Jan 13, 2003 Career fire fighter/emergency medical technician dies from injuries sustained in fall from apparatus – California. Jan 13, 2001 Fire fighter suffers a heart attack and dies after performing “ventilation-entry-search” activities in a five-story apartment building fire – New York.

Jan 12, 2001 Fire fighter dies after the tanker truck he was driving strikes a utility pole and overturns while responding to a grass fire – Kentucky. Jan 12, 2000 Fire fighter dies as a result of a cardiac arrest at the scene of a structure fire – Maine.

LODD’s don’t only happen in the larger occupancies. Today’s NIOSH report shows they can occur in something as small as a 12′ wide mobile home! Stay focused on doing it right – every time! Jan 11, 2001 Volunteer fire fighter (lieutenant) killed and one fire fighter injured during mobile home fire – Pennsylvania.

Jan 10, 2011 Lieutenant suffers a stroke following training and dies – New York. Jan 10, 2002 Civilian jumps from fourth-story window of burning apartment building and strikes career fire fighter – Michigan. Jan 10, 1999 Floor collapse claims the life of one fire fighter and injures two – California.

Today is a rough day for LODD’s! As Sgt. Esterhaus said on “Hill Street Blues”…”Let’s be careful out there!”. Jan 09, 2012 Fire fighter suffers fatal heart attack while performing driver/operator duties at a motor vehicle crash – South Carolina. Jan 09, 2008 Fire apparatus driver operator experiences chest pain while exercising at fire station […]

Jan 08, 2013 Airport fire fighter suffers sudden cardiac death while performing airport runway check – Alabama. Jan 08, 2012 Career captain injured in aerial ladder collapse – Pennsylvania.

Jan 07, 2011 Fire apparatus operator suffers fatal heart attack during annual fire department medical evaluation – Missouri. Jan 07, 2005 Fire equipment operator suffers a heart attack at the scene of a medical call and dies in the hospital thirteen days later – South Carolina.

Two of today’s four NIOSH reports involve aerial apparatus. When is the last time you did a review of aerial apparatus safety? Jan 06, 2018 Career lieutenant killed in building collapse while fighting row house fire-Pennsylvania. Jan 06, 2012 Career fire fighter dies after falling from aerial ladder during training – Florida. Jan 06, 2008 […]

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Jan 04, 2012 Wildland fire fighter trainee suffers sudden cardiac death during physical fitness exercise – California. Jan 04, 2001 Fire fighter suffers a heart attack and dies while exercising in firehouse – New York.