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Lack of Fire Service Support for the Near-Miss System Is a Warning Sign

In September, continued grant funding for the National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System was rejected by a group of fire service leaders. FireRescue Editor-in-Chief Tim Sendelbach argues that failure to convince our own of the importance of near-miss reporting and sharing is a warning sign that we’re losing focus on the need to learn from our past.
(Tuesday, November 20, 2012) read
Tags: close calls, injury, lessons learned, line-of-duty death, LODD, National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System, near-miss, Management and Leadership
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Four Maryland Firefighters Hurt in Accident En Route to Apartment Fire

Four firefighters and three civilians were injured in a traffic accident in Anne Arundel County. The accident happened while a second alarm for a fire was being called out to other firefighters for back-up.
(Thursday, March 8, 2012) read
Tags: accident, injury, Vehicle Operation and Apparatus
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Colorado Fire Truck Collides with Vehicle, Injuring Driver

A driver was injured in a collision with a fire truck responding to a call in Aurora, Colo. Four firefighters were taken to a hospital as a precaution but were not injured.
(Thursday, December 29, 2011) read
Tags: Aurora, collision, driver safety, fire truck, injury, vehicle
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Two N.Y. Firefighters Injured in Fire Linked to Marijuana-Growing Operation

Two firefighters suffered minor injuries battling a fire in a three-story apartment building in Yonkers, N.Y. The fire apparently started by an electrical malfunction of a system used for an indoor pot farm.
(Thursday, December 29, 2011) read
Tags: injury, marijuana, Yonkers
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California Firefighter Suffers Broken Leg Battling Tanker Fire

A California firefighter suffered a broken leg battling a tanker truck fire that shut down a 10-mile stretch of freeway in the Los Angeles area.
(Thursday, December 15, 2011) read
Tags: broken leg, freeway, gasoline, injury, tanker

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