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October 2011 Blog Posts (24)

The USFA has received notice of the following firefighter fatalities: NC

It is in great sadness and with heavy hearts, that we as a Brotherhood post the 72nd Line Of Duty Death for 2011 from the United States Fire Administration. Fellow Brother Firefighter & Captain George Fisher III has made the ultimate sacrifice in love for their fellow man. Our sincerest condolences go out to our brothers family and the members of the Sandy Bottom Volunteer Fire & Rescue.

George W. Fisher… Continue

Added by Brad Hoff on October 3, 2011 at 9:08pm — No Comments

The USFA has received notice of the following firefighter fatalities: IA

It is in great sadness and with heavy hearts, that we as a Brotherhood post the 71st Line Of Duty Death for 2011 from the United States Fire Administration. Fellow Brother Firefighter Michael Collins has made the ultimate sacrifice in love for their fellow man. Our sincerest condolences go out to our brothers family and the members of the Shelby Fire & Rescue Department.

Michael Collins

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Added by Brad Hoff on October 3, 2011 at 9:03pm — No Comments

The USFA has received notice of the following firefighter fatalities: PA

It is in great sadness and with heavy hearts, that we as a Brotherhood post the 73rd Line Of Duty Death for 2011 from the United States Fire Administration. Fellow Brother Firefighter & Lieutenant Keith Rankin has made the ultimate sacrifice in love for their fellow man. Our sincerest condolences go out to our brothers family and the members of the Lancaster Twp Fire Department.

Keith Gregory… Continue

Added by Brad Hoff on October 3, 2011 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Video- Detroit's 9th Fire in One Hour!

Found this 2-part video of a serious fire in Detroit. This fire originated in the obvious dwelling, then spread to the neighboring duplex.

Some background of this incident and some of the things people will notice:

According to the description, this was the 9th arson fire in THIS NEIGHBORHOOD in ONE HOUR.
The minimal use of SCBA. According to the comments, these crews had run FOUR fires continuously and their was no more air available when this fire was…

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Added by Matt McDowell on October 3, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments

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