Roof Safety
Back to basics – sounding and walking on the roof, using roof ladders, working from an aerial, cutting the hole and punching through
Monson firefighters said solar panels slowed down firefighters during a recent fire
Firefighter Andrew “Drew” Price loved being a firefighter and was loved by many
This fire held lessons on truss-roof dangers that the fire service ignored for decades
Firefighter John Whelan died last July when he stepped through a translucent roof panel
The firefighter, who is in stable condition, fell off due to hazy conditions from the smoke
It was an extremely close call, but the firefighter escaped the ball of flames uninjured
Crews sent out a mayday because they were unable to pull him out; the firefighter is expected to be OK
A firefighter fell through a rooftop skylight and suffered a close call in 2012, three years before the same happened to firefighter John Whelan
The mayday call was in effect for 35-40 seconds; they were able to get up and walk away without injury
John Whelan, a 15-year veteran, sustained a broken arm, broken ribs and internal injuries after falling 25 feet onto concrete from a skylight
The unidentified firefighter was taken to a hospital with a severe left arm injury
The department put out a documentary as a tool to help train crews across the state; watch it below
The firefighter was reported doing well, but will remain at the hospital for observation; another firefighter suffered burns on his shoulders
