AUGUST 9, 2016 |Operational Safety on Fire Escapes Lessons from the Fireground: Fire Fighter Dies from Fall off Fire Escape Ladder – Illinois Make some time today to read the Lessons from the Fireground from NIOSH Report F2010-25 related to operations from fire escapes. Get your company out into the streets today or this evening and […]
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Former NYU student who fell from fire escape wins $29M suit
Former NYU student who fell from fire escape wins $29M suit By Julia Marsh March 8, 2017 | 5:24pm Modal Trigger A former NYU student was was paralyzed from the waist down after falling from a fire escape. A former New York University athlete won a $29 million verdict in Manhattan court Tuesday – one that cannot be appealed […]
Read more...2 Children Dead, 4 Hurt In Chicago South Side Fire
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two girls were found dead and four others were injured in a house fire Saturday night in the Woodlawn neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. CBS 2’s Lauren Victory Reports. There is still no official cause for the fire that killed seven-month-old Ziya Grace and two-year-old Jamaii Grace. Both children were found dead in […]
Read more...Officials check Granite State fire escapes
New Hampshire officials use Oakland warehouse fire to check Granite State fire escapes NH1 News Story – Video By: Gail Huff NH1.com The warehouse fire that killed 36 people in Oakland, California, has turned into a valuable safety lesson for inspectors around the country. NH1 News has learned, Portsmouth city officials are stepping up building inspections […]
Read more...Deadly warehouse fire in CA difficult to prevent
Inspectors: Deadly warehouse fire in CA difficult to prevent By Bill Hormann, 13abc | Posted: Mon 3:03 PM, Dec 05, 2016 Despite inspectors’ best efforts, a deadly warehouse fire like that which claimed more than 36 people in Oakland, California, could happen in Toledo. The reason is simple: it is not easy finding buildings that are […]
Read more...17 Families Evacuated
17 Families Evacuated in Early Morning Apartment Fire in New Rochelle, 3 Injured November 27, 2016 – 10:27 Posted in: NEW ROCHELLE POLICE & FIRE Rate Article: 0 Your rating: None 0 No votes yet Photos and Video from Fire Scene Dramatic video shot by tenant of 11 Locust NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Three people, […]
Read more...Gone unchecked for too long
City: Aging fire escapes showing signs of distress, deterioration Council members say issue has gone unchecked for too long Updated: 8:40 PM EDT Oct 19, 2016 Cinncinatti Fire Escapes Left for Too Long CINCINNATI —Cincinnati City Hall is taking on an issue that council members said has gone unchecked far too long. The discussion is […]
Read more...Fire Escape Collapses Alton, IL
Fire escape collapses leaves two trapped, three injured POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 BY ALTON TELEGRAPH Recovery continues for victims in fire escape collapse Man remains in coma, future uncertain By Linda N. Weller – lweller@civitasmedia.com Green ALTON — Three people who fell about 20 feet to the ground Sunday night when a second-floor fire escape platform collapsed […]
Read more...FIRE ESCAPE COLLAPSE SENDS HIM PLUMMETING 4 STORIES
BROOKLYN MAN STABLE AFTER FIRE ESCAPE COLLAPSE SENDS HIM PLUMMETING 4 STORIES Tim Fleischer is live in Brooklyn with the latest details. Friday, March 18, 2016 PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS, Brooklyn (WABC) — A man fell four stories when the fire escape he was standing on partially collapsed in Brooklyn Friday night. Authorities say the 23-year-old […]
Read more...Show Us Your Fire Escape (Please)
THIS ARTICLE IS DANGEROUS for although it looks really cool, putting obstructions on your fire escape endangers the occupants and the firefighters who may use them as well. Usually it’s the ONLY means of egress out of a burning building. Yes, newer buildings require a fire staircase inside, older buildings DO NOT have this. Actually, […]
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