FireRescue1.com - Volume 222 - January 23, 2008

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January 23, 2008
Volume 222

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Fla. rookie recovers
from life-threatening injuries

Firefighters respond to L.A. utility explosion

Smoke rises from a manhole cover following an underground explosion that injured a L.A. police officer, Monday. About 30 firefighters responded to make the scene safe. Full Incident Report (Photo Mike Meadows)

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Rookie firefighter Shawn Hall's pulse pounded with anticipation as Engine 51 rushed toward a mobile home blaze.

It would be the first fire of the 27-year-old's career.

But as Engine 51 drove through an intersection, Hall saw another truck shooting toward them. "I remember feeling metal on metal hit," Hall said from his hospital bed.

For 40 minutes, colleagues worked to cut Hall out of the engine while treating his life-threatening injuries ... Full Story

Fla. rescue personnel rush to help 4 of their own



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Fitness for Fire
On the Road to Fitness: Dietary Suggestions
	By Michael Medeiros, FireRescue1 Columnist
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News and Announcements:

Line-of-Duty Deaths

Ky. Asst. Chief/EMT struck at traffic accident site

Name: Christa Dawn Burchett
Date: January 23
City: Paintsville, Ky.
Cause: Icy conditions sent a semi-trailer skidding into an accident site where Chief Burchett was aiding a victim.

Full Report

UK firefighter dies in crash

Name: John Noble
Date: January 23
City: Alloa, Scotland
Cause: Firefighter Noble was killed in a road accident.

Full Report

Press Release:
Havis-Shields Releases two new Monitor Mounting Solutions for Emergency Vehicles
[Havis-Shields]

FDNY unveils high-rise fire simulator
[New York]

2 N.Y. firefighters killed at fire near ground zero

Ohio house blaze kills six
[Youngstown, Ohio]

Mass. fire site posed 'extreme hazard'
[Lawrence, Mass.]

Mass. fire damages 16 buildings

10 rescued from N.Y. fire escape
[New York]

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'Miracle' 14 rescued in Fla. blaze
[Miami Gardens, Fla.]

Fire, ice cause trouble in Pa.
[Kensington, Pa.]

Strike warnings over UK fire station's nightshift moves
[Liverpool, England]

IAFF campaigns against Giuliani
[Washington, D.C.]

IAFF to endorse Dodd for president

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