Just in case we all think that all is quiet on the safety front:



1. Police car and fire apparatus collide. http://firefighterclosecalls.com/fullstory.php?64873



2. Drunk Firefighter crashes fire truck. http://firefighterclosecalls.com/fullstory.php?64793



3. Civillian runs stop sign, collides with fire truck. http://firefighterclosecalls.com/fullstory.php?64776



4. 4 Illinois Firefighters recovering after explosion.… Continue

Tuesday, April 15, 2008- WEST NYACK - An emergency medical technician lost her right arm yesterday after the ambulance she was riding in struck a truck parked on Route 59 in West Nyack, Rockland County, N.Y. The impact sheared off the passenger’s side of the ambulance.



The above story is availalbe at http://firefighterclosecalls.com/fullstory.php?63821



The photo that accompanies that story is difficult for any EMS provider to look at.



I commend her co-workers… Continue

According to WSEE TV:

A City of Erie firefighter, who was volunteering with another company at the time, has died in the line of duty. Officials say it was an equipment malfuction that killed the 26 year old firefighter.

Saturday, April 5, 2008- Three members of the Carroll Manor Volunteer Fire Co. were taken to the hospital this evening after the fire tanker they were riding in overturned onto its side at the intersection of Md. 80 and Md. 85.
The extent of their injuries is not serious and ALL members were wearing their seatbelts.

The full story is available at http://firefighterclosecalls.com/fullstory.php?63167

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Sunday, April 6, 2008- Three Asheville (N.C.) firefighters suffered scrapes and bruises, but no serious injuries after the fire apparatus they were riding in lost control and flipped on its side this morning.

The pumper truck was en route to a fire alarm activation call on Bingham Road when the accident happened about 6 a.m.

The ful story is available at http://firefighterclosecalls.com/fullstory.php?63178

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Three firefighters are in a critical condition after explosions which engulfed a fire truck at a cheese coolstore at Tamahere, 9km southeast of Hamilton.

Eight firefighters were taken to Waikato Hospital after the explosions, at the Icepak Coolstores about 4pm on Saturday.

Read the full story at http://firefighterclosecalls.com/fullstory.php?63146

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A veteran Colerain Township (Hamilton County, Ohio) Fire Captain and newly hired Firefighter were killed in the Line of Duty this morning when they reportedly fell through the first floor of a working house fire in Colerain Township.

The full story is available at http://firefighterclosecalls.com/fullstory.php?63098

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A Camden County, Georgia Firefighter was seriously injured in an apparatus accident. Full story at http://firefighterclosecalls.com/fullstory.php?63120


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10 persons died in a horrific residential structure fire in Brockway, PA.

The full story is available at http://firefighterclosecalls.com/fullstory.php?63033



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Three Firefighters were injured while battling a residential high rise fire n Brooklyn.

Full details are availalbe at http://firefighterclosecalls.com/fullstory.php?62983

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