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In March of 2012 a volunteer firefighter Lieutenant died and several others were injured when a bowstring truss roof collapsed on a crew working inside the burning building.

This new segment of the podcast features incidents from the archives, the last century. This month it is Pittston PA in March 1993 where two FFs died in an old commercial building, With NFFF investigator Gordon Routley. Please join us to learn about this incident.

In March of 2021 a firefighter died during a very complex fire and rescue operation at an assisted living facility in Rockland NY. 117 residents and staff we rescued while fighting a delayed alarm deep seated fire in an old multiple building structure, with inadequate water supplies. The incident was a significant event, that we all need to prepare for. Please listen and learn more. thank you.

On this Tailboard talk bonus episode, a few of us get together to review some of the statistics and discuss the recently released Interior Firefighting Fatalities report from the NFPA and related fire service trends. Credit to NFPA for the graphics and report.

In February of 2007, a probationary firefighter recruit died during a live fire training exercise in an acquired structure. Numerous preventable factors played significant roles in this unnecessary tragedy. Please listen to learn more and prevent recurrence.

In 2010 and 2015 a pair of LODD's occurred in Ontario, Canada during Ice rescue and Swift water training evolutions. We have pieced together an episode about these incidents and the resulting inquiries, and reports. Please listen and learn about these to prevent recurrence.

During a winter snow storm in January 2001, St. Thomas firefighters responded to a 4 story seniors apartment building for a report of smoke. A seemingly routine call. Please listen to learn more.

In January of 2020 the Peculiar Fire protection district in Missouri responded to house on fire in a rural area. The fire was possibly in the laundry room of the home with heavy contents conditions. A series of unfortunate events occurred that resulted in the death of a 30yr old firefighter.

In December of 2009 the small St. Anna Fire department of Wisconsin, responded to a dumpster fire at a local business. This was not your ordinary dumpster fire and it killed one firefighter and injured others. To learn more, please take a listen.

This tragic incident that resulted in the deaths of three FDNY firefighters trapped in a hallway flow path, in a wind driven fire was a significant event in the fire service. As a result of this incident and other similar one's subsequent scientific research on fire behavior changed the way we fire fires today.