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FireRescue1 Member News March 12, 2008 Volume 236 |
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| Review of Wash. chlorine incident faults firefighters |
Ill. trench collapse kills two
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 Tacoma firefighters didn't shrink from danger the night in February 2007 when a bleach plant worker accidentally released lethal chlorine gas.Within 90 minutes after the first fire engine arrived, a specially trained, two-man team entered the gas-filled building and stopped the leak. But that mission was undermined by errors that injured firefighters and failed the primary objective of any emergency response: to prevent additional harm ... Full Story Related Article:  Operator error caused Wash. chlorine gas leak
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| By Michael Lee, FireRescue1 columnist | ||
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While they're more prevalent than structural fires, we tend to take vehicle fires more lightly. These fires were the direct cause of an average 440 civilian deaths, 1,500 civilian injuries and $1.2 billion in direct property damage each year from 1999-2003. It goes to show we should never be complacent when it comes to fighting vehicle fires.
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Controlling liquid spills can be difficult, but several techniques can be effective. Diking is the placement of materials to form a barrier that will keep a hazardous material in liquid form from entering an area. Full Article |
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FlashoverTV.com Video: Watch the Avcomm Fire Communications Product Demonstration Video [Avcomm International] Calif. firefighter dies after contracting brain-eating amoeba [Murrieta, Calif.] Union: Canadian teen killed fighting fire not fully trained [Quebec, Canada] Related Article: Quebec firefighter dies trapped in burning homeCalif. fire union partied on city's dime [Vallejo, Calif.] Procession honors two fallen N.C. firefighters [Salisbury, N.C.] Related Article: Two N.C. firefighters killed in massive lumber yard blaze |
Well done. VES can be accomplished with one person when risk/benefit says there is a SAVEABLE life. It can be assumed he is well trained by ladder placement, full PPE and obvious good search technique. These are the fires where we risk a lot to save a lot, not furniture stores or buildings that are scheduled for demolition. 
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Press Release: Willow Street Fire Co. Wins AFG Grant for On-Scene Xplorer [On-Scene Xplorer] Several Fla. firefighters, 11 residents hospitalized after blaze [Fort Lauderdale, Fla.] Resident won't sell to make room for N.Y. firehouse [Lindenhurst, N.Y.] Ill. funeral home fire burns bodies [Chicago] La. firefighter saves dog with CPR [West Monroe, La.] |
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