Dallas firefighter trapped, killed in six-alarm Condo blaze
One firefighter was killed and two others were injured in a six-alarm blaze that has devoured at least 24 units at the Hearthwood North Condominiums at 12363 Abrams Road, near LBJ Freeway overnight. Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans says the firefighter radio’d in shortly before 5:30 a.m. that he was trapped and lost, at which point his radio went dead. It’s believed he became trapped when one of the floors collapsed. Almost three hours later the body of the firefighter was recovered from the wreckage.
The Dallas Morning News
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Phoenix firefighter dies after being pinned between two emergency vehicles
A Phoenix firefighter has died after being pinned between two emergency vehicles while responding to a fire. According to officials, Bradley Harper, 23, got caught between an ambulance and a fire truck as the two were trying to pass each other on a narrow road. The crews were responding to a mulch fire at a business in southwest Phoenix at 39th Ave. and Lower Buckeye Rd. around 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Emergency crews were able to rock the ambulance back and forth to free Harper, who was then rushed to St. Joseph’s Hospital.
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Pennsylvania man killed, 4 firefighters injured in collision between taxi and fire vehicle
PHOTO: A Stroudsburg man was killed Sunday morning when the taxi he was driving was hit by a Coolbaugh Township Volunteer Fire Company vehicle. Michael West, 55, was driving north on Route 196 in a minivan taxi owned by Pocono Cab when he lost control of the vehicle on the wet road around 11:17 a.m., said Bob Allen, the Monroe County coroner. West's cab crossed into the southbound lane into the path of the fire vehicle occupied by four Coolbaugh Township volunteer firefighters, Allen said.
the morning call
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Column: Wisconsin city’s bra ban as fire hazard doesn’t hold up
Stripped of the bras that decorated the tavern's ceiling for nearly half a century, the Holler House looked mighty naked. But on Thursday, justice was restored to the universe. A ridiculous city order to ban the bras as a fire hazard was rescinded. ... The Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Services has inspected the Holler House many times in the past but has never before deemed the bra display a potential inferno. The written order from last month's visit said "curtains, draperies, hangings and other decorative materials suspended from walls or ceilings shall meet the flame propagation performance criteria of NFPA 701." Ah, yes, the dreaded NFPA rule on non-propagated brassieres.
milwaukee sentinel
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Civilians to replace uniformed dispatches at Ohio combined 911 call center
Columbus plans to consolidate its police and fire 911 call centers and replace uniformed dispatchers with civilians, a move that drew a threat of a political “bloodbath” from the firefighters’ union president. Mayor Michael B. Coleman mandated that the city’s Department of Public Safety make the changes by 2015, saying he wants to streamline communication services, better protect the public and save money. A combined call center would handle about 700,000 emergency calls a year. About 90 percent of those calls result in a police or fire run, according to the city’s data. The change largely affects the Division of Fire, which assigns 60 to 65 firefighters to answer and dispatch emergency calls. The Division of Police has used civilian dispatchers for at least 15 years, safety officials said.
the columbus dispatch
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