Close Calls Discussions (14)

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VERTICAL VENTILATION... This just happen, a friend of mine come in and said his son's house was on fire...I decided at the last minute to go by and offer his famil… Started by CHIEF NORMAN	2	Dec 10, 2009 Reply by CHIEF NORMAN
Investigation went wrong!! I am a FireFighter and also work as a vol fire investigator for our county.In june we were out in the middle of the night on a inv. The hou… Started by Brett Smith	3	Dec 9, 2009 Reply by Tom Wheland
Engine/Pumper Drive Group ENGINE/ PUMPER DRIVER group. I hope everyone will join it, even if you do not drive or operate one, thanks!!! Started by Travis Bowers	0	Aug 9, 2009
Firefighters Down On Sept. 17 2008, my paid department ( E-90) along with two volly houses (20 & 60) were called for a house fire, 90 was the first engin… Started by Smith	0	Nov 6, 2008
MVA went teribly wrong i was at an mva in handcock,ma 7/31/08 when i got up there there was bystanders just standing around and picking at everthing and they woul… Started by michael paul	2	Sep 22, 2008 Reply by michael paul
Eletrical line's and power While working a garage fire we had a power line in a conduit pipe going from the house to the garage, we pulled all the fuses to the house… Started by Todd	5	Sep 9, 2008 Reply by Todd
Diesel fuel and training fires To all you newbies out there, be careful in training fires. Don't stand by your department officers if you think they are doing something s… Started by Chris Anderson	2	Sep 9, 2008 Reply by Damon Dyer
The collapse zone It doesn't go away. If anything it gets much worse as the call progresses. I was working a two story residential job that IC had pulled eve… Started by Marc Allen	1	Nov 21, 2007 Reply by Randy Macey
What steps do you take to AVOID a close call? I'm talking at MVA's. Where the majority of close calls, or near misses, occur. I know what we're doing to take preventative steps, just c… Started by Rusty R.	5	Nov 17, 2007 Reply by Dogg32
Popping in the Attic This happened about 2 months ago.We responded to a possible fire in an attic. The dispatcher informed us that the resident reported a poppi… Started by Mark Trotter	1	Oct 27, 2007 Reply by Randy Macey