Fla. University to Study Firefighter Back Exercises
Authors and source External author: Courtney Cairns Pastor Tampa Tribune, Fla. — July 13–When firefighters haul unwieldy equipment, rush into a burning house or contort themselves to reach in and extract accident victims from a car, they don’t have time to make sure they’re not straining their backs.
Calif. Firefighter Seriously Hurt After Being Pinned
Authors and source External author: Firehouse.com News As a CAL FIRE engine was backing into a space adjacent to another engine, its right rear tire rode up on the curb, causing the engine to shift and pin the firefighter who was assisting.
Four Dallas Firefighters Injured in Roof Collapse
Subtitle: One firefighter was fighting the flames from the roof when it caved in, sending him down on colleagues. Authors and source External author: Firehouse.com News Embedded Video: Four Dallas firefighters were injured when a roof collapsed while they were battling a blaze early Wednesday morning, according to WFAA-TV . One firefighter was fighting the flames from the roof when it caved in, sending him down on the crew below
Motel Fire Strained Understaffed California Dept.
Authors and source External author: BY ALAYNA SHULMAN Record Searchlight (Redding, California) A cigarette butt discarded in a plastic bucket started the fire that destroyed part of a Redding motel Sunday afternoon, fire officials said, and the blaze brought to their attention how dangerously understaffed the Redding Fire Department is. Web exclusive: 0Web exlusive Memberzone only: 0 Feedname: LexisNexis Royalty URL: http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/DataFeed?Action=ReportRoyalty&orgid=534&doc…
NFPA’s Take: Sprinklers in New Homes: Why Should Firefighters Care?
Authors and source Internal author: Maria Figueroa External author: Position: NFPA Fire Prevention Field Office Regional Director Fire in the home poses one of the biggest threats to the people in your community. Nearly 3,000 people per year die in U.S
N.J. Firefighter Falls Through Floor During Blaze
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Mass. Firefighter Hurt in Fall Down Cliff at Blaze
Authors and source External author: The Boston Herald Embedded Video: Dozens of Quincy residents were driven out of their apartment complex and one firefighter was injured in a Saturday night fire that officials say was ignited by an illegal patio grill. The fast-moving fire at 500 Falls Boulevard began at about 9:30 p.m.
Ohio Firefighter Seriously Burned in Flashover
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Man Charged in Blaze That Hurt Five D.C. Firefighters
Subtitle: Maurice Dews has been charged with setting three fires, including one that critically injured a firefighter. Authors and source External author: BY ANDREA NOBLE The Washington Times Embedded Video: Maurice Dews has been charged with setting three fires, including one in April that critically injured a firefighter and left four others hurt
Baltimore Firefighters Injured in Apartment Blaze
Authors and source External author: Story by wbaltv.com BALTIMORE — Two Baltimore firefighters were injured while coming to the rescue of several people trapped inside a burning apartment building in the northwest part of the city. The fire was reported shortly before 1:30 a.m. Wednesday on the third floor of a four-story apartment in the 2800 block of Reisterstown Road.