medical Center in Toms River, was traveling eastbound on Route 37, when it collided with a 2015 Chevy Silverado Pickup that was traveling south on Colonial Drive, crossing Route 37. Both the driver of the ambulance, 25 year old, Jennifer Garelick of Barnegat, and the rear passenger, 22 year old, Nicole Christiano of Toms River, were airlifted to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune. Additionally, the on-board patient, 73 year old, Marie Hilton of Whiting, was tran... [ more ]   EMS LODD - AMBULANCE CRASH IN CO Saturday, November 7, 2015  Colorado State Patrol is investigating a deadly crash involving an ambulance.It happened Friday night in Baca County on Colorado Highway 287, two miles north of Springfield. According to State Patrol, the ambulance was transporting a patient to a hospital, when it rear ended a tractor driving down the road. The impact forced the ambulance to flip over and it came to rest on its top. The driver and two passengers were transported to another hospital. The 74-year-old driver and a 96-year-old passenger only had minor injuries, but 63-year-old Rick Hartley of Springfield later died. The man driving the tractor was also transported to the hospital with minor injuries. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.         1 CA FF BURNED AT APARTMENT FIRE Saturday, November 7, 2015  Fire raged through two Anaheim townhome fourplexes before dawn Friday, forcing residents to grab their children and pets and run for their lives.Firefighters converged on the two blazing buildings and poured in streams of water but by the time the fire was out the damage appeared complete and more than 40 people had lost their homes. More than four hours later, as the losses started sinking in, Jessica Diaz sat with her four kids and Chihuahua on a blanket spread on a patch of grass across the street from the still-smoldering Benmore Lane buildings. She wore a bathrobe and socks and was on her cellphone trying to make arrangements. Her kids cuddled the dog, Molly. Diaz said her neighbor pounded on the door shortly before 6 a.m. to warn her of the fire, and she opened the door and saw smoke and flames in the alley that runs through the townhouses, which all open to the outdoors. "I ran back upstairs and grabbed the kids by their legs and literally... [ more ]         NEW ISFSI VIDEO WITH EDDIE BUCHANAN ISFSI Video Friday, November 6, 2015   Lt. Brad French sits down with Division Chief Eddie Buchanan from Hanover Fire & EMS in Richmond, VA to discuss the origins of SLICE-RS, the Principles of Modern Fire Attack Class and the ISFSI.         APPARATUS CRASH IN NJ Friday, November 6, 2015    The back end of a borough fire truck struck a Ford Explorer on Tuesday afternoon as firefighters responded to a fire call, police said.The ladder truck and Ford Explorer suffered minor damage, said police spokesman Lt. Vincent Tamburro. No one was hurt. The truck was turning from Prospect Avenue onto New Milford Avenue just before 4 p.m. Firefighters were on their way to back up New Milford  firefighters who were at a River Edge fire, Tamburro said. The Ford Explorer was stopped at a traffic signal and pulled over to give the fire truck more room, but the back of the fire truck swung out and hit the vehicle’s back bumper as it turned, the lieutenant said. No summonses were issued, Tamburro said. Police declined to release the drivers’ names. 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