Posted on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:44:31 +0000

<fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authors"><legend>Authors and source</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-author-external"> <div class="field-label">External author:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Firehouse.com News</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>A Nevada County captain passed out behind the wheel of a fire engine on March 7, according to <a target="new" href="http://www.theunion.com">The Union of Grass Valley</a>.</p> <p>Nevada County Consolidated Fire Chief Tim Fike told the newspaper that Capt. Bruce Niederberger was en route to the hospital to pickup his partner at approximately 10:30 a.m. when he "started to get tunnel vision."</p> <p>"He passed out" after turning on the siren and jamming his foot on the brake, Fike said.</p> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-web-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Web exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0Web exlusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-memberzone-only"> <div class="field-label">Memberzone only:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0 </div> </div> </div>

Posted on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:45:28 +0000

<fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authors"><legend>Authors and source</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-author-external"> <div class="field-label">External author:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Tom Yerace</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>The Valley News-Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa.</p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p> -- </p> <p lang="en-US"> Mar. 8--Robert Rowe was pained to see a Sunday newspaper photo of his former church engulfed in flames.</p> <p> Rowe had been a lifelong member of St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church in the 1300 block of Constitution Ave. in New Kensington. Fire destroyed the vacant building late Saturday. It was the last site of the church before the congregation merged with the Bethel AME Church in Tarentum.</p> <p> "St James was the first black church in New Kensington, and other churches branched off St. James," Rowe said.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-feedname"> <div class="field-label">Feedname:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> TRIBUNE </div> </div> </div>

Posted on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:21:50 +0000

<fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authors"><legend>Authors and source</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-author-external"> <div class="field-label">External author:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p></p><P>Matt Barnard</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p></p><P>Tulsa World, Okla.</p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p></p><P>&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = dme /&gt;</p><br /> <P>--</p><br /> <P lang="en-US">Mar. 8--A meth lab led to a fire that caused significant damage at a Tulsa hotel and sent guests scrambling Sunday night, according to authorities.</p><br /> <P>The flames destroyed 11 units at the America's Value Inn, where investigators later discovered meth-related items, Fire Department spokesman Bill French said.</p><br /> <P>Firefighters arrived at the motel in the 10100 block of East 11th Street about 9:10 p.m. to find flames billowing from the first and second floors.</p> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-web-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Web exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0Web exlusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-memberzone-only"> <div class="field-label">Memberzone only:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-feedname"> <div class="field-label">Feedname:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> TRIBUNE </div> </div> </div>

Posted on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:48:18 +0000

<fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authors"><legend>Authors and source</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-author-external"> <div class="field-label">External author:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p></p><P>Story by wsbtv.com</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p></p><P>&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p></p><P>&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = dme /&gt;</p><br /> <P>TUCKER, Ga. --</p><br /> <P>&nbsp;</p><br /> <P>Firefighters blamed a buildup of methane gas for a series of explosions that blew at least three manhole covers into the air Sunday night along Lawrenceville Highway in Tucker.</p><br /> <P>Southbound lanes of Lawrenceville Highway near Jimmy Carter Boulevard were still closed on Monday morning.</p> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-web-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Web exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0Web exlusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-memberzone-only"> <div class="field-label">Memberzone only:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-feedname"> <div class="field-label">Feedname:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> IBSRSS </div> </div> </div>

Posted on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:46:23 +0000

<fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authors"><legend>Authors and source</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-author-external"> <div class="field-label">External author:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Story by <a target="_new" href="http://www.thebostonchannel.com" />thebostonchannel.com</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p> BOSTON</p> <p> -- </p> <p></p><p> More than a year after Lt. Kevin Kelley was killed when Boston Fire Ladder 26 slammed into a building, an internal investigation into the crash has been completed. </p> <p> The </p> <p> <a target="_new" href="http://www.thebostonchannel.com/download/2010/0308/22778015.pdf"><br /> report released by the<br /> </a><br /> Boston Fire Department's Board of Inquiry, made up of union firefighters and civilian staffers, agreed with many of the findings of the district attorney, including that the cause of the crash was brake failure. </p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-feedname"> <div class="field-label">Feedname:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> IBSRSS </div> </div> </div>

Posted on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:20:30 +0000

<a href="/podcast/apparatus-architects">Apparatus Architects</a><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-single-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_single_image" width="120" height="160" alt="" src="http://www.firehouse.com/files/wilbur_large_2_0.jpg?1268153501" /> </div> </div> </div> <p>The Apparatus Architects look at a number of topics this month and their guest, a Los Angeles Fire Department Captain, talks about the LAFD's operations and apparatus assignments.</p> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-related-external-link"> <ul class="field-items"> <li> <a href="http://www.firehouse.com/showcase/photostory/heros-farewell-fallen-los-angeles-rookie">Hero&#039;s Farewell for Fallen Los Angeles Rookie</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/fire/reports/face200501.html">NIOSH Report: Career Fire Fighter Dies After Falling From Tailboard and Being Backed Over by Engine - California (PDF)</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://reversecontrol.com/">Reverse Control, Inc.</a> </li> </ul> </div> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="/sites/all/modules/contrib/audio/players/1pixelout.swf" width="290" height="24" > <param name="movie" value="/sites/all/modules/contrib/audio/players/1pixelout.swf" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <param name="menu" value="false" /> <param name="quality" value="high" /> <param name="FlashVars" value="soundFile=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.firehouse.com%2Faudio%2Fplay%2F371611" /> <embed src="/sites/all/modules/contrib/audio/players/1pixelout.swf" flashvars="soundFile=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.firehouse.com%2Faudio%2Fplay%2F371611" width="290" height="24" /> </object><br />64:34 minutes (37.01 MB)

Posted on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:18:47 +0000

<fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authors"><legend>Authors and source</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-author-external"> <div class="field-label">External author:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Story by justnews.com</p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. --</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Two people were injured after a portion of floor collapsed at a Sunny Isles Beach hotel Sunday afternoon.</p> <p>Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said a 15-foot-by-15-foot portion of the lower lobby at the Marco Polo Beach Resort on 192 Street and Collins Avenue caved in around 5 p.m. Two women walking in the lobby at the time reportedly fell 7 feet and were trapped by debris.</p> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-web-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Web exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0Web exlusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-memberzone-only"> <div class="field-label">Memberzone only:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-feedname"> <div class="field-label">Feedname:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> IBSRSS </div> </div> </div>

Posted on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:17:33 +0000

<fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authors"><legend>Authors and source</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Story by <a target="_new" href="http://www.wsbtv.com" />wsbtv.com</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p> ROCK HILL, SC</p> <p> -- </p> <p></p><p> Firefighters worked for several hours Saturday to contain a fire on the campus of Winthrop University. </p> <p> Officials said the fire started around 3 p.m. in the attic of Owens Hall. York County Emergency Management officials said the fire posed some challenges because crews had to break open the roof in several places to find the flames. </p> <p> "It's quite scary actually knowing it's one of the newer buildings on campus," said freshman Miguel Martinez. Firefighters worked late into the night to put out hot spots. </p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-feedname"> <div class="field-label">Feedname:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> IBSRSS </div> </div> </div>

Posted on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:02:29 +0000

<div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Five shocked after their truck hit a power line. </div> </div> </div> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authors"><legend>Authors and source</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-author-external"> <div class="field-label">External author:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Story by</p> <p><a href="http://www.wisn.com">wisn.com</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p>Ten firefighters who were injured in a six-alarm bar fire in the town of Delavan Friday, have returned home from the hospital.</p> <p>Five firefighters with the Lake Geneva Fire Department were shocked after the truck they were working with hit a live power line.</p> <p>Some returned to work Saturday, taking a look at their gear and injuries.</p> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-web-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Web exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0Web exlusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-memberzone-only"> <div class="field-label">Memberzone only:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-feedname"> <div class="field-label">Feedname:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> IBSRSS </div> </div> </div>

Posted on Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:30:35 +0000

<div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> If We Can&#039;t Prevent Line-of-Duty Deaths, Let&#039;s Just Compensate the Survivors </div> </div> </div> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-authors"><legend>Authors and source</legend><div class="field field-type-text field-field-author-external"> <div class="field-label">External author:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p></p><P>Firehouse Magazine Editorial Staff</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p></p><P>&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <p></p><P>&lt;?xml:namespace prefix = dme /&gt;Never before in the history of the fire service has as much attention been paid to firefighter safety as what has occurred over the past six years. In March 2004, the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) and U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) held the first Firefighter Life Safety Summit.</p> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-related-content"><div class="field field-type-link field-field-related-external-link"> <div class="field-label">Related external resources:&nbsp;</div> <ul class="field-items"> <li> <a href="http://www.everyonegoeshome.com/initiatives.html">16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.everyonegoeshome.com/summit.html">Firefighter Life Safety Summit Reports</a> </li> </ul> </div> </fieldset> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-web-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Web exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Web exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-memberzone-only"> <div class="field-label">Memberzone only:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 0 </div> </div> </div>