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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 "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 CANADIAN DEPT. ADMITS AERIAL MALFUNCTION  GlobalNews.CA Video  Friday, January 8, 2016   In Quebec City, fire officials now admit a ladder truck failed to properly work as three people were trapped in an apartment fire Wednesday morning. A mother, her son and her partner decided they couldn’t wait and all dropped from a fourth floor apartment window to escape the fire. While fire officials call the ladder failure “worrisome” they defend the actions of firefighters. Some neighbors and relatives of the victims are very critical.        Tweet   FIREFIGHTER THRU ROOF VIDEO FROM MAINE FIRE  Morning Sentinel Video  Thursday, January 7, 2016   A sprawling Victorian home overlooking the Kennebec River was destroyed Wednesday by a fast-moving fire that took crews several hours to douse.Nobody was hurt in the fire at 37 Riverview Drive, though a firefighter walking near the ridgepole on the roof narrowly escaped when the roofing beneath him gave way, causing a ball of flames to erupt around him. The firefighter was able to scramble quickly to safety and back onto a ladder with help from fellow firefighters. Gardiner Fire Chief Al Nelson said the man was not injured. “It was scary,” Nelson said. Nobody was home when the fire broke out around 3:15 p.m. Nelson was unsure how many people live in the home or whether it was insured. Nelson said the three-story home is a total loss. Gardiner tax records indicate the home, built in 1890, is a two-unit home owned by Andrew and Christine Laverdiere. Nelson said only one family lives in the home. The Laverdieres’ Facebook pages indicate they have a young ... [ more ]       Tweet   ENGINE FLIPS IN KY - 2 FFs INJURED  Thursday, January 7, 2016   A fire truck flipped onto its side in Frankfort on Wednesday morning while responding to a call.Sheriff Pat Melton said that the crash happened around 3:00 a.m. on Twilight Trail. He says they were responding to a call when a tire dropped off the side of the road. The driver over-corrected and because of the water in the tank the truck flipped over and landed on its side. Two firefighters were taken to a local hospital with minor scrapes and bruises but they are okay. (Courtesy Lex18 News)        Tweet   FIREFIGHTERS GAIN SUPPORT IN TOXIC BATTLE  Thursday, January 7, 2016   With fewer than two weeks before a Jan. 19 deadline for comments, Fire Fighters are gaining allies in their campaign to ban toxic chemicals from the nation's furniture.The campaign, which started with a proposal from IAFF, several consumer groups and other organizations last year, is to convince the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to write rules to outlaw such chemicals. They endanger Fire Fighters' lives when they battle fires, especially dwellings. The prime result is cancer. Of the 132 comments CPSC has received on its proposed rule so far, only one, from the American Home Furniture Alliance, opposes it. The alliance claims the rule is unnecessary. It contends its members already follow much tougher rules previously imposed by California. The chemicals, called organohalogens, are in furniture, children's toys, mattresses, electronic product casings and other goods. When released and inhaled, they cause cancer. Pat Morrison, IAFF's t... [ more ]        Tweet   PEOPLE JUMP IN CANADA DUE TO AERIAL MALFUNCTION!  CBC Video  Thursday, January 7, 2016   A 10-year-old boy who jumped out of a fourth-floor apartment in Quebec City early this morning to escape a fire says everyone in his family got out alive thanks to his mother's partner."For my stepfather, only my mother mattered. He didn't care about getting himself out. It was my mother who mattered," Jason Chicoine told Radio-Canada in a French interview hours after he was discharged from hospital. "Before I jumped, I could see the [Christmas] tree on fire … The fire reached all the way out to the balcony. My mother's clothesline was on fire, my toys — everything." Jason Chicoine, 10, was the first to jump for his family's fourth-storey apartment after a fire broke out inside. (Radio-Canada) Chicoine's mother and her partner, who also jumped from the fourth-storey after Chicoine did, remain in hospital with serious injuries. When the fire broke out, neighbours tried to save the family. "We tried to get in, but we weren't a... [ more ]       Tweet   MD FF OK AFTER FALL THRU ROOF IN PG  Thursday, January 7, 2016   Quick actions are credited with saving a Maryland firefighters who fell through the roof into an attic Tuesday afternoon.Firefighters including the RIT team lifted him up through the roof while making sure they weren't overloading it, said Mark Brady, spokesman for Prince George's County Fire/EMS. The firefighter was assisted down a ladder where he was checked out by medics, who determined he could remain on the scene in Upper Marlboro. "Fortunately, the firefighter that fell was wearing his full personal protective gear including his self-contained breathing apparatus with face piece on and breathing air. This firefighter was able to walk away from this “near miss” without injury, in large part, due to his donning full protective gear and using SCBA during roof operations," Brady said. He added that having waiting crews ready to assist also made the difference.       Tweet   OH FIREFIGHTER HIT BY PIECE OF ROOF ON LIVE TV DURING HOUSE FIRE  WCMH Video  Thursday, January 7, 2016   Firefighters say the residents of an Ohio home had to jump to safety to escape a house fire in Newark.The fire started shortly after 3 a.m. Wednesday at a home on the 400 block of East Main Street in Newark When firefighters arrived, they found heavy fire coming from a house and vehicle. Firefighters were able to contain the fire by 3:30 a.m., but the fire wasn’t completely out at that point.       Tweet   FF WHO RAN RED LIGHT/CAUSED MIAMI APPARATUS CRASH - SUSPENDED  Wednesday, January 6, 2016    A Miami firefighter will face a 96-hour suspension for “violating department policy,” the result of running a red light and crashing into a fire truck in August, Assistant Fire Chief Pete Gomez said Monday. “This is a very harsh punishment,” Gomez said. “The fire chief is sending a very loud message that you will be held accountable if you operate in an unsafe manner.” Gomez said the fire truck was "legally" heading to a fire when firefighter Gustavo Alzate went through the intersection without stopping. The crash happened Aug. 11 at Northwest 12th Avenue and 14th Street, just outside Jackson Memorial Hospital. HE IS THE ONE WHO RAN THE... [ more ]       Tweet   2 MA FFs RESCUED IN SAUGUS MAYDAY  TiDi News  Wednesday, January 6, 2016   Two Saugus firefighters were rescued after they were overcome by heavy fire while battling a three-alarm house blaze early Wednesday morning.A firefighter was pulled to safety through a first-floor window and a lieutenant was taken through the front door, according to Fire Chief Michael Newbury. Both refused treatment and remained on scene to battle the blaze from outside. “It just shows the determination to help others, and that’s why they’re called to this kind of duty,” Newbury said. The blaze broke out about 5 a.m. Wednesday on Essex Street. Three people in the home escaped on their own: an 84-year-old woman, her 57-year-old daughter, and a 25-year-old granddaughter. The home is a total loss, Newbury said as firefighters continued their efforts to put out the three-alarm fire. State Police said one northbound lane on Route 1 and the Essex Street offramp were closed due to the fire.       Tweet   Close Call for Firefighters Responding to Northwest DC House Fire  NBC Washington Video  Tuesday, January 5, 2016   A crew of D.C. firefighters is safe Monday night after they briefly were feared to be trapped inside a burning house. A century-old, wood-frame house on the 1400 block of Delafield Place NW caught fire before 9 p.m. The two-alarm blaze spread quickly, and with firefighters still inside, the whole house burst into flames. "The fire spread so quickly when they were inside the house that all of us immediately got worried that they were all inside the house," neighbor Christopher Gerkea said. "It looked for a minute that they were trapped." Firefighters were ordered to evacuate the building immediately. "We were unable to keep track of a couple firefighters for a few minutes," D.C. Fire and EMS Chief Gregory Dean said. Every firefighter soon was accounted for, and no firefighters or civilians were hurt. Officials initially said that three firefighters received minor injuries. The family that lives in the home was displaced and staying with neighbors Monday night, D.... [ more ]       Tweet   ARK FF INJURED AFTER FALL THRU FLOOR  Tuesday, January 5, 2016   A firefighter was injured after falling through the attic of a burning home Tuesday morning. 5NewsOnline reported that firefighter Robert Barker, with the Barling (Ark.) Fire Department, was treated for lower back pain and arm pain following his fall. He was one of several firefighters working to put out a chimney fire when he fell. "When we showed up on the scene we had smoke in the house and smoke in the attic," department spokesman Edwin Anderson explained. "We had flames showing. We put a guy in the attic and he got tangled up in the fire hose and fell through the ceiling." Barker hit a washing machine on his way down and was immediately taken by ambulance to a hospital. It took crews about two hours to get the flames under control. The home was damaged, but not destroyed.       Tweet   ANOTHER RIG STRUCK IN PA  Tuesday, January 5, 2016    Port Matilda, Centre County, Pa. A second Centre County fire truck is out of service Monday, after a car crashed into it while firefighters responded to the scene of an accident. It happened Sunday night on Interstate 99 near exit 61 in Port Matilda. Alpha and Port Matilda Fire Companies were responding to an accident on the bridge near that exit when a car, driving too fast, lost control. Officials said there were a number of accidents along that stretch of roadway around 9:00 p.m. Sunday, after several snow squalls moved through the area, causing the bridge to ice over. Port Matilda Engine 1514 was struck, as well as the truck's officer. Fortunately, he is okay. The car bumped into the back of his leg. The engine, though, will have to be taken out of service for a couple of months. The department is waiting on their insurance company to determine how much the damage will cost and how long the truck will be out... [ more ]       Tweet   MEDICAL CLOSE CALL AT OHIO FIRE SCENE  Tuesday, January 5, 2016    Authorities are investigating the cause of a Wednesday night mobile home fire that claimed the life of a Killbuck woman and caused a responding firefighter to be hospitalized. Sarah S. Carpenter, 74, was pronounced dead at the scene of the fire, according to Holmes County Sheriff Tim Zimmerly, whose deputies are working with State Fire Marshal's Office investigators and Holmes County Coroner Dr. Robert Anthony to investigate the fatal fire at 675 N. Buckeye Alley. A Killbuck squad also transported to Pomerene Hospital in Millersburg a Killbuck firefighter who began experiencing symptoms of a cardiac episode while fighting... [ more ]       Tweet   RESPONDING VOLUNTEER POV CRASH IN INDIANA  Tuesday, January 5, 2016   A crash at the intersection of CR 28 and CR 31 in DeKalb County sent three people to the hospital Saturday evening. Bill Walters, a member of the Grant Township Volunteer Department, was responding to an emergency when he collided with a sitting car that was being jump started by another vehicle. All three people were involved with the accident and they were all taken to he hospital complaining of pain.        Tweet   CLOSE CALL IN CANADA - FF IN FIRE BALL  YouTube Video  Tuesday, January 5, 2016   A firefighter from Moncton, New Brunswick Canada is lucky to be alive today after taking on a very large fireball from sort of smoke explosion at Delmot Foods. Watch the 1:10 mark for video and slow motion video after that. The videographer stated the firefighter just kept on working after. Were happy to learn everyones ok! 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