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Calif. Capt. Passes Out Behind Wheel

Firefighter Safety - 5 hours 41 min ago

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A Nevada County captain passed out behind the wheel of a fire engine on March 7, according to The Union of Grass Valley.

Nevada County Consolidated Fire Chief Tim Fike told the newspaper that Capt. Bruce Niederberger was en route to the hospital to pickup his partner at approximately 10:30 a.m. when he "started to get tunnel vision."

"He passed out" after turning on the siren and jamming his foot on the brake, Fike said.

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Pa. Church Fire is Suspicious

Firefighter Safety - 11 hours 40 min ago

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Tom Yerace

The Valley News-Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa.

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Mar. 8--Robert Rowe was pained to see a Sunday newspaper photo of his former church engulfed in flames.

Rowe had been a lifelong member of St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church in the 1300 block of Constitution Ave. in New Kensington. Fire destroyed the vacant building late Saturday. It was the last site of the church before the congregation merged with the Bethel AME Church in Tarentum.

"St James was the first black church in New Kensington, and other churches branched off St. James," Rowe said.

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Meth Lab Fire Damages Tulsa Hotel

Firefighter Safety - 12 hours 4 min ago

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Matt Barnard

Tulsa World, Okla.

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Mar. 8--A meth lab led to a fire that caused significant damage at a Tulsa hotel and sent guests scrambling Sunday night, according to authorities.


The flames destroyed 11 units at the America's Value Inn, where investigators later discovered meth-related items, Fire Department spokesman Bill French said.


Firefighters arrived at the motel in the 10100 block of East 11th Street about 9:10 p.m. to find flames billowing from the first and second floors.

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Expired Drugs on Ga. Rescue Rigs

Training Features - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 12:59am

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By Jennifer Mayerle, CBS Atlanta Reporter

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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. --


 


CBS Atlanta News has tough questions for DeKalb County after expired drugs used to save lives were found on emergency vehicles.


CBS Atlanta News has discovered DeKalb County rescue trucks carried expired drugs on board.

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Explosions Rip Through Ga. Manholes

Firefighter Safety - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 12:48am

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TUCKER, Ga. --


 


Firefighters blamed a buildup of methane gas for a series of explosions that blew at least three manhole covers into the air Sunday night along Lawrenceville Highway in Tucker.


Southbound lanes of Lawrenceville Highway near Jimmy Carter Boulevard were still closed on Monday morning.

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Boston Ladder Truck Report Released

Firefighter Safety - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 12:46am

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BOSTON

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More than a year after Lt. Kevin Kelley was killed when Boston Fire Ladder 26 slammed into a building, an internal investigation into the crash has been completed.

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report released by the

Boston Fire Department's Board of Inquiry, made up of union firefighters and civilian staffers, agreed with many of the findings of the district attorney, including that the cause of the crash was brake failure.

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Apparatus Architects: Apparatus Backing Concerns and Response Policies

Firefighter Safety - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 9:20pm

Apparatus Architects

The Apparatus Architects look at a number of topics this month and their guest, a Los Angeles Fire Department Captain, talks about the LAFD's operations and apparatus assignments.


Michael Wilbur and Tom Shand start the show, recorded at Firehouse World in San Diego, with two listener questions. Shand asssists a firefighter looking to add safety doors to an open cab apparatus. Wilbur offers advice to a assistant chief who is looking for response policies for carbon monoxide alarms.


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Floor Collapses Inside Florida Hotel

Firefighter Safety - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 12:18am

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SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. --

 

Two people were injured after a portion of floor collapsed at a Sunny Isles Beach hotel Sunday afternoon.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said a 15-foot-by-15-foot portion of the lower lobby at the Marco Polo Beach Resort on 192 Street and Collins Avenue caved in around 5 p.m. Two women walking in the lobby at the time reportedly fell 7 feet and were trapped by debris.

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Floor Collapses Inside Florida Hotel

Rescue Ops - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 12:18am

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SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. --

 

Two people were injured after a portion of floor collapsed at a Sunny Isles Beach hotel Sunday afternoon.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said a 15-foot-by-15-foot portion of the lower lobby at the Marco Polo Beach Resort on 192 Street and Collins Avenue caved in around 5 p.m. Two women walking in the lobby at the time reportedly fell 7 feet and were trapped by debris.

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Fire Damages Building at S.C. University

Firefighter Safety - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 12:17am

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ROCK HILL, SC

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Firefighters worked for several hours Saturday to contain a fire on the campus of Winthrop University.

Officials said the fire started around 3 p.m. in the attic of Owens Hall. York County Emergency Management officials said the fire posed some challenges because crews had to break open the roof in several places to find the flames.

"It's quite scary actually knowing it's one of the newer buildings on campus," said freshman Miguel Martinez. Firefighters worked late into the night to put out hot spots.

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Ark. FFs Rescue Pilots From River

Rescue Ops - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 12:04am

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Deon J. Hampton

Tulsa World, Okla.

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Mar. 7--A small plane made an emergency landing in the Arkansas River on Saturday afternoon near the 71st Street bridge.

The pilot, Luke Galan, 19, and passenger Homer Woolslayer, 38, were not injured when their single-engine Cessna lost power and came down in the river before it could land at Jones Riverside Airport, authorities said.

The two men were on a sandbar in the river for about 30 minutes before firefighters used a rescue boat to bring them to shore.

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Wis. Firefighters Share Shocking Tale

Firefighter Safety - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 12:02am

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Ten firefighters who were injured in a six-alarm bar fire in the town of Delavan Friday, have returned home from the hospital.

Five firefighters with the Lake Geneva Fire Department were shocked after the truck they were working with hit a live power line.

Some returned to work Saturday, taking a look at their gear and injuries.

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Telling it Like it Is - March 2010

Firefighter Safety - Sun, 03/07/2010 - 4:30pm

Subtitle:  If We Can't Prevent Line-of-Duty Deaths, Let's Just Compensate the Survivors Authors and source External author: 

Firehouse Magazine Editorial Staff

 

<?xml:namespace prefix = dme />Never before in the history of the fire service has as much attention been paid to firefighter safety as what has occurred over the past six years. In March 2004, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) and U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) held the first Firefighter Life Safety Summit.

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Houston Aerial Ladder Hits Power Line

Firefighter Safety - Sat, 03/06/2010 - 10:41pm

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BY MOISES MENDOZA

Houston Chronicle

Three firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries this morning after a fire engine ladder touched a power line, causing the truck to become electrified and a tire to explode.

The firefighters were testing equipment around 10:30 a.m. at Station 51, located at 6902 Bellaire Blvd. in southwest Houston.

When the ladder briefly touched the power line, some sparks flew up and other firefighters came over to see what was going on, a Houston Fire Department spokeswoman said.

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Mo. B-52 Bomber Hangar Burns

Firefighter Safety - Sat, 03/06/2010 - 10:27pm

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.

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A massive fire overnight destroyed an old airplane hangar in south Kansas City.

The hangar, located on 155th Street just west of U.S. Highway 71, was formerly used to house B-52 bombers, but it was currently being used as a storage facility for hay.

Kansas City firefighters put water on the blaze when they arrived, but as the fire grew, they decided to let it burn itself out since there were no homes or other buildings in the area.

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1 Hurt in Kan. Day Care Fire

Firefighter Safety - Sat, 03/06/2010 - 10:22pm

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LAWRENCE, Kan.

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Firefighters said one person was airlifted to a hospital after fire destroyed a home that was also used as a child care center.

Crews were called to the home at 2421 Harper St. at about 2:20 a.m. Saturday. The fire quickly warranted a second alarm, firefighters said.

Firefighters said the first crew on the scene found an unconscious person inside the building. The occupant was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital and later airlifted to KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., with critical injuries.

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Maine Chief Dies of 'Medical Episode'

Health and Fitness - Sat, 03/06/2010 - 5:45pm

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THE FORKS, Maine --


A man who crashed his snowmobile into a tree in Maine has died - along with a fire department chief who was on his way to rescue him.


The Maine Warden Service says Jason Dodge was snowmobiling with his brother Friday night when he crashed into a fir tree on a groomed trail in The Forks, an area noted for its camping and other outdoor activities.

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Fire Breaks Out at Ind. Food Plant

Firefighter Safety - Fri, 03/05/2010 - 10:41pm

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Story by theindychannel.com

LOGANSPORT, Ind.

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A fire raged inside the Tyson Foods plant on the southwest side of Logansport Friday morning, forcing about 1,000 workers out of the building.

Crews from several fire departments and numerous police officers were sent to the scene just after 9 a.m.

The Logansport Police Department said the blaze was large, but it was brought under control by 11 a.m.

Workers were evacuated and were still outside the building at 11:30 a.m.

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Ohio Chief Hit in Face With Nozzle

Firefighter Safety - Fri, 03/05/2010 - 10:17pm

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Katie Byard

The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio

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Mar. 5--Nearly a dozen Portage County fire departments battled a blaze early this morning at a storage facility that houses a combustible mix of plastic pallets and other items in Ravenna.

Kent Fire Chief Jim Williams was injured when he was struck in the face by a large nozzle attached to a deluge gun -- a water cannon -- Ravenna Fire Chief Geoffrey Cleveland said this morning.

Williams was transported to Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna. Information on his condition was not immediately known.

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3 Killed in Baltimore Blaze Named

Firefighter Safety - Fri, 03/05/2010 - 10:13pm

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Brent Jones

The Baltimore Sun

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Mar. 4--Upon request, Alfred Goodman Sr. would pull out his medals and show them to anyone interested in learning about his stint in the Army.

Goodman, 61, lost both his legs fighting during the Vietnam War but he cherished his time in the service.

"He was proud," said Edward Carter, a long-time family friend. "And he just showed me his Purple Heart [Thursday]."

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