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Maryland Firefighter Falls Out Of Engine During Response
FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS, Md. - A 20-year-old volunteer firefighter is in stable condition after falling from a fire engine while responding to a fire in Fairmount Heights.
Prince George's County Fire Battalion Chief Denice Dickens says that the man fell at about 2 p.m. while firefighters were responding to a house fire at Addison Road and 60th Avenue.
The man, who was from the Chapel Oaks volunteer fire department, was taken to a hospital and was being evaluted.
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Prince George's County Fire Battalion Chief Denice Dickens says that the man fell at about 2 p.m. while firefighters were responding to a house fire at Addison Road and 60th Avenue.
The man, who was from the Chapel Oaks volunteer fire department, was taken to a hospital and was being evaluted.
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Permalink Reply by Tom Williams on
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Prayers and thoughts for this young gentleman and all the members of his department.
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Permalink Reply by Oldman on
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"Dickens says a reserve PGFD engine was being used at the Chapel Oaks Station. She could not say if the firefighter was wearing a seatbelt or which model engine was in use".
Seriously?
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Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on
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I hope the firefighter will be OK.
I also hope that this reminds everyone that if you don't arrive safely at the incident, how fast you can gear up or how fast you can get water on the fire is going to be a non-factor.
The #2 killer of firefighters is vehicle collisions. Many of those are due to ejection from the vehicle.
A properly-worn seat belt will prevent virtually all personnel ejections.
Once you are ejected, survival is essentially based upon random chance.
This is a lesson - a repeat lesson - for all of us.
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Permalink Reply by lutan1 on
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This is a lesson - a repeat lesson - for all of us.
And it'll get repeated- again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again because some people don't learn...
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Permalink Reply by James Borsellino on
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You are so right! But it takes persistance from the leaders! Not just the officers, but the roll models on the crews. It took me months to get my District Chief to start wearing his seat belt only a few years ago and he had been on the job for almost 35 years!
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Permalink Reply by Gregory L Collins on
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Did he have his seatbelt on? We don't roll till all firefighters are strapped in.
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Permalink Reply by Brian Dumser on
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Seriously though, my F.D. had a couple of Seagraves with door latch issues, but the seatbelts worked perfectly when worn.
Glad the young FF is ok, thankfully he and others can learn from his mistake. I'd like to add, shame on his Officer for not making sure everyone was belted in.
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Permalink Reply by Bill Brierton on
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I wish the fire fighter a quick recovery and that's all I will say.
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Permalink Reply by Fabulous Heather Days of Summer on
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LUTAN - ROTFLMAO
and SOME PEOPLE learn - don't ever give up on believing that people can change their practices... if for no other reason than this discussion can save the new ones coming up after us
on an extremely serious note - how sad... my thoughts and prayers are with this young man, his department, and his family
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Permalink Reply by FETC on
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Are the reserve engines so old that they do not have seat belts? Would we have sympathy if it was reported that a firefighter fell off the back of an engine, riding tailboard? Highly doubtful, thats dangerous.
Trucks are designed to take a hit, they are designed to roll over, here is our seat belt policy people...Wear your seat belt or be sent home. If this happened in our department, he would have our full support with the physical and emotional healing process, but before he actually returned to duty, he would be dealing with a suspension.
Alot of places let those feel-good emotions get in the way of policy...
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