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MAYDAY INCIDENTS, NEWS & TRAINING
A NIOSH investigation details how deteriorated conditions, fire below and strategy gaps led to four serious firefighter injuries
Starting with mayday basics, like when and how to call a mayday, primes them for actual emergencies and sets a foundation for more advanced training
Louisa crews narrowly escaped as flames overran Engine 6, forcing a dramatic retreat, while a falling tree struck Engine 7 and nearly hit another firefighter
Muskegon Heights firefighters were forced to bail out windows after fire trapped them on the second floor
A Livonia firefighter was rescued after falling into a basement during a fire at a house under renovation
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Firefighter Mike Altman suffered second- and third-degree burns in a floor collapse while battling a fast-moving apartment fire
Three people were killed and nine others, including five firefighters, were injured in a four-alarm fire in Queens
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- Honoring Chief Don Abbott: The original leader in mayday research
- Examining the role of culture in firefighter deaths
- Training Day: Executing a mayday save with the rapid intervention team
- ‘We were not mentally ready for game day’: One department’s LODD experience
- Command drills for every IC
- Mayday prevention through simple ‘engineering controls’
- Command tools: Getting the marbles back in the bag