A very brief history of gas leaks, explosions and firefighters

Share these video and audio recordings of gas leaks and explosions with your fellow firefighters

July 11, 2018 03:31 PM •

The following is reprinted with permission from FirefighterCloseCalls.com, home of The Secret List.

Gas leaks resulting in explosions and injured arriving/operating firefighters have a significant history in fire operations.

Here are several examples you can share with your firefighters.

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Radio traffic (listen from arrival to explosion):

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Chief Billy Goldfeder, EFO, a firefighter since 1973, serves as deputy fire chief of the Loveland-Symmes (Ohio) Fire Department. He also serves as Lexipol’s senior fire advisor and is a member of the Fire Chief/FireRescue1 Editorial Advisory Board. Goldfeder is a member of the Board of Directors for several organizations: the IAFC, the September 11th Families Association and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF). He also provides expert review assistance to the CDC NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program. Goldfeder is the recipient of numerous operational and administrative awards, appointments and recognitions. He has served on several NFPA and IAFC committees, has authored numerous articles and books, and presented several sessions at industry events. Chief Goldfeder co-hosts the website www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com.
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