Winds are Southeast at 5.8 MPH (5 KT). The pressure is 1016.3 mb and the humidity is 35%.
The wind chill is 50.
Last Updated on Mar 10 2010, 2:56 pm EST.
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Mar 10
Mostly Cloudy and 52 F at White Plains, Westchester County Airport, NY
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Mar 10
Idiot driver almost causes a collision with Erie fire Engine 11
A fire engine is trying to drive to a structure fire but this civilian vehicle blocks it, waiting to turn left instead of pulling right.
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Mar 10
Idiot driver almost causes a collision with Erie fire Engine 11
A fire engine is trying to drive to a structure fire but this civilian vehicle blocks it, waiting to turn left instead of pulling right.
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Mar 10
CT FIRE POLICE CAPTAIN DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY-MEDICAL EMERGENCY WHILE RESPONDING
It is with deep regret that Beacon Hose Company # 1 announces the Line of Duty Death of past Asst. Chief and current Fire Police Captain Kevin Swan. At 0508 hours this morning, March 10, 2010, Beacon Hose Co was dispatched to a report of a structure fire at 20 Susan Street . FP 23 (Captain Swan) signed on the air and died in his vehicle of an apparent heart attack. Arrangements will be posted a soon as possible. This is their home page: http://www.beaconhose.com/ As always, our sincere condolences.
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Mar 10
CT FIRE POLICE CAPTAIN DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY-MEDICAL EMERGENCY WHILE RESPONDING
It is with deep regret that Beacon Hose Company # 1 announces the Line of Duty Death of past Asst. Chief and current Fire Police Captain Kevin Swan. At 0508 hours this morning, March 10, 2010, Beacon Hose Co was dispatched to a report of a structure fire at 20 Susan Street . FP 23 (Captain Swan) signed on the air and died in his vehicle of an apparent heart attack. Arrangements will be posted a soon as possible. This is their home page: http://www.beaconhose.com/ As always, our sincere condolences.
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Mar 10
Crush Syndrome made simple
In the wake of the massive earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, it’s a good time to review crush syndrome and the basic treatment called for whenever patients are trapped for a length of time. Here’s what EMS providers need to know.
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Mar 10
Crush Syndrome made simple
In the wake of the massive earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, it’s a good time to review crush syndrome and the basic treatment called for whenever patients are trapped for a length of time. Here’s what EMS providers need to know.
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Mar 10
Pa. firefighter accused of starting fire
By Paul Peirce The Tribune-ReviewIRWIN, Pa. — An Irwin firefighter who allegedly called in to report a fire is accused of intentionally setting the blaze last week in Penn Township.Volunteer firefighter Eric Penska, 22, of 240 Belmont St., North Huntingdon, is accused of helping to set the blaze in a vacant house at 502 Baker School Road at 3:22 a.m. Wednesday. A damage estimate was not available.Penska …
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Mar 10
Pa. firefighter accused of starting fire
By Paul Peirce The Tribune-ReviewIRWIN, Pa. — An Irwin firefighter who allegedly called in to report a fire is accused of intentionally setting the blaze last week in Penn Township.Volunteer firefighter Eric Penska, 22, of 240 Belmont St., North Huntingdon, is accused of helping to set the blaze in a vacant house at 502 Baker School Road at 3:22 a.m. Wednesday. A damage estimate was not available.Penska …
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Mar 10
Firefighters save historic NY home after fire
By Dennis Yusko The Times-UnionSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — A fire that ripped into a historic three-story building in Franklin Square and injured a city firefighter was likely started by an electrical malfunction in a second-floor laundry room, fire officials said Monday.The smoky blaze in the late 19th-century Victorian mansion started minutes before midnight Friday, and was reported by a resident.The …
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Mar 10
Firefighters save historic NY home after fire
By Dennis Yusko The Times-UnionSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — A fire that ripped into a historic three-story building in Franklin Square and injured a city firefighter was likely started by an electrical malfunction in a second-floor laundry room, fire officials said Monday.The smoky blaze in the late 19th-century Victorian mansion started minutes before midnight Friday, and was reported by a resident.The …
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Mar 10
NY chief, firefighter arrested for holding man at gunpoint
By Kieran Crowley and Murray Weiss The New York PostNEW YORK — A Long Island fire chief and an FDNY cohort were busted for taking the law into their own hands — hunting down a gunman who sprayed bullets blocks from the Hempstead firehouse, police said yesterday.Michael Charles, 51, the Hempstead fire chief and a decorated former NYPD detective, and Brian Schuck, 33, are accused of stopping …
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Mar 10
NY chief, firefighter arrested for holding man at gunpoint
By Kieran Crowley and Murray Weiss The New York PostNEW YORK — A Long Island fire chief and an FDNY cohort were busted for taking the law into their own hands — hunting down a gunman who sprayed bullets blocks from the Hempstead firehouse, police said yesterday.Michael Charles, 51, the Hempstead fire chief and a decorated former NYPD detective, and Brian Schuck, 33, are accused of stopping …
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Mar 10
Hospital doctor blasts DC Fire & EMS over death of child
STATter911.comWASHINGTON, DC — As the investigation into the death of Stephanie Stephens continues, a top official at Children’s National Medical Center has made his views about the case known. In a letter to the editor in Monday’s Washington Post, Dr. Joseph Wright said, "The decision not to immediately transport a 2-year-old with respiratory symptoms is inexcusable."Dr. Wright is referring …
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Mar 10
L.A. County Firefighters Rescue Children From Fire
On March 10th, County Los Angeles County Firefighters rescued two children and assisted their parents out of their smoke filled apartment as flames…
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Mar 10
NL Fire Leaves Scores Homeless, 3 Hospitalized
A two-alarm fire gutted a three-story, 36-unit apartment complex at 283 Willetts Ave. late Tuesday night, leaving up to 100 residents homeless. The…
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Mar 10
Fatal Fire Engulfs Cabell Street House
One man died in a downtown Lynchburg blaze that kept firefighters busy for hours Tuesday evening, fire officials said. Flames spewed from the…
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Mar 10
Up In Smoke: Losing Fund Could Hurt Rural Departments
Firefighters throughout the state are continuing their effort to douse a proposal that would help balance the state budget with money that’s…
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Mar 10
Men Accused Of Stealing, Burning Fire Truck During Crime Spree
Two men in Brevard County are accused of a crime spree earlier this month that began with armed burglaries, continued with a shooting and ended when…
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Mar 10
Explosion Ignites Apartment Building
An explosion gutted the end of a South Anchorage apartment building Monday night, leaving tenants of the eight-unit complex out in the snow but…
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Mar 10
Extra-Alarm Fire In Vacant Dolton House Called Suspicious
Several south suburban fire department battled a suspicious extra-alarm fire in a vacant house in Dolton Monday night. The blaze broke out shortly…
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Mar 10
BFD Report Lists Crash Factors
Insufficient maintenance, an aging fleet and an inadequate driver’s training program were factors that contributed to the crash last year of Ladder…
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Mar 10
FDNY chief out to expose wall covering flaws
Brad Walls warns firefighters of Exterior Insulation Finishing Systems, a petroleum-based material that can harm firefighters
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Mar 10
Fair and 42 F at White Plains, Westchester County Airport, NY
Winds are East at 4.6 MPH (4 KT). The pressure is 1017.3 mb and the humidity is 47%.
The wind chill is 39.
Last Updated on Mar 10 2010, 7:56 am EST.
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Mar 10
Firefighter Passes Out While Responding
Thanks to www.Statter911.com for bringing this story to our attention.
Nevada County Consolidated Fire Capt. Bruce Niederberger was being evaluated at Sutter Roseville Medical Center Monday after he passed out behind the wheel while on a call.
A stroke or heart attack have been ruled out, said Consolidated Fire Chief Tim Fike. The incident Sunday morning tied up traffic in Grass Valley, but a crash involving the engine was avoided.
Niederberger had been out on a stroke call, and his firefighter partner had accompanied their patient to Sierra Nevada Memorial
Hospital, Fike said. Niederberger was en route to the hospital to pick up his partner at about 10:30 a.m. an…
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Mar 10
Turn on your lights while responding
I am not a firefighter, just a buff. However, I average between four and five 9-1-1 calls every year to report that fire apparatus and fire department ambulances (the most common culprit) forgot to turn on their emergency lights! I can’t help but conclude that this is a common problem. I have seen it in many different departments. When I report it to the respective fire alarm office, they will sometimes quickly notify the apparatus on the radio to “check their lights” and sometimes wait so long to do so that it is no longer relevant. One large, east coast fire alarm office actually gave me a hard time for trying to report it. This may seem trivial to most of the safety matters that you address, but seems to me to be an unnec…
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Mar 10
Amazing Parapet Wall Collapse Video Courtesy of FDNY
Thanks to FDNY Chief of Safety Steven Raynis for sharing this video from a recent taxpayer fire at Bronx Box 55-3563. There was a partial roof collapse, followed by a collapse of the front parapet and exterior wall. Operations at this fire were changed from an offense to defensive attack because of heavy fire and concerns about the structural integrity of the building. Prior to the collapse all units were withdrawn and collapse zones were established. A HT announcement was made over the tactical and command channels by the Incident Commander. Suddenly without warning the front parapet and exterior wall collapsed. There were no injuries as a result of this collapse because collapse zones were established early on and all members remain…
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Mar 10
Fair and 37 F at White Plains, Westchester County Airport, NY
Winds are Northwest at 4.6 MPH (4 KT). The pressure is 1015.2 mb and the humidity is 67%.
The wind chill is 33.
Last Updated on Mar 10 2010, 12:56 am EST.
