Posts Tagged: Close Call
Fairfax County, Virginia ladder hits power line in front of station. Starts fire. Causes blackout. One injured.
One firefighter received non-life threatening injury.
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Must see video:Flashover & bailout.
Take a close look at this one to see how quickly things can go very wrong.
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From the past: 1994 video of firefighter making a quick exit through the roof surfaces on the web.
When you have to go, you have to go.
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Roof Vent and Quick Egress From Fatal Fire In Abington Township
The video is news coverage, but it contains decent footage of firefighters quickly getting off the roof after venting it. This was a fatal fire. The roof ladder and K saw can be replaced!
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Bail out time: A pair of head first ladder slides caught on camera.
Close calls in Virginia and South Carolina captured on camera.
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Video Roundup
Some recent early fire videos.
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Close Call in Virginia
FIREFIGHTERS IN HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA, got to witness a fire explosion up close Thursday morning when six of them were attacking a fire inside a townhome.
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Collapse of triple-decker moments after evacuation. Watch the video from Everett, Massachusetts. Deputy chief rescues four from third floor.
A veteran firefighter heard a loud crack and sounded the alert.
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From the STATter911.com Archives: Fire & Ice. A 1994 close call in the Nation’s Capital.
Some must see video from 1994.
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Mayday in Cincinnati: Fireground audio after firefighter falls through floor of vacant duplex.
Firefighter quickly rescued after falling through floor on Sunday morning.
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Close call in Baltimore: Fireground audio from Truck 12 mayday at fire next door to firehouse. One firefighter serious, but stable condition.
Engine crew from firehouse next door was already on a medical call.
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Sulfur Dioxide Leak, 4 Firefighters Exposed. Review Tactical Considerations
Firefighters mistook the chemical cloud for smoke..
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From the past: A very close call at a 4-11 in Chicago.
The 1989 rescue of three Chicago firefighters rescued after being trapped and out of air.
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Quick Takes
Tuesday's digest of fire & EMS news and information.
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Like a Well Oiled Machine!
I just couldn't get over how the firefighters seemed to go to work on their various tasks at a steady and efficient pace. No one was running, yelling, freaking out, or even yard breathing. Hoselines were being pulled, guys were masking up, ladders were being thrown, and the job was getting done. Almost like it was choreographed.
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Slow-motion of smoke explosion in Baltimore.
Fireball that swept through rowhouse injured five firefighters.
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New, longer version of Baltimore smoke explosion video. Shows evacuation and efforts to get to injured firefighters.
Longer version of the video shows what happened immediately after firefighters were engulfed in a fireball.
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Rowhouse Fire Close Call- Fire Behavior Acting Badly
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M00Vl7cxuYo
Five Baltimore City (MD) firefighters were hurt as a powerful fire ball engulfed the front of the dwelling. One firefighter was hospitalized and is reported in stable condition. Two other firefighterrs …
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UPDATED with new details. Must see video from Baltimore close call. Firefighters caught as fireball comes out front and rear of rowhouse. Five hurt in smoke explosion event.
Two-alarm fire leaves five Baltimore City firefighters injured.
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360 Burn Size-up of the Fire Web 12/12/09
Finally, bugles and bagpipes for the New Haven 20 - Fire destroys a building that stood since before the war (The Revolutionary War) - Ladder bailout video show the value of training - all on today's 360 Burn.
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Must see video: Man almost gets run over by tanker at Tennessee church fire.
Close call caught on video as man walks behind tanker at church fire.
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Close Call in Indy
FIREFIGHTER ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY this morning (Sunday) when he went through the floor, falling into the basement of a house that was on fire
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the Angry Captain’s Close Call
This month's EMS Blog Carnival, the Handover, will be hosted here and the theme is "Close Calls." With November in the US including Thanksgiving, I thought what better time to share an experience when we had that thought go through our mind "I/they mig…
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Wanna push my buttons?
Those new nifty colored buttons on the top left of the sidebar will link you all over the interwebs machine to me, Happy Medic, as well as Mark Glencorse and my YouTube and Flickr streams. If you're not sure what the little icons mean, feel free to hover over them for a brief, yet informative description.
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EMS Garage Podcast
Happy was a guest on the EMS Garage Podcast, Episode 60, which is now up at EMS Garage.com.
Come listen to me and Mark talk about the Project as well as the details to the Blogger Meet-up in San Francisco next Saturday!
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