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It is imperative to make raising ground ladders a regular event on every incident where there are multiple stories. ...
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Calculate the risk vs reward component before placing firefighters on the roof. Remember, when operating on the fire ground with roof operations as a component, continual size-up ...
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Smeal Fire Apparatus was showing off its new 105-foot rear-mounted aerial unit at FDIC. The rig has a 480-gallon tank and a Waterous pump that can push 2,000 gallons per minute. ...
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A ladder is much easier to handle when carried perfectly balanced. An unbalanced ladder requires additional effort and energy to "right" the ladder back into a comfortable carrying ...
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Our job requires the use of ladders on just about every working fire we go to. Not only are they used on fires, but we can use them in many other instances for a variety of ...
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A floor collapse at a burning home left one firefighter seriously injured; a rapid intervention crew helped rescue the firefighters ...
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By Paul Nelson The Times-UnionSCHENECTADY, N.Y. — A 4-year-old girl playing with a lighter in a second-floor apartment sparked a fire that extensively damaged a home, ...
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By Brian McCready The New Haven Register MILFORD, Conn. — Fire Chief Louis LaVecchia says the Fire Department always strives to be a good neighbor, and that sentiment is ...
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By Stefano Esposito and Tina Sfondeles The Chicago Sun-TimesCHICAGO — As thick smoke curled under apartment doors, some trapped residents of a Rogers Park apartment building ...
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The Associated PressBURTCHVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Authorities say a fire has swept through a family's Michigan home, killing a man and two young children he was trying to ...
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The Associated PressLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — A power failure stranded about 300 passengers for a couple hours aboard three monorail trains at Walt Disney World.Bo Jones of ...
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The five-alarm fire injured 21 people; one firefighter suffered burns during search and rescue and another was struck by a civilian car ...
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He was operating an aerial ladder platform when his head was pinned between the top of the station bay door and the platform railing ...
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By Paula Horton The Tri-City Herald PASCO, Wash. — A Pasco firefighter was hurt Tuesday when he fell off a ladder while crews were mopping up an apartment fire, officials ...
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By Carlos Sadovi and Kristen Schorsch The Chicago TribuneCHICAGO — After locking up his attic apartment at about midnight Thursday, Thomas Pagan laid his head on a pillow ...
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By Deborah Young The Staten Island AdvanceNEW YORK — Firefighters rescued a disabled man from the balcony of his Prince's Bay home in a two-alarm fire — whisking him to ...
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By A.J. Panian The Pittsburgh Tribune ReviewMONONGAHELA, Pa. — Fire damaged three businesses and several apartments this morning in downtown Monongahela, Washington ...
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The Jersey JournalBAYONNE, N.J. — Battling a two-alarm blaze on West 27th Street in yesterday's sweltering heat, Bayonne firefighters rescued two people who were trapped on a ...
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Rescue crews use an aerial ladder truck to remove 24 people stuck on a roller coaster at the Great America Theme Park in Santa Clara, Calif. ...
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By Brett Hambright The Intelligencer Journal LANCASTER, Pa. — A four-alarm blaze forced tenants of a large apartment complex near center-city Lancaster onto the streets ...
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