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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 23 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)  VENTURA FIRE CAPTAIN SUFFERS MULTIPLE FRACTURES AFTER FALL  Tuesday, April 14, 2015   A 34-year veteran of the Ventura City Fire Department suffered multiple fractures after falling about 10 feet into a concrete culvert while responding to a fire Sunday near Highway 33, officials said.Capt. Myles Smith remained hospitalized Monday with serious injuries. Smith sustained multiple fractures to the right side of his body including his shoulder, arm, pelvis and femur. "He's facing a fairly long road here," said Ventura Fire Marshal Brian Clark. Smith has been a captain with the department for 22 years, Clark said. The fire in the Ventura River bottom was reported at 2:36 p.m. It was burning on the side of the freeway near Stanley Avenue, officials said. Ventura city and county fire departments responded. Clark said Smith was injured about 20 minutes after the original call reporting the incident. Smith tumbled down an embankment and fell about 10 feet to the bottom of a concrete ditch, Clark said. The resc... [ more ]         UPDATE SD FIREFIGHTER LODD: As it happened: Firefighter, homeowner killed in Brandon fire  Argus Leader Video  Tuesday, April 14, 2015   Family, friends and firefighters are in mourning following a fatal house fire that claimed the lives of a homeowner and volunteer firefighter Sunday night in Brandon. The fire was reported at 10:08 p.m. at 109 W. Fir St. Brandon Fire Chief Gary Lembcke identified the victims as 47-year-old David Smith, who lived in the house, and Steven Ackerman, 38, a volunteer with Valley Springs Fire & Rescue. Valley Springs firefighters were the first to arrive at the scene, according to Brandon Police Chief Dave Kull. By 10:10 p.m., heavy smoke was coming from the garage. Smith was taken from the house about 10:35 p.m. and transported to Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, where he was declared dead. Two other people were reportedly in the home at the time the fire started. Kull said Smith's daughter heard the smoke alarms and went to get help from a neighbor, who called 911. About 10:40 p.m., firefighters were ordered to... [ more ]         FUNERAL DETAILS FOR CHIEF GLENN GAINES, DEPUTY UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATOR  Tuesday, April 14, 2015   The viewing for Chief Gaines will be held on Thursday, April 16th from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.and again from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the McLean Bible Church (8925 Leesburg Pike; Vienna, VA).  Funeral services for Chief Gaines will be held on Friday, April 17th at 11:00 a.m., also at the McLean Bible Church.         FF SUFFERS ELECTRICAL SHOCK AT FIRE IN FL  Monday, April 13, 2015   Fire Rescue responded to Imperial Estates Mobile Home Park this morning, after report of a structure fire at 16377 Reuben Drive.Upon arrival, firefighters discovered the single wide mobile home fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters battled the blaze but the structure was a total loss. There are reports that one firefighter was injured, after receiving an electric shock while battling the blaze. He was transported to a local hospital for treatment, where his condition is unknown. According to Chief Kevin Carroll, the injured firefighter appeared to be in stable condition while en route to the hospital. There were no occupants inside the residence at the time of the fire and no reports of damage to other structures. According to neighbors, the current occupant is incarcerated but we could not confirm that information. The State Fire Marshall is on scene investigating the cause of the fire.         FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN APPARATUS CRASH - ATLANTA, GEORGIA  Monday, April 13, 2015   Four Atlanta Fire Rescue Firefighters were hurt in an apparatus responding crash this morning. The crash happened on Jonesboro Road at McWilliam Road in southeast Atlanta at about 0930 hours. The truck was responding to a fire on Jonesboro Road when it struck a car and then a tree. Witnesses said the firetruck may have been trying to avoid a stopped MARTA bus. Four firefighters were hurt, including one who was trapped in the fire truck. All four were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The fire truck is a total loss.          FIREFIGHTER DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY-DWELLING FIRE  Monday, April 13, 2015   We regret to pass on to you that a Firefighter has been killed in the Line of Duty, and a resident is also dead after a house fire in Brandon (near Sioux Falls) last night.Initial reports are that the fire was reported at 2208 hours at 109 W. Fir St. One resident was still inside the home.At 2210 hours, police reported heavy smoke from the garage and at 2235 hours: Firefighters brought a man out of the home. He was taken to Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, where he was declared dead. At 2241 hours all Firefighters were ordered to evacuate the structure and at 2301 hours one Valley Springs Volunteer Fire Department firefighter was reported missing after not responding to a roll call. The missing Firefighter was found dead in the basement of the home at around 0130 hours. The deceased homeowner is David Smith, 37. Our condolences to all those affected-RIP.         CHIEF GLENN GAINES RIP "SUCH A GOOD GUY"  Monday, April 13, 2015   Like everyone that heard the news yesterday, we were shocked to hear that Chief Glenn Gaines (former Fairfax County, Virginia Fire Chief) and current Deputy United States Fire Administrator passed away very suddenly. He was outside mowing his lawn when he went down. Neighbors saw him and immediately called 9-1-1, and started CPR. Loudoun County Fire Rescue responded forthwith and attempted advanced life support measures but in spite of all these efforts, Glenn had passed away. It was such a privilege to be friends with this true gentleman, who was an absolute firefighters firefighter. We worked as fire service neighbors but also when he became involved at the Federal level. We also spent some social time together as well. This was one good guy. He was definitely a "bridger" between "old school" and "new school". I'm not sure that "bridger" is a word-but he was able to respect and represent the old ways-wh... [ more ]         FIREFIGHTER CLOSE CALL-RARE DISEASE  Monday, April 13, 2015   Firefighters pride themselves on not only answering rescue calls and saving lives, but having each other’s backs. That bond between Captain Jack Gangwish and Engineer Jason Sornson is especially strong.“We’ve been best friends for a long time,” said Gangwish. “He’s one of the toughest guys I know,” said Sornson. So in December, when Gangwish became so ill he was admitted to a Council Bluffs hospital, his fellow firefighters knew he was in bad shape. “We just thought it was just a bad cold that I had,” Gangwish told KETV’s Brandi Petersen. He went to the doctor and started on medication, but he kept getting worse. “I woke up at like 4:30 in the morning and I couldn't even breathe, couldn't hardly walk,” said Gangwish. His wife rushed him to an emergency room, but doctors couldn’t determine why Gangwish was so sick. “I didn’t know if I was going to make it through the night a couple of nights,” s... [ more ]         FATAL APPARATUS CRASH IN TN  Monday, April 13, 2015    The Tennessee Highway Patrol is currently working a fatality crash on Highway 249 (Sams Creek Road) in Ashland City.A vehicle and Ashland City Fire Department truck collided head-on shortly after 3:30 p.m., according to THP spokesman Lt. Bill Miller The early preliminary information indicates that a passenger in the vehicle has died as a result of their injuries. Check back for more information as this is a developing story.         FIREHOUSE MOLD: Scranton should have air-test results of closed firehouse next week  Sunday, April 12, 2015   Mold closed Scranton’s East Mountain fire station at least into the middle of next week if air-quality test results come back satisfactory. In the meantime, the department will conduct roving fire-engine patrols in that neighborhood for quick responses there if needed, Fire Chief Patrick DeSarno said Friday.The firehouse was closed Thursday morning because of a mold problem, city Councilman Joe Wechsler announced at council’s meeting Thursday night. Two firefighters complained Thursday morning about headaches and the station was closed as a precaution until air testing could be done, the chief said Friday. Results of tests conducted Friday morning should be received by Wednesday, he said. East Mountain’s Engine 10 now is operating out of the downtown Fire Department headquarters Engine 4, he said. The East Mountain station has suffered from “years of neglect ... (and) ongoing problems from a leaky roof,” the chief has said. Roof repairs als... [ more ]         Hartford Fire Dept. Cited For 'Serious' Safety Violations  Saturday, April 11, 2015   The Hartford fire department has been cited for five "serious" violations by state Department of Labor officials investigating the fire that claimed the life of firefighter Kevin Bell. The violations issued by Conn-OSHA are equipment-related to individual firefighters from engine Company 16, which Bell belonged to, that participated in trying to put out the Oct. 7 fire at a home on Blue Hills Avenue. Bell died and a second firefighter was seriously injured. The OSHA violations include: --The department failed to ensure all firefighters had been fit tested for their respective self-contained breathing apparatus within the past year. --The department did not issue, and require the use of protective fire/heat resistant hoods by firefighters responding to the blaze. --All firefighters had not received required medical evaluations prior to annual fitness testing. --The department failed to ensure that all self-contained br... [ more ]         MAN FIRES GUN NEAR FIREFIGHTERS IN STANDOFF WITH COPS  Saturday, April 11, 2015    An Onondaga Nation man wanted on multiple charges is accused of becoming involved in a standoff with police in March and firing a handgun near first responders at a fire earlier this week.The Onondaga County Sheriff's Office said Friday night that 26-year-old Corey Redmond should be considered "armed and dangerous" and that the public should not approach him. Redmond is wanted on warrants for second-degree criminal possession of a firearm, second-degree assault, third-degree menacing and third-degree fleeing an officer. The sheriff's office said he is also wanted for reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and several vehicle and traffic offenses. On March 28 sheriff's deputies became embroiled in a 6-hour-long standoff with Redmond at a house on the South Side of Syracuse. A deputy had been trying to arrest Redmond at 407 Clarence Ave. for misdemeanors related to a traffic incident the day before, the sheriff's office said. But Redmond fled b... [ more ]   AS FIREFIGHTERS, WE MUST TAKE RISKS  Saturday, April 11, 2015    Today is the 9th anniversary of the Line of Duty Death of New Jersey Firefighter/Foreman Kevin Apuzzio...who gave his life while attempting to save the life of a trapped civilian. There are times where we take risks and there is no reason to do what we did...and it was obvious even beforehand. Sometimes we find ourselves so off the scale of doing something so ridiculous (sometimes just 'cause we 'wanna) that we are just thankful we got away with it-or didn't. We freelance, we don't size-up, we ignore officers orders-it happens. However, there are times where we absolutely must do what we are expected to do-when the conditions indicate that we, the FIREFIGHTERS FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, must do whatever it takes, to take the risk to do the right thing in helping people who count us as their last resort. That happens too. While many absolutely are, NOT EVERY LODD is avoidable. Below are ... [ more ]         Woman charged after brandishing knife at Maine firefighters  Friday, April 10, 2015   A 19-year-old Hartland woman was arrested Wednesday after allegedly displaying a knife in a threatening manner to firefighters at the city’s Bangor Street fire station.Brandee Lewis was arrested around 7 p.m. Wednesday and charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and violating bail conditions. Sgt. Vicente Morris said the woman displayed a knife in a manner firefighters at the station deemed to be threatening. He did not know why the woman was at the station or allegedly threatening firefighters there. He said she had recently been released from jail and was out on bail. She was taken to Kennebec County jail with no bail allowed.         2 CA FFs BURNED AT HOUSE FIRE  Friday, April 10, 2015    Two firefighters were injured fighting a house fire in Pine Grove in Amador County Wednesday night. Cal Fire firefighter Aaron Williams, 22, of Plymouth, was airlifted to UC Davis Medical Center. Cal Fire spokesperson Brice Bennett said Williams suffered second and third degree burns on 16 percent of his upper body. Williams' condition was described as moderate on Thursday. He has been with Cal Fire for two years. Bennett said a Cal Fire crew was aiding Amador Fire Protection District firefighters at the fire off East Clinton Road about 9:30 p.m. An Amador Fire Protection firefighter also suffered burns, described as moderate, and was taken to Sutter Amador Hospital. He was reported in stable condition. His name wasn't released. The cause of the fire hasn't been confirmed. 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