Injured Illinois firefighter files lawsuit in crash that killed fellow firefighter
A Hudson firefighter is suing a trucking company and a driver over injuries he suffered in March in an Interstate 39 accident that also killed a fellow firefighter. Tyler Cobler’s federal lawsuit names Move It Auto Transport and Mansur Shakirov, both of Washington State, as defendants. The March 5 accident damaged three Hudson Fire Department vehicles, injured five firefighters and killed Hudson firefighter Chris Brown, who also was a full-time firefighter with the Bloomington Fire Department. “One of the main goals of this lawsuit is to hold these people fully accountable,” said Kenneth J. Allen with the Allen Law Group, based in Valparaiso, Ind. “Our most important goal is to prevent this from happening again.”
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Pennsylvania firefighter’s recovery has been painful and grueling, but also inspirational
It's difficult for Andre Kelley to say what he remembers about Feb. 18, the day a ball of flame engulfed him and almost took his life. "I've had different dreams about it," says Kelley, his voice quiet and gentle. "It's hard to remember what was real and what wasn't." He remembers going up a flight of steps. And "oceans and waves of flames." After that, nothing, until he came to in a hospital bed, fighting to pull a tube out of his throat. A 13-year city firefighter and lieutenant, Kelley, 34, was severely injured early on Presidents Day, trapped in a burning house on East Madison Street. Kelley was hurt as he tried to rescue Pauline Stone, 39, and Leilani Roman, 6, who both died in the fire. Two other city firefighters were injured fighting the fire.
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Los Angeles Fire Dept. chief’s report slammed by city Fire Commission
The Los Angeles Fire Commission on Tuesday delivered a strong rebuke of a highly anticipated report by the fire chief regarding a controversial plan to beef up the number of ambulances assigned to firehouses. The report by LAFD Chief Brian Cummings was intended to quell criticism of his plan to reassign 22 firefighters per shift from engines to ambulances, a move he said was necessary to address a growing load of 911 calls for medical help. But several members of the five-person civilian board that oversees the department, including the panel's president, slammed the chief's report as vague and unfocused, asking for major revisions before they would consider it acceptable.
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Is calling 911 in the city of Cincinnati a game of roulette?
Dying for help, some of those in need of urgent medical care are left holding the phone because dispatchers say when you dial 911 in the city of Cincinnati, it’s a game of roulette. The startling fact that some 911 operators in Cincinnati have no or only partial medical training comes amid a city budget crunch that has left a hiring freeze on the Emergency Communications Center (ECC), which runs the city’s 911 operations. Rhonda Andrews was having a heart attack when her sister called 911 for help. "I could have died that day," Andrews said. "My heart had stopped three times." The 911 call for Andrews lasted barely more than a minute. "No one gave us any instructions… they just hung up," Andrews said.
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California Firefighters Physically Attacked During Medical Call
Two Sacramento fire fighters were attacked in separate incidents this weekend while responding to medical calls. The police department said 29-year-old Daniel Sevall came at a paramedic after they responded to a call for help. The firefighter grabbed him until police came, but he suffered a slight muscle strain. Sevall was arrested for assault. Later that same day paramedics had just moved 23-year-old Jonathan Sawyer from a their gurney to a hospital bed at Sutter General Hospital when Sawyer took a swing at one of the firefighters grazing him on the chin. Sawyer was also arrested for assault.
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