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Submit Your Close Call / Near Miss Navigation Home 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 STATS Yearly Totals Year Totals 2014 67 2013 101 2012 83 2011 81 2010 87 2009 93 2008 118 2007 118 2006 107 2005 115 "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 VETERAN WASH FF DIES AFTER DIVING ACCIDENT RIP - DEANNA CARR Sunday, October 19, 2014  A 22-year veteran of the Bellevue Fire Department died Wednesday following a scuba diving accident last weekend. Deanna Carr died Wednesday at Virginia Mason Hospital, where her fellow firefighters had maintained a vigil. Carr was participating in a dive certification class at Mukilteo Dive Park last Sunday when she notified instructors underwater there was a problem and she was going to the surface. She was helped to the beach, where she was alert and talking but she later lost consciousness and stopped breathing. The Washington State Council of Fire Fighters said on their website that Carr did not regain consciousness after the accident. Carr had been assigned to Engine 9/C Platoon for the last several years after serving at various other assignments over her career. Family and fri... [ more ]     Tweet   6 LONG BEACH CA FFs INJURED AT SEPERATE FIRES - 1 SERIOUSLY BURNED Sunday, October 19, 2014  Six Long Beach firefighters were injured -- two of them requiring hospitalization -- as they battled two separate fires Saturday. The first took place around 3:30 a.m. and caused extensive damage to the Long Beach Maytag Home Appliance Center at 967 E. Fourth St. as well as the adjacent Bond’s building, said Jake Heflin, spokesman for the fire department. While fighting the blaze one firefighter received minor burns and was treated and released at the scene. Later that day, two other firefighters reported blistering on their ears related to the fire. They sought treatment. No other person was hurt in the fire but one dog was killed and a second injured. Long Beach Animal Care and Control was called for the second dog. Both animals were inside the Maytag building, but Heflin said they did not belong to the owner of the business. The second fire erupted around 1:45 p.m. when several motorists driving along th... [ more ]     Tweet   FIRE APPARATUS RECALL AFTER MONTANA LODD Sunday, October 19, 2014  A new recall is issued by the maker of the fire apparatus chassis involved in that June crash that killed a Montana Fire Chief and a family of five. The recall of the double Cardan front drive shaft comes from Navistar which manufactures the International 4800 apparatus involved in the crash in June. The recall was issued after the Montana Highway Patrol released their accident report. The recall is slightly different from previous recalls in that this one requires the part to be removed and replaced. Navistar's communications director, Steve Schrier tells media that Navistar has not received their report, but issued the recall after conducting their own investigation. He says an investigation is often launched after consumer concerns about a possible defect. During their investigations they look at things such as warranty claims and gather data from field reports. If a defect is found, Navistar then issues a recall and notifies their custom... [ more ]     Tweet