Emergency Traffic

In the evening of August 2007, Boston Fire was called to a fire in a local restaurant and found a fire in the kitchen ceiling. The rapidly escalating incident claimed the lives of two firefighters. Please join me and my co-hosts Doug and Denys to listen and learn more about this double LODD.

In July of 2009 a firefighter from the Scottish Fire Service died after becoming disoriented and trapped, running out of air during a complex firefight in a local Pub with apartments above. During the fire numerous rescues were performed with portable and aerial ladders due to the smoke filled hallway and single stairway. Insufficient staffing, a well involved cellar fire and lack of pre-plans and a 360 contributed to this incident.

In July of 2010 a large fire at a rural industrial food production facility in rural Texas, resulted in the death of a 30yr old Captain. Lack of fire suppression systems, water supplies, pre-planning and Incident command were contributing factors.

Short episode for the end of June, a rare solo recording. In June of 2011 a Muncie Indiana firefighter was killed and several others injured when the roof of a rural church collapsed during the firefight, with limited water supplies and personnel.

In this episode we review the unique LODD of a chief officer from an Electrical Arc Flash event that occurred in a local large retail occupancy. Please listen and learn about this incident.

In May of 2002, two St. Louis, MO. firefighters were killed and another injured, during a firefight in a 2 story vacant commercial building. Air management and SCBA malfunctions were identified as potential contributing factors to these deaths. Please join us to listen and learn more.

In May of 2023 two firefighters drowned during a water rescue attempt in the small parish of Saint-Urbain, Quebec. This incident exposed many deficiencies in Emergency planning, Preparedness, Mutual Aid and Training and Equipment. Please join Denys and I to listen and learn about this tragic incident.

In April of 2017, a FDNY firefighter fell from the aerial platform that he was operating during a multi-family dwelling fire. Similar to the 2009 Texas LODD incident, the platform got caught on the parapet wall of the building.

On a windy April afternoon in 2005 in the small town of Evanston, Wyoming two volunteer firefighters died during a residential fire in a townhouse searching for two children. This fire in a community and home that could be anywhere in North America is worth learning about. Please join us and listen in.

This week we are on the tailboard, talking about the recent Mega-Warehouse fire report and recommendations, produced by the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. With one of the authors of the report (Ret) Chief Gordon Routley, who joins Denys, Doug and me to chat about this significant report.