Quick Takes: June 11, 2012.
Harvard, Illinois house fire: From Saturday in the 400 block of Garfield Street. Read details.
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Union blows whistle on hazing and says chief’s discipline is fair: A story that is a bit unusual out of Garland, Texas after a rookie firefighter was strapped to a backboard and placed under the discharge of a pumper. Check it out.
We are not in Kansas anymore: No, we are in Russia with some must see video of a flying house.
Do you think he will be conducting his own investigation?: FDNY says the fire in actor Robert De Niro’s Manhattan apartment was started by lint in the dryer. Here’s more.
NIOSH 9/11 ruling & Better Angels video: Details from Friday’s ruling that could lead the way to covering 50 types of cancer under the September 11 health fund and a video of last week’s display in Lower Manhattan of Better Angels: The Firefighters of 9/11. Click here.
Green line fatality: In Port Ludlow, Washington exposure protection for a neighbor proved deadly. He had a heart attack while trying to hose down his mobile home. Click here.
Arizona firefighter killed: Glenn Usdin’s FireTruckBlog.com has the details on the death of Firefighter Anthony Polk after a wildland rig overturned near Tucson.
Helmet-cam videos: One from Famville, Virginia and an interesting one from Meade County, Kentucky where the videographer handles ventilation.
Four-alarms in Chester, PA: Last week’s fire that took out multiple rowhouses.
Staffing challenges face former Virginia chief: My friend Rob Brown, like many chiefs, has budget issues to deal with. On the job just three weeks in Fresno, California, he faces the cameras over staffing.
Three firefighters hurt in PA ceiling collapse: One was knocked unconscious after the living room ceiling collapsed following the knock down of a kitchen fire in Upper Darby. Firegeezer has that story.
Shift swapping scrutiny: FireLawBlog.com’s Curt Varone says what firefighters in Canton, Ohio are facing is very similar to what happened in Cleveland.
Third lawsuit for Houston firefighter: At age 69 with 44-years on the department, long after most would have retired, Charles Julian has filed his third bias suit against the Houston Fire Department. He was successful in his previous two. Here’s the story.
Firehouse broken into: Wallets and cell phones are among the items taken when Flint, Michigan firefighters were out on a false alarm.
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