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FireRescue1 Member News February 20, 2008 Volume 229 |
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| OSHA fines Deutsche Bank contractors $464K for fatal blaze |
4 children dead in Minn. school bus crash 
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 The federal government fined two contractors $464,500 on Tuesday for more than 40 safety hazards at the former Deutsche Bank building, where two firefighters died in a fire last summer. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued 19 citations to general contractor Bovis Lend Lease and 25 to subcontractor John Galt Corp. for violations at the skyscraper ... Full Story Related Resources:  FDNY finds fire hazards at construction sites
N.Y. mayor defends decision to send firefighters into Deutsche Bank building
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By Dave Murphy, Eastern Director Fire Department Safety Officers Association |
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A fire apparatus responds somewhere in the United States every 20 seconds, according to figures from the NFPA. This translates to a great deal of in-service vehicles moving down the highway at any given time. Are they all responding in a safe manner? I think everyone can answer that one …
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Press Release: Blackjack Helmet Flashlight Holder Inventor Featured on CNBC's "The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch" [1445 Designs] Explosion at Texas oil refinery hurts 5 [Big Spring, Texas] Md. fire department threatens to leave town [Ocean City, Md.] Chief, deputy chief of embattled N.C. department resign [Durham, N.C.] Related Article: Drinking N.C. firefighters won't be chargedReport: San Diego failing at fire safety [San Diego] Wis. police, firefighters disciplined in dust-up [Brookfield, Wis.] |
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