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The Columbus Division of Fire Alarm Office 2 unit received the report of a fire located at 940 Whittier Street around 11:50 p.m. on Friday, March 14th. Arriving crews found heavy fire showing through the roof of a combination business and residential structure.
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The Upper Arlington 911 Center received the report of a fire located at around 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 2, 2014. The Upper Arlington Division of Fire ER-71 2 unit crew arrived observing fire self venting from a large window on the D side of a 2,500 square foot home. Their initial short attack was through the fire window knocking it down and then entering through the A side for search and complete extinguishment.
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They were followed closely by Upper Arlington Division of Fire L-72. Mutual aid companies from the Columbus Division of fire arrived 10-15 minutes later to assist Upper Arlington crews with overhaul of the fire scene. - DAN MEYERSBURG
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Working basement fire The Columbus Division of Fire Alarm Office 2 unit received the report of a fire at 137 Whitethorne Avenue around 3:13 a.m. on Sunday, May 11th. Upon further investigation, arriving crews declared a working basement fire as the unusually heavy fog made identifying which section of the house was involved difficult. After a quick knockdown, crews continued to overhaul the C side of the structure as the fire was in the balloon framing extending into the second story walls. Additional relief crews were added to the assignment as other companies were moved into other stations of crews working the assignment.
Dog rescued from apartment fire The Columbus Division of Fire Alarm Office 2 unit received the report of a fire located at 940 Whittier Street around 11:50 p.m. on Friday, March 14th. Arriving crews found heavy fire showing through the roof of a combination business and residential structure and requested a working fire assignment be struck which assumed a defensive position. After the arrival of Bat-4, the assignment was upgraded to a two alarm fire. Two of the four second floor apartments were occupied. A tenant's dog was rescued from the roof of the building and the American Red Cross assisted them. The first floor of the structure had re-opened as a day care in November 2013 and was considered, with the rest of the building, a total loss.
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Kentucky: Charles "Charlie" Goff , 53 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: April 27, 2014 Death Date: April 27, 2014 Fire Department: McQuady Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Initial Summary: Firefighter Goff suffered a fatal heart attack several hours after returning home from a multiple vehicle accident involving a reported five patients with critical injuries, including those of another McQuady firefighter and his wife whom Goff helped extricate from their vehicle. Florida: Jeffrey B. Newland, 50 Rank: Lieutenant Incident Date: April 23, 2014 Death Date: May 1, 2014 Fire Department: North Port Fire Rescue Initial Summary: Approximately four hours after going off of a shift which included several emergency response calls, Lieutenant Newland suffered an aortic dissection. Newland was treated and transported to a local hospital then flown to Health Park Hospital for specialized care where he remained for just over a week before passing away from his injury. Maine: David W. Millett, 62 Rank: Captain-Safety Officer Incident Date: May 10, 2014 Death Date: May 10, 2014 Fire Department: Norway Fire Department Initial Summary: Several hours after responding to an early morning structure fire, Captain-Safety Officer Millett fell ill at his residence passing away from a reported cardiac arrest.
Wyoming: Ted F. Drake, 62 Rank: Fire Crew Supervisor Incident Date: May 17, 2014 Death Date: May 17, 2014 Fire Department: Wyoming State Forestry Division Initial Summary: Fire Crew Supervisor Drake passed away from a reported heart attack while participating in a work capacity (fitness) test for red card certification, part of the wildland fire qualification system used by federal and most state wildland fire management agencies. Fire Crew Supervisor Drake, a career employee of Wyoming State Forestry Division, supervised and trained inmates called “Smoke Busters,” wellrespected teams utilized to fight wildland fires and complete many other associated projects on both federal and state lands. Incident Location: Newcastle, WY Connecticut: David Fiori, 59 Rank: Deputy Chief Incident Date: May 25, 2014 Death Date: May 26, 2014 Fire Department: New Britain Fire Department Initial Summary: While working his shift, Deputy Chief Fiori fell ill at approximately 2200hrs on Sunday (05/25/2014). Firefighters immediately provided medical care to Fiori and then transported him to the Hospital of Central Connecticut where he passed away at approximately 0330hrs on Monday (05/26/2014)
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2014 Tuscarawas County Safe Kid’s Day DAVID J. SCHLOSSER
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Friendly Firefighters Justin Hayhurst and John Malcolm entertain the audience during Safe Kids Day 2014.
Dover, OH. Firefighters from the Zoar Volunteer Fire Department participated in the 2014 Tuscarawas County Safe Kids Coalition’s “Safe and Healthy Kids Day” which was held on April 26th at the Tuscarawas County YMCA. Over 500 people attended the annual event, which featured various emergency, community, civic, and social service agencies in a fun-filled, family oriented program that focused on summer safety. The Tuscarawas County Health Department, which was responsible for the event, distributed bicycle helmets to children who stopped by their outdoor display and participated in their Bicycle Rodeo. The public safety sector was well-represented with medic units from Smith Ambulance, and police cruisers from Dover, and Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office. Medflight 8 from New Philadelphia stole the show when it made its grand entrance at 1 p.m. The helicopter was on display for about thirty minutes before having
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to make a grand exit to assist with a medic call. The Zoar Volunteer Fire Department’s program taught families fire safety tactics and featured the popular “Meet the Friendly Firefighter” segment. Over 100 people attended the sessions that ran back to back from 12 to 4pm. During the Friendly Firefighter segment, children met a friendly fireman, who was dressed in street clothes and watched as he went through the process of donning his turn-out gear until he was fully dressed and on air as the narrator talked about the importance of each article of clothing and equipment. Once the firefighter was fully dressed, he got down on his hands and knees and crawled around the darkened room simulating a search so children could see and hear what he looked and sounded like. The friendly firefighter also
took time to greet the children and remind them not to hide during a fire and that they should always go to them because they are the good guys there to take them to safety. At the conclusion of each program, three lucky visitors were chosen to win a fire extinguisher and two smoke detectors. Children were also given pencils, bookmarks, pens, and various fire safety activity sheets and pamphlets that reinforced the programs message. Firefighters Joe Wolfe, Justin Hayhurst, John Malcolm, and Laura Kollar participated in this year’s program. It was also the 12th year that the Zoar Volunteer Fire Department has taken part in the “Safe and Healthy Kids Day” with their “Friendly Firefighter” program. The Safe and Healthy Kids Day is held annually in the Spring with support from the New Philadelphia Kiwanis’s Club, Tuscarawas County YMCA, Tuscarawas County Health. - DAVID SCHLOSSER
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Worcester State Hospital Fire VIDEO REVIEW Video reviews by John Malecky
Worcester State Hospital Fire Worcester, Massachusetts Photography by D. M. Wenc Available from: FSP Books & Videos 188 Central Street, Suite #4 Hudson, MA 01749-1330 1-800522-8528 E-mail: support@firep o l i c e - e m s . c o m www.fire-police-ems.com Price: $19.95 This DVD is 38 minutes in length. It was transferred from the original VHS to a DVD in 2012. The fire happened on July 22, 1991. It is first important for the reader/viewer to know that the videographer took in this fire after taking up from another fire a distance away. I write this because for the first five minutes or so the viewer will see a blank screen with only the time and the date showing. Within the five minutes is a flash of the vehicle he is in, responding on a highway to a column of smoke off in the distance. This smoke is the hospital fire. During the black screen presentation (which is when the camera is turned off to save wasted time), one can hear the radio traffic of companies arriving and an order from the chief for a fourth alarm. This is all written so that the viewer does not think that the DVD is defective! The hospital is an old historic building, most likely vacant (condition of occupancy is not mentioned) and from the looks of the building, it has the telltale sign of being a state hospital, namely drab and depressing. It is a large building with an inclined roof running the length of it with dormers in some parts be-
tween the ridge pole and the floor below. The fire has possession of the top of the building and is through the roof in some sections. A tractordrawn aerial (which appears to be an E-ONE tractor pulling an older Maxim aerial trailer) has the ladder raised and eventually a ladderpipe is deployed. It appears to be an outside fight, but during the period of firefighting, an evacuation signal was given so I guess there may have been attempts made at an interior attack. There is a part of the roof buildup that resembles a cupola, but I’m not sure if that would be what this section was called. Anyway it eventually becomes fully involved with fire. It is decided to have the firefighting force fallback to a safer position and the aerial is actually moved while the ladder is still raised. The ladderpipe is eventually re-deployed, but the stream is not hitting the fire but falling short onto the exterior of the building where there is no flame. It’s quite possible that there was insufficient water pressure. The blaze was eventually elevated to five alarms with over 100 WFD firefighters in attendance reinforced by members from nine other mutual aid fire departments. In its height, the fire runs the length of the building. The videographer pans both the fire building and the fireground. I saw one mutual aid chief wearing a white helmet without a front piece, but the town’s name and his rank were on the back of his bunker coat. The scene brought back memories of some of the older apparatus many of us were used to seeing such as Maxim Model “S” pumpers, a Mack “R” pumper and more. The video abruptly ends probably due to the transfer from VHS to DVD. It is a scene with plenty of fire!
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The Columbus Division of Fire Alarm Office 3 Unit received the report of a barn fire located in Galloway around 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 30th. Responding units from Columbus Division of Fire and the Prairie Township Fire Department reported a plume about four miles out, upgrading the assignment to a working fire including a tanker assignment. Arriving units found a recently renovated barn in close proximity to a two story single family structure
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As firefighters, we all know that our best ally in extinguishing fire is water, the basic H2O. Sometimes just a little squirt from a “can” will be more than sufficient and, at other times, it will take thousands of gallons of water. The bigger the fire, the more water and the more hose lines along with specialty equipment, apparatus, and appliances that will be needed to effect total extinguishment. In the end, it is water that will confine and extinguish the fire, while making the scene safe for all concerned. In urban areas, it seems as if there is an endless water supply with water mains and hydrants in abundance. Using a forward or reverse stretch, you locate your hydrant, lay in your attack hose line, call for water and go to work. For the most part the system works well. The next arriving engine connects to a different water source, hydrant, and provides a backup line. As additional hose lines are needed, they can be supplied by these two pumpers, or additional pumpers on scene depending on the size of the fire, its location, and threat to exposures or possible extension. Contrasting with the urban firefighting, the water supply situation in a rural area is a bit more complex. There may be some hydrants located within a village, but for the most part, you have to carry your own water supply on your pumper or tanker. The bigger the fire, the sooner your tank water will be expended and the more tankers that will be needed. This will require establishing a water supply officer and a water supply source to replenish the tankers. Usually a draft site will be designated from a static source such as a pond, lake, stream, swimming pool, cistern, or other available water source. Many departments have water source maps designating the location of these available water sources within their jurisdiction. The planning, installation, and use of dry hydrants that have been strategically located throughout a district will reduce time in establishing a water supply. Another option for refilling the tankers would be the use of the nearest hydrant system located within a town or village. Sometimes, the water source may
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be close to the scene of the fire, and at other times it may be a distance (miles) away. Travel distance is a key factor in determining the number of tankers needed and the potential for more than one supply pumper at the water source in order to maintain a continuous and adequate water supply at the fire scene. The use of portable folding tanks, commonly referred to as port-a-ponds, may also be set up near the fire scene and tankers can offload their water supply directly into the portable tank and return to the fill site for another tank refill. A pumper will be drafting from the portable tank and supplying the attack pumper(s). Usually more than one pumper may be needed if additional portable tanks are located at other locations on the fire ground. If master streams are being used along with hand lines, it will not take long for two or three thousand gallons of water to be depleted very quickly. There may be occasions at the onset of an initial fire attack that the water supply may be interrupted when all the tank water on the initial response apparatus has been expended. Pre-planned mutual response and immediate requests for additional tankers to the scene will do much to eliminate this problem. Standing around watching the fire and waiting for water doesn’t do much for public relations, though there may be situations when you will be forced to do just that. And it can happen in the urban response areas also when hydrants, water mains, or pumpers break down and fail to supply the needed water. Maintaining a constant water supply helps ensure the safety of all on scene personnel. Should there be a loss of water supply, all personnel shall be withdrawn from the structure until an adequate water supply has been resumed. To be continued. Till next time, Stay Safe and God Bless!
Mineral City hosts live burn Mineral City, OH. On Saturday, May 17th, the Mineral City Volunteer Fire Department hosted a live burn in a donated house on Sattler Bottom Road in Sandy Township. The owner of the property made the hundred-year-old farmhouse available to the local fire departments for search and rescue training in the weeks prior to the live burn exercise, which started at 12 p.m. Thirty firefighters and support personnel representing the Bolivar FD, Fairfield Twp. VFD, Gnadenhutten VFD, Mineral City VFD, North Lawrence FD, and Zoar VFD
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spent the afternoon conducting mixed crew fire suppression operations. Bolivar Chief Shawn Lynch was the interior instructor for the afternoon’s training exercise and Mineral City Chief Sam Moore, managed the fire ground and water supply operations. The emphasis of the day’s activities focused on fire suppression, hose streams, truck company operations, pump operation, rehab, ven-
tilation and overhaul. Firefighters were mixed to represent realistic fire ground operations which exists on a rural mutual aid call. Each evolution stressed interoperability and team building, which are vital for any firefighting operation. Upon completion of each room and content fire, an extensive overhaul was conducted to ensure integrity of the structure and to provide overhaul training. Bolivar firefighters performed fire ignition duties and Mineral City and Fairfield Twp. crews provided pump operations, water supply rehab, and air management duties.
Each second-in attack waiting on deck and manned the 1-3/4” backup line. The second in crew also provided RIT services in addition to the fire ignition crew, which was stationed on the roof during operations. Finally, after a full afternoon of training evolutions, which included, sun, rain and hail, the structure was allowed to collapse and burn into basement as planned at 4:30 p.m. - DAVID SCHLOSSER
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Where’s The Water? As firefighters, we all know that our best ally in extinguishing fire is water, the basic H2O. Sometimes just a little squirt from a “can” will be more than sufficient and, at other times, it will take thousands of gallons of water. The bigger the fire, the more water and the more hose lines along with specialty equipment, apparatus, and appliances that will be needed to effect total extinguishment. In the end, it is water that will confine and extinguish the fire, while making the scene safe for all concerned. In urban areas, it seems as if there is an endless water supply with water mains and hydrants in abundance. Using a forward or reverse stretch, you locate your hydrant, lay in your attack hose line, call for water and go to work. For the most part the system works well. The next arriving engine connects to a different water source, hydrant, and provides a backup line. As additional hose lines are needed, they can be supplied by these two pumpers, or additional pumpers on scene depending on the size of the fire, its location, and threat to exposures or possible extension. Contrasting with the urban firefighting, the water supply situation in a rural area is a bit more complex. There may be some hydrants located within a village, but for the most part, you have to carry your own water supply on your pumper or tanker. The bigger the fire, the sooner your tank water will be expended and the more tankers that will be needed. This will require establishing a water supply officer and a water supply source to replenish the tankers. Usually a draft site will be designated from a static source such as a pond, lake, stream, swimming pool, cistern, or other available water source. Many departments have water source maps designating the location of these available water sources within their jurisdiction. The planning, installation, and use
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of dry hydrants that have been strategically located throughout a district will reduce time in establishing a water supply. Another option for refilling the tankers would be the use of the nearest hydrant system located within a town or village. Sometimes, the water source may be close to the scene of the fire, and at other times it may be a distance (miles) away. Travel distance is a key factor in determining the number of tankers needed and the potential for more than one supply pumper at the water source in order to maintain a continuous and adequate water supply at the fire scene. The use of portable folding tanks, commonly referred to as port-a-ponds, may also be set up near the fire scene and tankers can offload their water supply directly into the portable tank and return to the fill site for another tank refill. A pumper will be drafting from the portable tank and supplying the attack pumper(s). Usually more than one pumper may be needed if additional portable tanks are located at other locations on the fire ground. If master streams are being used along with hand lines, it will not take long for two or three thousand gallons of water to be depleted very quickly. There may be occasions at the onset of an initial fire attack that the water supply may be interrupted when all the tank water on the initial response apparatus has been expended. Pre-planned mutual response and immediate requests for additional tankers to the scene will do much to eliminate this problem. - CONTINuED AT www.1RbN.COm
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The Stark County Fire Department Rehab unit from Alliance, Ohio made the 140 mile trip to participate.
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2014 Ohio Fire Expo and SPAAMFAA Summer Convention and Muster draws thousands Reynoldsburg, OH. On Saturday, June 28th, the Ohio Fire Marshall’s Office and the Central Ohio Antique Fire Apparatus Association (COAFAA) hosted the 26th Annual Fire Expo on the grounds of the Ohio Fire Academy. This year’s expo and muster was extra special because it was held in conjunction with the 2014 SPAAMFAA National Summer Convention, which was held in Columbus. Several thousand people enjoyed a bright and sunny day to view over 120 fire apparatus ranging from 19th century hand pumps to the latest fire apparatus. Several notable rigs that attended the muster were a 1965 Seagrave Anniversary Sedan Pumper that drove in from North Carolina and two American La-France Series 700 pumpers that were trailered in from Ontario, Canada. Retired fire apparatus owned by private collectors, as well as active service units from local departments were parked around the grounds with several pumpers positioned at
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the facilities pond where they could draft water and show off their pumping capabilities. The Ohio Fire Marshall’s Office also held several arson dog demonstrations and Medflight flew in during the afternoon. Notable displays included the Little Wiz Fire Museum’s Ford Model-T Chemical Engine from Medina, Ohio, and the Stark County Fire Department Rehab Unit (FDRU) which traveled from Alliance, Ohio to spend the day with their counterparts from the Greater Columbus Box 15 Club. Visitors got to see a working horse drawn steamer demonstration, as well as a hand pump demonstration that allowed children to operate a 19the century attack line. A rare 1925 Prospect Master Firefighter was also on hand as well as two equally rare International Farm All Fire Tracs. Steve Hildebrandt’s impressive 1891 Amoskeag 700 gpm
steamer “The Col. Gould” formerly of the Stoneham, MA Fire Department drew many onlookers and was prominently displayed at the entrance. Other events, which took place over the course of the day included a horse drawn apparatus parade which wound its way through the muster and showcased horse drawn apparatus and impressive draft horse teams. A sprinkler demonstration that showed the effect of a room and content fire controlled with a residential sprinkler system and without drew quit many spectators as well. The muster and expo also featured a large firematic market that featured die cast models, shirts, books, patches, and just about every antique component needed to finish a restoration project. The Ohio Fire academy staff performed a live demonstration with their new grain rescue simulator and placed their fleet of apparatus on display. - DAVID SCHLOSSER
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Fire flow drill in Sunbury The combined members of Porter Kingston Fire District and the Big Walnut Joint Fire District completed a two day practice burn which illustrated the principals of fire flow and transitional attacks on June 1 in the 8500 block of Kilbourne Road in Sunbury, Ohio.
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Columbus recently took delivery of a Sutphen 1500-750, which is used as Engine 31.
Phillipsburg, OH. Phillipsburg Firefighter and Red Knight Member Art Springer passed away Thursday, January 23rd, 2014, from complications of the H1N1 flu virus. Fundraising efforts to pay for his funeral costs and support his 13 year old daughter are ongoing. A fundraising event was be held at Hara Arena with a “Police vs Firefighters Charity Game” on March 8, and following was the Dayton Demonz playing the Danville Dashers. If you purchased your ticket through the Phillipsburg Fire Department or Red Knight Ohio Chapter 16, half of the admission price went directly to Art's daughter, The Mollie Springer's Trust Fund. Art was born January 21, 1969 in Middletown, OH to the late Arthur and Sharon (Grange) Springer I. In addition to his parents,
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Art was preceded in death by his son, Arthur Springer III. He is survived by his daughter, Mollie Springer; sister, Alice (Elzie) McNair; nephew, Thomas Springer; great nephew, Cash Springer; a special grandmother, Stella Springer; special friend, Michelle Kincaid and his beloved dog, Domino. Art’s family resides in both Ohio and Utah and includes many aunts, uncles and cousins. He also leaves behind many friends and a brotherhood and sisterhood of firefighters. Art was a 1988 graduate of Lemon Monroe High School and completed his fire rescue training at Sinclair Community College. He spent 27 years serving various com-
munities as a firefighter and EMT. He also was employed as a service manager at Tri-State Cleaning. Art and Mollie were avid Ohio State fans and loved taking trips to Disney World. Art loved many things including his fellow firefighters, riding motorcycles and more than anything his daughter, Mollie. In addition to the fundraisers, memorial contributions may be made to Gebhart-SchmidtParramore Funeral Home at 508 E. Linden Ave., Miamisburg, OH 45342. Personal condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting Art's online memorial at www.gebhartschmidtparramore.com or "liking" Gebhart Schmidt Parramore Funeral Home on Facebook. - BECKY ROBINETTE WRIGHT
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Quick knockdown for Columbus The Columbus Division of Fire Alarm Office 1 Unit received the report of a fire located at 757 E Gates Street around 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 1xg. Responding units from Columbus Division of Fire requested the assignment be upgraded to a working fire and after a hard fast knock down was under control.
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Fire contained to kitchen area The Columbus Division of Fire Alarm Office 2 Unit received the report of a fire located at 1827 E Lakeview Ave around 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 13th. Arriving crews reported smoke showing and requested a working fire assignment be struck. The situation was contained to the kitchen area after a fast knock down and search of the fire unit.
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Search and rescue class The Columbus Ohio Division of Fire Auxiliary held a class on search & rescue today. Crews used the new maze building at the fire academy. Fire academy staff were on hand to assist. Several evolutions were held. 3 rescue dummies were found and taken out of the building.
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Convention and parade The 140th Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Fireman's Association Convention & Parade was held in Northwood, Ohio on June 21st, 2014.
The Columbus Division of Fire Alarm Office 3 Unit received the report of a fire located at 3419 Fishinger Mill around 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 11th. Arriving companies reported heavy fire coming through the roof upgrading to a two alarm status. According to residents, 20 minutes prior a lightening strike had hit the structure producing sparks and debris. The American Red Cross assisted displaced residents and Box 15 provided rehab services for firefighters.
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Medcare Ambulance receives accreditation Columbus, OH. Medcare Ambulance in Columbus has received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services for its compliance with the nation standards of excellence. Medcare Ambulance became the fourth ambulance service in the country to successfully complete the voluntary review process which included completion of a comprehensive application and on-site review by national experts in emergency medical services (EMS). With this achievement, Medcare Ambulance becomes the fourth ambulance service to be accredited in the state of Ohio. The commission is a nonprofit organization, which was established to encourage and promote quality patient care in America’s medical transportation system. The primary focus of the commission’s standards is highquality patient care. This is accomplished by establishing national standards which not only address the delivery of patient care, but also the ambulance ser-
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vice’s total operation and its relationships with other agencies, the general public, and the medical community. The commission’s standards often exceed state or local licensing requirements. Phil Koster VP of operations said accreditation “represents our firm commitment to our patients and community. We continuously strive to do our best and we viewed accreditation as another step toward excellence” “Our staff has been the key to our successful completion of the process. I think it gives the feeling of prestige and pride to work in an accredited ambulance service,” said Phil Koster. “Everyone here played a valuable role in our ability to meet the commission’s high standards. We have achieved accreditation but I believe it can only be a stimulus for continued improvement.”
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Med Flight 8 leaving for a medical call from the 2014 Tuscarawas County Safe Kids Day on April 26th.
The 5th Annual National Fire Heritage Muster took place at the Gwen Mooney Funeral Home at the Spring Grove Cemetery & Arboretum in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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IN SERVICE If you have photos you would like to see in our In Service feature please upload them on our website www.1stResponderNews.com or email them to Heather@1stResponderNews.com.
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Mixed occupancy goes up in flames in Marion Marion, OH. The Marion Fire Department 1 unit received reports of an explosion and fire located at 148 S Main St in the E. Hughs Hackman building around 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, April 20th 2014. The mixed occupancy building included a bar, six apartments and an art studio. Arriving companies found heavy fire showing from the second story C side of the building, the roof collapsed into the art studio area. According to authorities on scene, the building had been partially renovated within the last five years and the fire was located in the roof had extended into cockloft. We received reports that smoke could be seen as far away at Interstate 75 of which appeared to be a farmer burning brush in a field. The Marion County Red Cross was assisting displaced residents and no injuries were reported.
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On a bitter cold, windy night at 1:36 a.m., a fire broke out in a multiple dwelling. The fire started inside an interior wall, spreading to a mansard roof while numerous residents slept, not knowing that a major fire was burning in the concealed spaces of their building. I happened to be the first unit on the scene and reported to dispatch that we had heavy fire, with numerous people still in the building. In fact, the situation was eerie because there was literally no evidence of human activity inside the building. There were no lights on, and the parking lot was full of cars. I remember pulling my vehicle to the front of the building and placing the siren on yelp to awaken occupants and then running through the buildings with
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Fourth alarm in Marysville Marysville, OH. The Union County Sheriff's Communication Center received the report of a fire located at 207 Windsor Dr. which was the Windsor High Rise apartments around 1:07 a.m. on Sunday, May 11, 2014. M a r y s v i l l e JUMP TO FILE # Police re- 051914110 ported heavy smoke and began to assist residents, who began evacuating the building prior to their arrival. As the size of this incident grew and numerous alarms were struck, the fourth alarm was strictly for additional EMS units and crews. The question within the department has been "what if and when" a fire of this size would happen and how would all involved fair? According to Marysville Fire Chief Jay Riley pre-planning has been in place for many years including exercises for the roughly 40 year old building with 47 units, one elevator and no sprinklers. Most residents had made their way to the lobby and some were still in their apartments. Chief Riley indicated some people were hanging out of their windows or knocking on
them for help, upon firefighters arrival. According to witnesses on scene, firefighters brought some residents down ladders. According to published reports, resident Phil Ragsdale first heard smoke detectors sounding, which caused him to look into the hallway filled with thick black smoke. He reported the fire via the phone and began alerting other residents to leave the building. He also assisted fellow residents including Clara Emmert in evacuating to safety. He also reported that the fire spread like gasoline with flames coming through the roof. One condition that wasn't envisioned would be the heavy fog, which created limited visibility on the fire ground. It was later confirmed that the fire, which started in a couch, displaced 45 residents and resulted in seven of them transported to nearby Memorial Hospital. Some displaced residents stayed with family or friends and the Union County Red Cross has stepped in to assist others with additional longer term living arrangements. - DAN MEYERSBURG
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a police officer, knocking on doors. Ultimately, several search teams rescued occupants, with one fatality and several injuries. An intense investigation took place, zeroing in on the exact location where the fire started inside a wall. At some point in the past, electrical work had taken place in one of the units, improperly. We were never able to determine who the person was. He or she may have been a homeowner, a wellmeaning friend, a handyman, an unlicensed contractor or a licensed contractor cutting corners. The individual, who made the faulty connection never realized that their mistake would put approximately 40 peoples' lives in extreme jeopardy, as well as all the firefighters, who searched through the building. They unknowingly killed an innocent woman and almost killed several more. Recently, we have been encountering numerous residential one and two-family homes being illegally converted into rooming houses and small apartments. The construction related to these il-
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legal conversions is generally not inspected; and because there are no inspections or building permits, the codes are frequently ignored. This is particularly dangerous when dealing with load-bearing structural changes and with electrical work. The problem has become so prevalent that we have decided to address this problem by going after the contractors, who are doing this work. We are in the process of obtaining search warrants to inspect some of the illegal buildings and will be working with our local Office of Consumer Protection, the county's Board of Electrical Examiners, the local health department and municipal fire/building inspectors' offices. In addition, we are working with our local utility to prevent the installation of electric meters in illegally converted or constructed buildings - no building permit, then no meter will be installed. We intend to prosecute those individuals doing shoddy work without permits and hope to get the word out to prevent future illegal conversions and prevent future fires and deaths.
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2012 Rescue 1 rescue demo is available for immediate delivery. 16’-3” Walk-Around/International 4400 four-door chassis, five-man seating, and MaxxForce 9/315 hp engine. PTO 35 kw generator, 9000 watt Will-Burt light tower, fold down ladder to (4) upper storage compartments, 9000 lb portable winch and much more. For additional details visit our Website: www.rescue1mfg.com or contact Mike Marquis at (800) 752-8786, (732) 223-1411 (in NJ), mmarquis@plcustom.com.
Vails Gate Fire Department 1994 Walk in Heavy Rescue GVW - 42,400, Mileage 21,000 Detroit Diesel 6V92TA (300hp) Engine Allison H40 Automatic Transmission Q2 and Electronic Sirens 3 electric reels, light tower, 4 bottle cascade with Sierra backup pump. 1 air line off of cascade Contact Commissioner Tony DiLorenzo Tony1dilorenzo@yahoo.com Asking price $80,000
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