Thursday, November 26, 2015

Firefighter Close Calls

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3 NJ FFs INJURED AT RECYCLING PLANT FIRE 

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Thursday, November 26, 2015   Firefighters battled a stubborn blaze that tore through a single-story paper recycling plant in on Page Avenue on Thursday. Two firefighters were taken from the scene with heat exhaustion and a third suffered a minor leg injury, authorities said.A skeleton crew of two workers who were at the NYNJ Recycling plant at 800 Page Ave. when the fire broke out escaped without injury, said Chief Paul Haggerty of the Lyndhurst Fire Department.


The fire was reported around 11:30 a.m. and quickly went to a third alarm. At one point, the flames jumped across Page Avenue and caused minor damage to a plastics company in the industrial area, but firefighters managed to save that building, Haggerty said.

Part of the large, flat-roofed brick building that housed the recycling company collapsed during the fire. About 50 firefighters from Lyndhurst and surrounding communities battled the blaze, Haggerty said.
     

 

KENTUCKY FIREFIGHTER LINE OF DUTY DEATH 

Thursday, November 26, 2015   It is with deep regret that we pass on to you that Calvert City, Kentucky Assistant Fire Chief Terry Culver has died in the Line of Duty. Assistant Chief Culver suffered a cardiac-related event while responding to an emergency call on November 12th. He was resuscitated but never regained consciousness. He died Tuesday afternoon, November 24th. Assistant Chief Culver was 65 years old and served as a firefighter for over 38 years -- the last 15 years as Assistant Chief. He is survived by two adult sons, Jason and Erik Culver, and a brother, Garry Culver.
     

 

HAS YOUR FIRE DEPARTMENT EVER EXPERIENCED A LINE OF DUTY DEATH? EVER? Please See Below 

Thursday, November 26, 2015    We wanted to make YOU aware of the FFCC / Line of Duty Calendar Project. The goal is to create a single point of reference of fire service LODD and serious LODI events. Every name on the calendar is an opportunity to remember, reflect, and learn. In the wake of a loss it is an opportunity to train ourselves to be better and work to prevent future LODD / LODI events. By organizing these events in a calendar format we have the opportunity to make every day about training while not forgetting those who served us. There is no limitation on how far back the calendar can reach. 

The initial efforts have focused on the United States and US Armed Forces but I'd like to gradually expand to North America and then perhaps globally.



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LODD IN AUSTRALIA - HEART ATTACK AT BUSH FIRE 

Thursday, November 26, 2015   A Rural Fire Service firefighter has died after battling a blaze in the NSW Hunter region.
The volunteer firefighter was helping to contain a five-hectare bushfire at Stanford Merthyr, near Cessnock, on Thursday evening.
It is believed he suffered a heart attack just after 7pm. The 48-year-old's fellow firefighters provided medical assistance, including with a defibrillator, until paramedics arrived at the scene.
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The man was taken to John Hunter Hospital but police confirmed the man couldn't be revived.
NSW RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said the man's death was a tragic reminder about the dangers members face.
"This is a terrible tragedy, where somebody who has gone to assist the community in its time of need, has paid the ultimate sacrifice," Commissioner Fitzsimmons said.
"Our thoughts, prayers and condolences are with the member's family, fellow brigade members, and colleagues.
"We are offering every assistance possible to th... [ more ]
     

 

KC AREA FIRE CAPTAIN THANKS RESCUERS AFTER MAYDAY 

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Thursday, November 26, 2015   Hot chunks of ceiling rained down on Alan Dugan.The sheet metal and plaster pinned the Grandview Fire Department captain inside a burning apartment.

He felt his body baking. Like he was locked in an oven growing hotter and hotter.

He attempted to yell “Mayday!” into his lapel-mounted microphone, positioned near his left clavicle. But the universal distress signal of firefighters came out of his mouth more like a gasp. His body was bent in an awkward crouching position that constricted his airway.

Smoke surrounded him. Even if he could free himself, he wasn’t sure which way was out. He couldn’t see a door or a window. Before the ceiling fell, the buddy who’d entered the second-floor apartment with Dugan had retreated back outside to unkink their fire hose.

No other firefighters were nearby.

As he looks back today on 2 minutes and 30 seconds of being trapped, Dugan realizes he has much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.<... [ more ]
     

 

Fire Truck Drove Too Fast & Killed Man On His Way To Brother's Wedding, Lawsuit Says 

Wednesday, November 25, 2015   The family of a man who was killed when his car was struck by a fire truck is suing L.A. County.
The widow and mother of Eric Stein, 36, have filed a suit against L.A. County and the fire truck's driver, Michael Aplanalp, according to City News Service.
The tragic incident took place on July 31, when Stein was driving along Mulholland Highway in Agoura Hills to a rehearsal dinner for his brother's wedding where he would have been the best man. Stein went to make a left turn on to Saddle Rock Ranch when an L.A. County fire truck passed him on the left and smashed into the driver's side of Stein's Ford Focus. Stein died at the scene and his wife, Knesia Rozen, was airlifted to a hospital.
The fire truck was a camp-crew vehicle transporting 13 female inmates from Malibu's Fire Camp 13, where inmates aid in fire-relief efforts. The truck had its lights and sirens on as they were on their way to battle a fire in Sherman Oaks.
Rozen and Stein's mother, Karen Kirn, have filed a... [ more ]
     

 

FFs SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AUSTRALIAN BUSH FIRE 

Wednesday, November 25, 2015   Two people have been killed in a bushfire burning out of control north of Adelaide.

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has confirmed the deaths and says other people, including firefighters, have been injured.

The blaze has also destroyed homes and other buildings and has burnt through more than 85,000 hectares of cropping land.

The bushfire continues to burn on a 45-kilometre front, threatening a number of towns.

Earlier, two firefighters were reportedly taken to hospital with serious burns, and 7News reported that 11 people had been injured.

A number of homes and buildings have been destroyed, including a piggery, with damage assessment teams starting to move through the area to confirm losses.
     

 

APPARATUS CRASH IN FL - SERIOUS INJURIES 

Wednesday, November 25, 2015   Three people were injured in a collision between a fire engine and a SUV early Tuesday evening in McDavid.
The engine, with lights and sirens activated, departed the McDavid Station of Escambia Fire Rescue at 5:14 p.m. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 62-year old Gordon Janksy of Pensacola failed to stop his 2012 Chevrolet Traverse for the firetruck, driven by 32-year old Mark Carter of Century. Both vehicles came to rest in the parking lot of a convenience store across the road from the fire station.
Carter was transported by ambulance with a non-life threatening injury to West Florida Hospital where he was expected to be released. A second member of the fire department, 19-year old Jared Carnley of McDavid, was a passenger on the fire truck and was not injured.
A total of six individuals were in the SUV. Driver Gordon Janksy was not injured in the crash. His passenger, 61-year old Linda Jansky of Pensacola, was airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola in se... [ more ]
     

 

FIREFIGHTERS FIND FECES AND FEATHERS IN THEIR LUNGS AND BLOOD-FURTHER TESTS AND CHEST XRAYS ORDERED 

Tuesday, November 24, 2015   Boynton Beach (Florida) Firefighters have been told to get chest x-rays after a shocking discovery in the blood and lungs of two firefighters. Two BBFR station #3 firefighters had difficulty breathing discovered that feces and feathers were in their lungs after getting chest x-rays. After this discovery, the city moved the department to Station #5. Station #3 is undergoing extensive cleaning after dead mice were found in an air duct.

A city spokesperson says “No employees have missed any work, or been out sick as the result of what is happening at Station #3.”

Officials say the air ducts have been cleaned and the ceiling tiles replaced.

Over the next few days, air quality results at the station will be released. 
     

 

FIREFIGHTERS FILE LAWSUIT OVER CRIMINAL RELATED FIRE THAT INDICTED COMPANY OFFiCIALS WITH 71 COUNTS 

Tuesday, November 24, 2015    Four firefighters have sued the Santa Clara (California) Waste Water Co. over injuries they said they sustained at the scene of a chemical explosion at the company's plant a year ago.
Santa Paula firefighters Matt May, Matt Lindsey and Milo Bustillos along with Ventura County firefighter Lucas Beller filed the suit last week, alleging negligence and misrepresentation.
They sustained serious pulmonary and other injuries based on assurances from employees that the facility near Santa Paula was safe to enter, the lawsuit says.
The Santa Paula firefighters went out on disability leave after the incident Nov. 18, 2014, and remain off work. They have declined to be interviewed.
Beller said Monday that he has returned to work and did not take any disability leave, declining additional comment until he speaks with his labor union.
The suit seeks general and punitive damages of an unspecified amount, plus payments for loss of earnings and medical costs.
A ... [ more ]
     

 

Firefighters: ‘Slow down’ near crash scenes 

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015   Blocking traffic as other emergency responders deal with a traffic accident isn’t the most exciting assignment for firefighters, but it’s a necessity — one that makes them sitting ducks when it comes to crashes.That was the case Saturday morning for the crew of the Grand Rapids Fire Department’s Ladder 3, which was called to a crash on I-196 near Lake Michigan Drive.

“We arrived on scene to be their blocker, just to protect them until our utility could get on scene, which is our dump truck with a trailer,” GRFD Lt. Matt Keusch explained.

But as Keusch and his crew sat in their truck, which was angled across westbound I-196, some drivers still weren’t paying attention.

Equipment Operator Justin Holmes saw one vehicle headed straight for the rig, despite the flashing lights and chevron safety stripes painted on the back. Holmes told Keusch and the rest of the crew to brace themselves as he put the truck in gear to try to get out of the ... [ more ]
     

 

NJ FFs TRAPPED - RESCUED FROM BASEMENT FIRE 

Tuesday, November 24, 2015   A resident and two firefighters were injured during a house fire in Deptford Township.
The fire started at a home on the 1100 block of Lexington Drive Monday night. Fire crews were eventually able to bring the flames under control.A resident inside the home as well as two firefighters were hurt during the blaze. The resident was taken to the hospital. Officials have not yet revealed his or her condition. The two firefighters were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
Officials continue to investigate the cause of the fire.


Read more: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Deptford-Township-New-Jersey-House-Fire--353110721.html#ixzz3sPu1Dekp
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UPDATE: Semi driver charged in Virginia I-85 fire apparatus crash that split the rig 

Tuesday, November 24, 2015   A tractor-trailer driver from North Carolina is facing charges after a chain-reaction accident involving a firetruck and sheriff’s car on Interstate 85 in Dinwiddie County.Lonnie Mixter of High Point, N.C., was charged with reckless driving in the crash, which occurred about 1:30 a.m. Sunday when Mixter’s truck slammed into a firetruck that had responded to an earlier accident near the McKenney Highway exit on northbound I-85, said Sgt. Stephan M. Vick of the Virginia State Police.

Mixter did not slow down as he approached the scene, where the right lane was blocked, Vick said. Mixter’s tractor-trailer hit the firetruck, causing it to strike the Dinwiddie County Sheriff’s office vehicle.

Mixter’s semi then took out 204 feet of guardrail before overturning, Vick said.

Mixter was flown to VCU Medical Center with serious injuries after the crash.

A sheriff’s deputy and firefighter also were taken to the hospital. Their injuries we... [ more ]
     

 

VA APPARATUS STRUCK UPDATE: Dinwiddie first responders recall nearly being killed on the job 

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015    We’re now hearing from the first responders who survived a frightening crash over the weekend.A Dinwiddie Sheriff’s Deputy and Firefighter were both nearly killed while on the job. Early Sunday morning, a tractor trailer collided with a fire truck parked on Interstate 85 near mile marker 43.

“I just happened to look up just in the nick of time to see this tractor trailer coming toward the back of the fire truck,” recounts Dinwiddie Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Fields. “It’s maybe 10 yards away at the most and I said ‘oh shoot, run.'”

“I ran,” says Dinwiddie firefighter Lamonte Fields. “And the next thing I remember is tripping over something and falling down and just praying that I wasn’t going to get hit.”

Both men can’t believe they are alive to even look at the aftermath of Sunday’s collision. The impact split a 51-thousand pound fire engine in half. But they both escaped with just scrapes and bruises... [ more ]
     

 

TEXAS FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN FIRE/COLLAPSE 

Tuesday, November 24, 2015   A San Angelo firefighter was taken into emergency surgery this morning after falling through a ceiling while fighting a house fire, according to a the City of San Angelo Public Information Office.Emergency dispatchers received a call of a fire at 2451 Baylor St. at 1:37 a.m. Monday. The first San Angelo Fire Department engine arrived at 1:42 a.m.

After the blaze was extinguished, the injured firefighter was cooling hotspots in the attic – to ensure the fire didn’t reignite – when he fell through the ceiling, landing one story below. The firefighter was wearing full bunker gear at the time.

An ambulance transported him to Shannon Medical Center, where he was taken into surgery at about 7 a.m. He was alert and able to move his extremities. He remained in surgery as of 8:30 a.m.

The firefighter's name has not been released at this time.
     

 
 
 

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