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CARDIAC RISKS & Volunteer Firefighters- A REPORT
   
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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Below is a link (pdf) report of interest to ALL Firefighters.
During a 3-month period, volunteer firefighters serving Nassau and Suffolk counties in Long Island, NY, were asked to complete a non validated, 19-item questionnaire regarding their health habits, medical history,...  [  more  ]  

 
LONG ISLAND (NEW YORK) FIRE CHIEF DIES FOLLOWING WORKING FIRE - LODD
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Monday, January 5, 2009
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We regret to advise you that 1st Assistant Chief Richard J. Layton of the Freeport (NY) FD died this morning following a mutual aid fire response into another community. Chief Layton had operated at the commercial building fire in the neighboring community of Baldwin and returned home a...  [  more  ]  

 
UPDATE: OHIO FIREFIGHTER MAYDAY AS EXPLAINED BY THE CHIEF
   
Monday, January 5, 2009
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Miami Township Fire-Rescue (Greene County) experienced a FF mayday incident while operating at a basement fire this morning.  DETAILS:
 
Units were dispatched at 0458 this morning to 1318 Shawnee Drive in Yellow Springs for a reported structur...  [  more  ]  

 
FDNY FIREFIGHTER WHO FELL 3 STORIES TELLS HIS CLOSE CALL STORY
Monday, January 5, 2009
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An FDNY Firefighter who cheated death when a third-floor porch collapsed beneath his feet during a massive Brooklyn blaze says he's "glad to be alive."
"It was like a whirlpool sucked me in," said firefighter Andrew Sheirer, 26, who suffered shoulder injuries when h...  [  more  ]  

 
   
   
MAYDAY IN OHIO THIS MORNING-FIREFIGHTER NOW DOING OK
   
Monday, January 5, 2009
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Earlier this morning, in Miami Township/Yellow Springs (Greene County east of Dayton) a mayday was declared while companies were operating at a basement fire. The fire was reported at 0457 hours, a MAYDAY was declared at 0521 hours, a radio transmission of "We have a work...  [  more  ]  

 
WALL COLLAPSES ON OHIO FIREFIGHTER
Sunday, January 4, 2009
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The Conneaut (Ohio) Firefighter injured in a fire on Sandusky Street Saturday is doing well after a burning wall collapsed on his foot.
Firefighter Terry Burr was fighting the three-alarm fire at the vacant two-story house when the wall fell, firefighter Tim Zee said.
Burr was ta...  [  more  ]  

 
MICHIGAN FIRE TANKER CRASHES WHILE RESPONDING-1 FF EJECTED (NSB: No Seat Belt) , APPARATUS DRIVER CITED FOR SPEED
Sunday, January 4, 2009
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A Lawton FD tanker lost control and flipped over while responding to a barn fire this morning around 0830 hours. The driver, a 26-year-old Lawton Firefighter lost control and the tanker went off the road, hit an embankment, and then overturned. The passenger, a 21-year-...  [  more  ]  

 
   
   
2 NORTH CAROLINA FIREFIGHTERS STRUCK AT SCENE BY TEEN
   
Sunday, January 4, 2009
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2 Greensboro Firefighters were injured early this morning when a 16-year-old hit them. The 16 year-old female, who was driving the car ignored emergency lights, road flares and cops. Firefighters J.N. Harvey and L.D. Boone were already on the scene of a crash. Both tried to jump ou...  [  more  ]  

 
MISSISSIPPI FIRE CAPTAIN DIES OF HEART ATTACK AT FIRE IN THE LINE OF DUTY
   
Sunday, January 4, 2009
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We regret to advise you that Captain Richard Lee Montgomery of the Pisgah VFD and also member of the Hobo VFD died in the Line of Duty on New Year’s Eve while fighting a house fire in Marietta, Mississippi.
Captain Montgomery lost his life on Wednesday at a structural fire just no...  [  more  ]  

 
FATHER & SON OKLAHOMA FIREFIGHTERS CRASH-FATHER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY
   
Sunday, January 4, 2009
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It is with deep regret that we advise you that a Firefighter (Father) was killed in the Line of Duty, and 2 others were injured yesterday afternoon after being involved in a head-on crash with his FF Son. Some media reports are reporting that both were killed, but we can't confi...  [  more  ]  

 
ARSON FIRE IN OHIO RESULTS IN FIREFIGHTERS FALLING THROUGH FLOORS AND BEING SHOCKED
   
Saturday, January 3, 2009
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Officials are now saying that the Canton fire that injured nine firefighters was arson. The house fire spread to two other homes and occupants were foreced to run to safety.  Several firefighters fell through a floor in the house where the fire started and others were shocked by electrica...  [  more  ]  

 
UPDATE: ARREST MADE RELATED TO THIS MORNINGS FIRE WHERE A VETERAN NEW JERSEY FIREFIGHTER WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY APPARATUS
Friday, January 2, 2009
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As you know, a veteran firefighter died in a tragic accident Friday morning when he was run over by a fire truck as it backed up in preparation to battle a nearby blaze. Gary Stephens, 57, a 28-year veteran of the fire department, was hit at about 0230 hours...he was pronounced dead ...  [  more  ]  

 
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UPDATE: NJ FF LODD-Run Over By Backing Apparatus ALSO: Related Apparatus Backing Training Info Links Below
Friday, January 2, 2009
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A 57-year-old Elizabeth (N.J.) Firefighter who was reported to be functioning as an Acting Captain, Gary Stephens, suffered extensive head and chest trauma when fire apparatus ran over him at about 0230 hours this morning. The 28-year veteran never regained consciousness and was killed in the ...  [  more  ]  

 
   
   
PA FIREFIGHTERS SHOCKED AT WORKING HOUSE FIRE
   
Friday, January 2, 2009
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Several firefighters were injured while operating at a house fire in Bucks County (PA) today. Compnies responded to a home on Evergreen Drive in New Britain just before noon. 4 Firefighters were shocked while attending to the flames. 3 of the firefighters were treated at the scene wh...  [  more  ]  

 
NEW JERSEY FIREFIGHTER STRUCK AND KILLED BY APPARATUS AT FIRE SCENE
Friday, January 2, 2009
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It is with deep regret that we advise you that a Firefighter operating at a working fire in Elizabeth (N.J.) was killed in the Line of Duty after getting struck by fire apparatus this morning. Initial reports are the Veteran Firefighter was pinned beneath the fire apparatus, was removed, treat...  [  more  ]  

 
   
   
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