Quick Takes: December 5, 2011.
Firefighter Joey King, Davis Creek VFD, West Virginia: Firefighter Joey King, 61, fell off a bridge in Kanawha County around 1:00 Sunday morning as he and fellow firefighters tried to confirm a report of railroad ties on fire. The video above has details on FF King's life and death. Click here to read more details about the fall and search and here for our Sunday morning coverage.
Firefighter Scott Osenenko, Livingston Parish, Louisiana: Firefighter Osenenko died early Sunday morning after taking ill at a house fire. Click here for details.
Cal OSHA fines San Francisco FD over two-in, two-out & other problems: Fire officials are taking issue with Cal OSHA's findings following the deaths of Lt. Vincent Perez, 48, and firefighter-paramedic Anthony Valerio, 53 on June 2. Here's the story.
Dash-cam & helmet-cam views of flashover: The video rich West Plains Fire Department in Missouri has some interesting video from a house fire on Saturday. Click here.
Rig lost in wildfire replaced: Glenn Usdin's FireTruckBlog.com has the story of a Colorado fire company whose building was a victim of the Four Mile fire. Click here.
Car crushed under medic squad: FireTruckBlog.com also has that story from San Bernardino County, California. The collision left two civilians dead and two firefighters injured. Read details.
With friends like this … : A must read stolen ambulance story from Firegeezer Bill Schumm. A friend of a man being treated in the back of an ambulance jumps up front and takes the unit for a wild ride. Don't miss this one.
Was the Indianapolis Fire Department left holding the bag over the response to Indiana State Fair stage collapse?: That's the impression I get from watching a TV report looking at problems during last Summer's MCI that left seven dead and many injured. See what you think.
Three injured as service station is destroyed near Alaska's Denali National Park: I followed rather timely updates on this fire in Cantwell, Alaska on Facebook last night. Here are the pictures and details.
Tax credit for volunteers in Canada may not help that many: Read why a $3000 tax credit may help only a little more than a third of the volunteer firefighters in Canada.
Arrival video from Fort Worth, Texas: A quick knock of a house fire by Engine 22 has brought some comments. Check it out.
No live Christmas trees in state buildings has impacted governor's residence: Kansas Governor Sam Brownback is reluctantly sticking with the code on this one and is putting the live tree outside and the fake one inside. Here's the story.
Thanksgiving go-go bar visit update: The investigation in New Jersey of the fire SUV from North Hudson Regional Fire Fire & Rescue parked in front of a hydrant that sparked a neighbor's curiosity and apparently has a firefighter in trouble is about to be completed. Click here for the latest.
The Iron Fire Critic: The fire service's new image consultant, Willie Wines Jr. at IronFiremen.com, has some very interesting comments about news coverage of the day in the life of firefighters at the busiest firehouse in Charlotte, NC. Captain Willie is worried about the perception the public will get from a few scenes in the video. See what you think and let him know.
