www.dailydispatch.com/rssfeed.asp Daily Dispatch : Daily News for America's Fire Service en-us Sun, 11 May 2008 22:19:10 -0800 10 http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk=HTTP_LINKwww.charleston.net/news/2008/may/09/fire_report_draft_released40261/ Fri, 9 May 2008 08:22:02 -0800 ... firefighters who battled the sofa super store blaze lacked enough water and proper equipment to effectively do their jobs, and were undermined by a series of tactical errors that allowed the fire to spiral into an inferno that killed nine men, according to a draft federal report the city released thursday ...    (Source: Charleston Post & Courier (SC) 95700  ) http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk=HTTP_LINKwww.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/SafetyAdvisory05052008.html Fri, 9 May 2008 08:22:02 -0800 ... niosh recommends that all fire departments utilizing aerial ladder trucks with locking (pin-anchored, lever actuated, clamped) waterways immediately take the following actions to reduce the risk of fire fighters being struck by unsecured waterways or parts of the waterway: ...    (Source:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk=HTTP_LINKwww.msnbc.msn.com/id/24532713/ Fri, 9 May 2008 08:22:02 -0800 ...  a nassau county fire department dash camera was rolling and two firefighters were at the scene of a fiery head-on crash just moments after it happened; however, a deputy chief of the department said he was powerless to help a man trapped inside of a burning vehicle ...    (Source: MSNBC (Local News) (NAT) N/A ) http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk=HTTP_LINKnews.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080508/hl_nm/firefighters_cancers_dc Fri, 9 May 2008 08:22:02 -0800 ... though firefighters wear a breathing apparatus and other protective equipment while battling blazes, they typically do not wear the gear when they're merely in the vicinity of the fire. there can also be health hazards at the firehouse, where idling trucks expose firefighters to diesel exhaust ...    (Source: Yahoo! News (NAT) N/A ) http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk=HTTP_LINKwww.wusa9.com/news/local/story.aspxLK_QUERYstoryidLK_EQLS71342LK_AMPproviderLK_EQLStop Mon, 5 May 2008 08:35:06 -0800 ... captain dutrow led his crew to the top floor of 12819 twinbrook parkway early saturday morning. the three firefighters suddenly found themselves falling one floor into the burning apartment where the fire started ... related: new details on the collapse and the self-rescue by three firefighters    (Source:WUSA 9 (DC) N/A ) http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk=HTTP_LINKwww.charleston.net/news/2008/may/03/sofa_store_fire_report_on_hold39535/ Mon, 5 May 2008 08:35:06 -0800 ... a widely anticipated investigative report of the events and circumstances that led to the deaths of nine charleston firefighters at the sofa super store will be delayed indefinitely while at least two federal agencies complete their probes of the blaze ... related story: firefighter union leader accuses mayor of 'cover-up'    (Source:Charleston Post & Courier (SC) 95700 ) http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk=HTTP_LINKwww.fireengineering.com/news/newsArticleDisplay.htmlLK_QUERYidLK_EQLS161095 Mon, 5 May 2008 08:35:06 -0800 ... a lexington firefighter's actions during a blaze last year in the city's hays boulevard area caused the injuries that left him hospitalized for weeks, according to a report released friday on an internal investigation of the fire ... related story: injured firefighter disputes probe over fireground actions    (Source:Fire Engineering (NAT) 53100 ) http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk=HTTP_LINKwww.wbaltv.com/news/16190436/detail.html Thu, 8 May 2008 11:22:32 -0800 ... a member of the anne arundel county fire department was given the bronze star medal of valor for his role in saving the life of a girl overseas ...    (Source:WBAL-TV NBC 11 Baltimore (MD) N/A ) http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk=HTTP_LINKwww.wnct.com/midatlantic/nct/news/State.apx.-content-articles-NCT-2008-05-08-0004.html Thu, 8 May 2008 11:22:32 -0800 ... video: flames ripped through the night sky and sparks showered down on the ocean club late wednesday, as firefighters worked to control a massive blaze that injured several firemen. an electric transformer door blew off hitting one firefighter ...    (Source:WNCT-TV Channel 9 (NC) N/A ) http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk=HTTP_LINKfeeds.bignewsnetwork.com/LK_QUERYridLK_EQLS14669966LK_AMPcatLK_EQLS3772e08ad12afe08 Thu, 8 May 2008 11:22:32 -0800 ... president of the austin firefighters association, stephen truesdell, reported that he spoke to adame earlier and he confirmed that adame will no longer be austin's fire chief  ...    (Source:Big News Network (TX) N/A ) http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk=HTTP_LINKwww.charleston.net/news/2008/may/06/riley_calls_news_conference_discuss_delayed_report/ Tue, 6 May 2008 11:21:47 -0800 ... charleston mayor joe riley has reversed his decision to withhold a highly anticipated report on the deadly june 18 sofa super store fire. the document will be released may 15, he said tuesday at a noon press conference …     (Source:Charleston Post & Courier (SC) 95700) http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk=HTTP_LINKwww.fireengineering.com/news/newsArticleDisplay.htmlLK_QUERYidLK_EQLS161210 Tue, 6 May 2008 11:21:47 -0800 ... in a move that angered rank-and-file police and firefighters, fire commissioner lloyd ayers issued what he said was a standard directive pointing out ...    (Source:Fire Engineering (NAT) 53100 ) http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk=HTTP_LINKwww.indeonline.com/breaking/x1180657717/Two-dead-in-fire-truck-van-collision Tue, 6 May 2008 11:21:47 -0800 ... police confirm the adult male driver of the van, and a young child, the passenger in the van, perished in the mishap. ... related with photos: coroner called to accident involving fire truck in massillon    (Source:The Independent Online (OH) 12500 ) http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk=HTTP_LINKwww.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/state/s_565953.html Tue, 6 May 2008 11:21:47 -0800 ... a small child picks up a cigarette lighter that looks like a toy truck, gun or cell phone, and curiosity takes over. the child begins to tinker and, before long, manages to ignite the flame. ...    (Source:Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (PA) 185914 ) http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk=HTTP_LINKwww.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspxLK_QUERYarticleIDLK_EQLS20080507_238_A1_hrpWa13460 Wed, 7 May 2008 11:37:05 -0800 ... photo: the firetruck hit a guardrail, snapped a utility pole and struck a pickup parked in front of a house on the southwest corner of gilcrease museum road and easton place. the house did not appear to be damaged ...    (Source:Tulsa World (OK) 148000 ) http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk=HTTP_LINKwww.wusa9.com/news/health/story.aspxLK_QUERYstoryidLK_EQLS71420 Wed, 7 May 2008 11:37:05 -0800 ... the three firefighters fell into that burning bedroom from apartment 203, one floor above. chief carr described the collapse of the floor as catastrophic and complete, extending "wall to wall and wall to wall". ... related: new pictures, raw video of scene and interviews with chief and incident commander    (Source:WUSA 9 (DC) N/A ) http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk=HTTP_LINKwww.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/07/national/main4076908.shtml Wed, 7 May 2008 11:37:05 -0800 ... the salaries for police and firefighters currently take up 75 to 80 percent of the city's general fund.  but they hope, if a judge rules in their favor, it will allow them to restructure union contracts and other debts in a way that allows the city to turn itself around financially within the next few years ...    (Source:CBS (NAT) N/A ) http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk=HTTP_LINKwww.fireengineering.com/news/newsArticleDisplay.htmlLK_QUERYidLK_EQLS161276 Wed, 7 May 2008 11:37:05 -0800 ... the coincidences are many and tragic. a hard-working custodian driving his grandson to school in his van collided with a massillon firetruck driven by a distant cousin that was responding to a car fire ... related with photo: grandfather, grandson die in massillon fire truck crash    (Source:Fire Engineering (NAT) 53100 ) http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk=HTTP_LINKwww.enterprisenews.com/archive/x1929888226/Video-Brocktons-Strand-Theatre-fire-disaster-recalled Wed, 7 May 2008 11:37:05 -0800 ... edward burrell heard the desperate cries of a firefighter trapped underneath the strand theatre roof after it caved in during the roaring early-morning fire on march 10, 1941 ...    (Source:Brockton The Enterprise (MA) 33000 ) http://www.dailydispatch.com/ddr.asp?src=rss&st=&lk= Sat, 30 Dec 1899 00:00:00 -0800