February 16th, 2008 — In The Line Of Duty
Submitted by westcoast911 member: ViCaRiOuS
Just want to give my respect to the LAPD Officer Randy Simmons and his family. Its always hard to hear about a line of duty death no matter from FD or PD. And to officer Veenstra, I am sorry for the loss of your partner. Thank you for protecting the people of your city. Above and certainly beyond the call of duty. I wish for you a quick recovery.
January 28th, 2008 — Firefighter Training Articles, In The Line Of Duty
Prince William County VA - An extensive report on the LODD of Prince William County’s Kyle Wilson was released this weekend. The investigative report, which is only one portion of the report, is 382 pages long. The fire-ground audio, animations, videos and still pictures are part of a video time-line of the fire.
It is difficult to listen as Kyle Wilson calls for help.
“Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, Tower 512 bucket, I’m trapped inside, I don’t know where I am, I’m somewhere in the stairwell, I need someone to come get me out.â€
I give credit to this organization for exposing the faults of their operations so that others in the fire service may learn. Every Firefighter should read it. Continue reading →
January 11th, 2008 — In The Line Of Duty
The owners of a Charleston furniture store that burned down and killed nine firefighters agreed to pay $13,110 in fines but they admitted no wrongdoing, state regulators announced Friday. The Sofa Super Store was initially fined $32,775 for three violations in the June 18 blaze, the nation’s greatest loss of firefighters since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Continue reading →
