N.M. Wildfire Poised to be Largest in State History
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Bridgeport Fire Department Faulted in Firefighter Deaths
Bridgeport fire officials’ failure on nearly every level led to the deaths of two firefighters battling a West Side blaze last July, a federal report has concluded. Among the findings of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health report released Wednesday: The deputy fire chief and his assistant at the scene of the Elmwood Street fire had a discussion about whether they heard a mayday call from the two fallen firefighters instead of taking immediate action to rescue them. There was no rapid intervention team readily available to come to the firefighters’ aid
"EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED" – ENGINE, MEDIC AND RESCUE SQUAD 715 RAPIDLY EXTRICATE DURING VEHICLE EXTRICATION
Story by www.CentralPABravest.com 6/28/11 Tonight at 2220 hours units from Montgomery County, MD Fire and Rescue Services were dispatched to the 14400 block of Columbia Pike for a personal injury collision. Crew’s from Engine, Rescue Squad and Medic 715 arrived and began PT care and removing of the driver’s side door.
Fatal App.Crash, CT LODD Report, Chicago Report (The Secret List)
Hey, A Tallahassee (Florida) fire apparatus was responding to an emergency call this evening and had its sirens and lights activated. As they responded, the truck ran into a motorcycle that was traveling south on White Drive and the motorcyclist did not survive the crash. We’ll post more information on our home page.
Airplane Deployed to Monitor Air Over N.M. Fire
Authors and source External author: By P. SOLOMON BANDA and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — The government sent a plane equipped with radiation monitors over the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory Wednesday as a 110-square-mile wildfire burned at its doorstep, putting thousands of scientific experiments on hold for days.
Ohio Regional Dispatch Center Raises Concerns
Authors and source External author: By Doug Page Staff Writer Dayton Daily News (Ohio) DAYTON – Since moving to the Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center last year, Dayton police, firefighters and medics complain they are sometimes sent to the wrong address, the wrong equipment is dispatched and updates on the dispatches are confusing. Web exclusive: 0Web exlusive Memberzone only: 0 Feedname: LexisNexis Royalty URL: http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/DataFeed?Action=ReportRoyalty&orgid=534&doc…
Pa. City Mulls Selling Aerial Due to Financial Woes
Authors and source The Leader Times, Kittanning, Pa. — June 29–KITTANNING — Firefighters from four local departments came out Tuesday night to support the firefighters of Kittanning Hose Co. 1 as members of the department spoke about borough council’s decision Monday to sell the 2008 ladder truck.
Seven Injured In Indianapolis Apartment Fire
Authors and source External author: Story by theindychannel.com INDIANAPOLIS — Several people were injured late Monday evening in a fire at an apartment building on Indianapolis’ west side. The fire broke out after 10 p.m. at the Port-O-Call apartments near the intersection of Vermont Street and Lynhurst Drive
Maine Firefighter Killed in Crash Was Distracted
Authors and source External author: Ann Kim Portland Press Herald, Maine — June 29–SHAPLEIGH — A volunteer firefighter apparently was distracted when he crashed his pickup truck in an accident that claimed his life in January, according to the York County Sheriff’s Office. David E
FIREFIGHTER DOUBLE LODD REPORT-CONNECTICUT "Significant Issues Lead To The Deaths Of The 2 Firefighters"
The report from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health report on the double LODD in Bridgeport (CT) last July has been posted and written about by a CT newspaper. Lt.