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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 74 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)  Tweets by @alertpage Safety Advisory: Translucent Corrugated Roof Panels May Contribute to Increased Fall Risk during Roof Operations  Monday, November 23, 2015    The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends that all fire departments immediately take the following actions to reduce the risk of fire fighters being injured or killed while operating on roofs that contain translucent corrugated roof panels: Ensure that all fire fighters, company officers and chief officers are aware of and are trained to recognize translucent corrugated roof panels. Establish policies and procedures to ensure that fire fighters do not walk or stand on translucent corrugated roof panels. Ensure fire fighters immediately inform the incident commander and other fire fighters when translucent corrugated roof panels are identified. Ensure fire fighters follow safe roof operating practices including sounding the roof, having enough ladders for safe exi... [ more ]       Tweet   DETROIT FF INJURED MAKING A RESCUE  Monday, November 23, 2015   Flames were ripping out of the top windows of a two-story home on Detroit’s west side when firefighters arrived at 7 a.m. Saturday.“I have a victim in the rear stairwell,” a firefighter radioed to the chief. An 88-year-old woman was trapped on the burning stairwell of her house at 3000 Tyler near Lawton. As Sgt. Christian Spitzig tried to reach her, the porch collapsed. “We got a man down, a firefighter, at the rear of the dwelling,” a firefighter radioed to the chief. “He’s going to have to be transported.” Crushed beneath the collapse, Spitzig “directed our brothers to continue with the search,” Fire Commissioner Eric Jones said. And they did, rescuing the woman before it was too late. “I called Chris and he told me that he knew the porch was suspect but he was more concerned about rescuing the elderly citizen trapped inside,” the commissioner said. “Chris disregarded his safety to rescue t... [ more ]       Tweet   POLICE CONFIRM THAT RESPONDING FIREFIGHTERS WERE TARGETED AS SHOTS WERE FIRED  Monday, November 23, 2015   West Virginia State Police said they have yet to confirm that firefighters were the target of gunshots heard in McDowell County.The incident that happened in the early hours of Friday morning in Maybuery is still under investigation. The state Fire Marshal's Office said firefighters were responding to two separate fires that were happening simultaneously when what appeared to be gunshots were heard. The assistant state fire marshal and local law enforcement responded to the scene to provide security for the firefighters so they could continue to fight the flames, according to Lawrence Messina, assistant secretary of the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety. The fires are considered suspicious.       Tweet   APPARATUS STRUCK AT MICHIGAN HOUSE FIRE  Monday, November 23, 2015   From the Clinton Twp. MI FD- Last night one of our trucks was rear ended while parked at a scene. The vehicle was parked with its emergency lights activated. Thankfully our members were in the house where the call was and not in or near the vehicle when it was struck. The driver of the pickup had some injuries. We would like to remind everyone to use caution while driving in changing road conditions. Also we ask that drivers slow down when approaching emergency vehicles.       Tweet   ANOTHER APPARATUS STRUCK - THIS TIME IN IL  Monday, November 23, 2015   On Saturday November 21, 2015 the Peotone, Illinois Fire Protection District responded to several accidents on I-57. While operating at 4 separate accidents, Squad 14 a 2009 Sutphen Rescue Pumper was struck by 2006 Chevrolet Malibu. The officer still in the cab of the vehicle was not injured, all other crew members took cover. The driver if the Chevrolet was transported to the hospital with minor injuries. All highway safety precautions were taken. Apparatus has been was taken out of service.         Tweet   FDNY Rookie Injured After 10 Days on Job  Sunday, November 22, 2015    A female firefighter who was allowed to graduate the Fire Academy despite failing physical tests has already gone out on medical leave — just 10 days into the job, The Post has learned. Probationary firefighter Choeurlyne Doirin-Holder injured herself Monday while conducting a routine check of equipment at Queens’ Engine 308 in South Richmond Hill. Getting off the truck, Doirin-Holder missed a step and landed on her left foot, suffering a fracture, sources said. It was her second shift after a transfer from Engine 301. In training for a hazmat assignment, officers found her struggling to perform the required tasks. Firefighters called the tripping incident embarrassing — and alarming. “If you’re going to get hurt in the firehouse checking a rig, what would happen at a fire?” an insider asked. On Nov. 6, Doirin-Holder celebrated her FDNY graduation as one of four new female Bravest, bringing the n... [ more ]       Tweet   FIREFIGHTER LODD REPORT: Blinded by smoke, Firefighters drove off road to their deaths  Sunday, November 22, 2015   Strong, shifting winds that dramatically fanned a wildfire near Twisp in Okanogan County in August pushed walls of flames and smoke onto a team of firefighters, catching them off-guard and forcing them to retreat blindly down a winding dirt road to their deaths, according to a joint state and federal report released Friday.With “the road completely obscured by smoke,” the four U.S. Forest Service firefighters fleeing in Engine No. 642 — one of several crews battling the blaze — raced down Woods Canyon Road as flames exploded around them. “They kept driving downhill, but they had zero visibility, and the engine went off the road,” the report said. “The engine came to a stop, and the surviving firefighter got out and was immediately engulfed in flames. He went through the flames and made his way to the road.” The report offers the most detailed account to date about the circumstances surrounding the deadly blaze that killed U.S. Forest Service fir... [ more ]       Tweet   APPARATUS STRUCK IN CO BY SPEEDING DRIVER  Sunday, November 22, 2015   After one fatal accident and one near-miss, let this week serve as a reminder to slow down and use caution around emergency vehicles. On Saturday morning, just six days after Colorado State Patrol Trooper Jaimie Jursevics was killed by a drunk driver, a speeding driver hit a fire truck on Highway 85 at County Road 26, narrowly avoiding firefighters, who were tending to another car accident. "One of the riskiest things we do is direct traffic or pull out on the highways," said Phil Tiffany, fire chief at Fort Lupton Fire Protection District. "[Drivers] just don't pay attention." Tiffany said the truck's emergency lights were flashing, and that witnesses saw other drivers move to allow the speeding driver enough space to miss the truck. No one was injured.        Tweet   FIRE APPARATUS "SHEARED IN HALF" AFTER BEING STRUCK ON VIRGINIA INTERSTATE  Photo From Newslink  Sunday, November 22, 2015   A major crash following fire apparatus being struck but a tractor trailer has closed all lanes of I-85 north just north of the McKenney exit early this morning in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. The apparatus was literally cut in half. PHOTO LINK BELOW. Initial reports are that Firefighters responded to a separate crash involving a semi. While crews were working that wreck, about 27 minutes after they were called to to the accident scene, a fire truck and sheriff’s office cruiser were struck INITIAL reports are that the semi driver is in critical condition has been airlifted to an area hospital but that Firefighters have non-life threatening injuries. We'll post more as it becomes available. KTIYP's. FOR FREE TRAINING ON FIREFIGHTER HIGHWAY SURVIVAL, GO TO: http://learning.respondersafety.com/ PHOTOS FROM THIS MORNINGS INCIDENT: http://wtvr.com/2015/11/22/i-85-closed-near-mckenney-exit/ CAUTION: With the nasty... [ more ]       Tweet   NASTY APPARATUS CRASH IN MICHIGAN  Saturday, November 21, 2015   A serious car crash involving family of five and a Grand Rapids firetruck shut down a portion of westbound I-196 for several hours Saturday morning.The stretch of highway reopened shortly before 3 p.m., according to police. At approximately 10:12 a.m., a firetruck with the Grand Rapids Fire Department was responding to another accident on westbound I-196, between Lake Michigan Drive and Market Avenue, when a Ford Focus lost control and crashed into the rear of the truck, police told FOX 17. Five people were in the Focus at the time of the collision: a 31-year-old male driver, a 26-year-old woman, and three children. The children, ranging from ages 5 to 8, were not hurt but were taken to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital for observation, police said. Police said the driver was trapped under the truck and is said to have suffered extensive leg injuries after being extricated. The woman—the driver’s sister—was unconscious at the scene. Both wer... [ more ]       Tweet   FF FALLS THROUGH ROOF IN HOUSTON  ABC 13 News Video  Saturday, November 21, 2015   A Houston firefighter survived a scare late Friday afternoon.His crew was cutting a hole in the roof of a south-side home to put a fire out when he fell through. "He fell through in such a way that the guys that were on the roof weren't able to pull him out," said HFD Deputy Chief Herman Gonzales. The rest of his crew tried to reach into the hole to pull him out. Fearing the worst, a mayday call went out. "Any time a firefighter calls a mayday like that, we call for extra help," Gonzales said. "But before that extra help went out to the dispatcher he was already located and extricated quick. " Dep. Chief Gonzales says he was only trapped for about 30 seconds. "Luckily there was a crew that was underneath, they got a ladder, positioned his legs on the ladder and then brought him down safely." "I thought he jumped down, but they said he fell. So I just seen them pulling him out but he jumped up and was like he ok," excl... [ more ]       Tweet   SWAT VEHICLE FULL OF AMMO CATCHES FIRE IN FL  ABCActionNews Video  Saturday, November 21, 2015    A Hillsborough County SWAT vehicle caught fire in Riverview on Thursday. It is loaded with approximately 2,000 rounds of ammunition. The ammo began to fire, but only inside the vehicle. The truck was on the way to Shields Middle School for the Great American Teach-In when two deputies inside the truck noticed smoke coming from the generator. They pulled over and used fire extinguishers to put the fire out.   They were able to put the flames out, but it caught fire again. It happened near U.S. 301 and Balm Road.       Tweet   2nd LODD IN 2 DAYS - DETROIT FIRE BOAT CAPTAIN - MEDICAL  Saturday, November 21, 2015   It's with great sadness to report another Detroit Firefighter has been lost in the line of duty. Captain Walter Szelag of Fireboat 1 passed away this afternoon from an apparent heart attack. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and members of the City Of Detroit Fire Department through this very difficult time.       Tweet   WV FFs SHOT AT ON SCENE  Saturday, November 21, 2015   The West Virginia State Police and the State Fire Marshal's office traveled to McDowell County early Friday morning in response to a report that one or more shots had been fired at volunteer firefighters who were responding to multiple structure fires in the Maybeury/Switchback area. The Northfork Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire at an unoccupied structure in Switchback Bottom between 8 and 9 p.m., Thursday evening, according to Gary Dove, president of the fire department board. "We had only returned back to the station when we got the call for the second structure fire on Simmons Mountain Road in Maybeury," Dove said. "When firefighters arrived, someone on the hillside started shooting at them. I don't think they were trying to hit them. They were probably just trying to scare them off." Dove said that Northfork Fire Chief Eric Graham told the firefighters to pull back until police could arrive to clear the scene. According to t... [ more ]       Tweet   KY VOLUNTEER EXTRICATED FROM RESPONDING CRASH  Friday, November 20, 2015    A volunteer firefighter was injured while he was responding to barn fire in Jeremiah Friday morning.He was traveling in his personal vehicle when the crash occurred on Highway 7 South and his vehicle caught fire. "You go on runs all the time involving your family but firefighting, police officer, EMS, we're all brothers and sisters," Sandlick firefighter Charles Polly told WYMT. He was extricated by fire crews and flown to a trauma center. Car crashes on that stretch of roadway are common, witnesses and officials say. "If you come around here with any kind of speed behind you at all, you always lose control," Polly told the television station. "It's a real dangero... 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