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Lakewood, Washington firefighters responded to a fire alarm in a two story office building arond noon today. Upon entering the building, firefighters noticed a white haze they mistakenly thought was smoke.
Shortly after entering, the firefighters began to feel ill and exited the building. (more…)
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Authorities are still sorting out an unusual confined space incident in Middleton, Ohio that took the life of a city worker, and hospitalized 3 firefighters. The 31 year old city maintenance worker was conducting a non-entry inspection of a manhole when he lost consciousness and fell down inside the manhole.
It is believed the worker may have been overcome by an unknown gas, possibly nitrogen. The manhole was located in front of an Air Products facility.
Middleton firefighters, responding to a report of a fall, attempted to rescue the worker by lowering a firefighter into the manhole with a rope. (more…)
Heavy rains have caused rising flood waters across West Virginia. Photo by Lawrence Pierce
Three firefighters we’re on a mission to assist a family stranded by rising flood waters in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Their rescue boat overturned sending them all into the water, one firefighter did not resurface. A large search operations is underway, with assistance from National Guard helicopters.
The firefighters name and department have not yet been disclosed.
I would normally leave reporting on the fire service across the pond to the FireGeezer, but this article sucked me in. An unsuccessful confined space rescue in Scotland has sparked a debate about what our priority should be as firefighters: the safety of the rescuer, or saving the victim?
Click here to see this must read account of what happened when a women fell down a mine shaft, and the Chief prevented firefighters from attempting a rescue. When the incident was reviewed, the Chief stuck to his guns that the incident was the success, even the thought the victim did not survive. Read about the review here.
In my opinion, the pendulum has swung to far to the side safety. In paraphrasing my good friend Buzz Melton, a retired Battalion Chief from Baltimore City “This job has an acceptable level of risk, if you don’t believe that, maybe you should work at McDonald’s…you can still be part of a team and help people”. (more…)
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