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The NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program has released the line of duty death report of Cincinnati FAO Daryl Gordon who died after falling down an elevator shaft on March 26, 2015. The report provides the details of what happened and gives us several contributing factors. Among them are a breakdown in crew integrity; unsecured and unguarded elevator hoistway door; poor visibility due to moderate smoke conditions; and a delay in getting water onto the fire burning in a second-floor apartment. - Bill Carey, Online News Manager |
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  Hundreds of anxious residents driven from their homes awaited word on their properties and popular parks and trails closed at the height of tourist season because of the blaze, one of several large fires burning across western states.
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 When a vacancy occurs, because of a retirement, promotion, or transfer, the ideal scenario would be to have an individual already fully prepared to take over-ensuring the continuity of operations.
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 You and your boss have to figure out how to communicate. That means talk to each other, not talk at each other, not send e-mails or text messages and think that covers it. No relationship that requires people to place their lives in each other’s hands can possibly be based on emojis.
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The Bay City Department of Public Safety has shared two new videos showing the public how its officers transition from a law enforcement officer to a firefighter. See More Videos |
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 A sprawling high school campus was transformed into a firefighting supply base — with tents on the football field and enough Gatorade and portable toilets for 3,000 firefighters. See More Galleries
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 Tyco®’s Specific Application Attic Sprinklers provide superior fire protection and address the challenges that roofline and attic spaces can provide. They have undergone the most extensive fire testing ever performed for sloped attic spaces and are UL Listed with their specific application guidelines for use as special sprinklers as defined by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
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An escalator repairman was hoisted out of an escalator pit at the Foggy Bottom Metro station after he suffered a medical emergency. Read More from Fire EMS Blogs |
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