A firefighter escaped a burning building through a third-story window at a Peabody, MA apartment, climbing head-first down a ladder.





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BOSTON CHANNEL -- A firefighter trapped in a smoky apartment fire was rescued by several fire chiefs from surrounding towns on… Continue

Reposted from FirefighterCloseCalls.com



The following is in the new revision of NFPA 1901, effective for apparatus contracted on and after January 1, 2009.



"14.1.8.4* The following statement shall be included in the operator’s manual: ’Fire helmets shall not be worn by persons riding in enclosed driving and crew areas. Fire helmets are not designed for crash protection and they will interfere with the protection… Continue

A South Carolina man is thankful for a DVD that ended up taking a bullet for him.



Colleton County Fire and Rescue Director Barry McRoy says he was leaving a Waffle House restaurant in Walterboro on Saturday morning when two men ran in fighting over a gun. Police say a bullet hit one of the struggling men, shattered a window and then hit McRoy.



The bullet hit a DVD McRoy was carrying in his pocket.…



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