Yorkshire Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department

Chief Burton Phelps-RIP (The Secret List)	Mon, Feb 08 2010
Hey, It is with great sadness that we advise you that Chief Burton Phelps passed away today from cancer-related illness. As you know may know, Burt was a well known and popular Instructor at the National Fire Academy for several decades. Burt was one of the early "fire command and control" leaders, and there are literally thousands of firefighters from around the country who have him to thank for their knowledge of fire ground operations, through the classes he taught both at the NFA and around the country. Read More

Chief Burton Phelps-RIP (The Secret List)

Mon, Feb 08 2010

Hey,
It is with great sadness that we advise you that Chief Burton Phelps passed away today from cancer-related illness. As you know may know, Burt was a well known and popular Instructor at the National Fire Academy for several decades. Burt was one of the early "fire command and control" leaders, and there are literally thousands of firefighters from around the country who have him to thank for their knowledge of fire ground operations, through the classes he taught both at the NFA and around the country.
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Firefighter Down in Fairfax County VA	Mon, Feb 08 2010
Fairfax County VA responded for an apartment fire this evening on Hunt Club Circle. A firefighter mayday was sounded for a FF that fell three stories off a balcony. Another FF was removed from the third floor with smoke inhalation. The RIT team was used to find the FF on the third floor. Read More

Firefighters Injured in Collapse	Mon, Feb 08 2010
Last week one of our firefighters was in the attic with another mutual aid member after the fire had been mostly knocked down. The firegighter who was injured at the time was getting low on air and told his partner that they needed to leave. At that time the partner firefighter commented to the injured firefighter about the poor condition of the roof above them and how it looked close to failure, so they should not come back up. Just then, a large piece of 10" x 10" roof system seperated and fell, landing on the injured firefighters back, hitting his air pack. A mayday was subsequently called by his partner and rescue was initated quickly and very successfully. The injured firefighter walked himself out to the ambulance... Read More

Firefighters Injured in Collapse

Mon, Feb 08 2010

Last week one of our firefighters was in the attic with another mutual aid member after the fire had been mostly knocked down. The firegighter who was injured at the time was getting low on air and told his partner that they needed to leave. At that time the partner firefighter commented to the injured firefighter about the poor condition of the roof above them and how it looked close to failure, so they should not come back up. Just then, a large piece of 10" x 10" roof system seperated and fell, landing on the injured firefighters back, hitting his air pack. A mayday was subsequently called by his partner and rescue was initated quickly and very successfully. The injured firefighter walked himself out to the ambulance...
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FF's Kids Die In 2 Sep. Fires, FD Collapse, CT Expl (The Secret List)	Mon, Feb 08 2010
Hey, An off duty Leavenworth (KS) FD Driver/Operator sustained serious burns while attempting to rescue his 5 year old daughter from their own house fire last night around 1700 hours. The FF was at home and of course was not wearing any PPE. I was personally in Leavenworth last week and FF Mark Jacobson was on the shift that was on duty and present in the program. FF Jacobson's 5 year old Daughter was killed in this tragic fire. Read More

FF's Kids Die In 2 Sep. Fires, FD Collapse, CT Expl (The Secret List)

Mon, Feb 08 2010

Hey,
An off duty Leavenworth (KS) FD Driver/Operator sustained serious burns while attempting to rescue his 5 year old daughter from their own house fire last night around 1700 hours. The FF was at home and of course was not wearing any PPE. I was personally in Leavenworth last week and FF Mark Jacobson was on the shift that was on duty and present in the program. FF Jacobson's 5 year old Daughter was killed in this tragic fire.
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Lucky escape for emergency crews as car hits crash scene - UK	Mon, Feb 08 2010
THREE emergency service vehicles were hit by a car as crews responded to a series of accidents near Morpeth. Police, fire and ambulance staff were called to the A1 near Clifton after three cars lost control on black ice. B... Read More

Paramedic claims Lib Dem AM Mick Bates assaulted him - UK	Mon, Feb 08 2010
A paramedic who was called to give assistance to the Lib Dem AM Mick Bates after a drunken night out says he was physically assaulted by him. The medic, who is planning to press charges, said he was punched in the chest by an "abusive" Mr Bates outside a Cardiff restaurant last month. The Montgomeryshire AM said he does not remember what happened and apologised for difficulties he may have caused. He has stood down as chair of the assembly's sustainability committee. Mr Bates has also stepped down from party front bench duties. The paramedic, who does not want to be named, said he was part of an ambulance crew called to Charlestons Brasserie in Carol... Read More

Paramedic claims Lib Dem AM Mick Bates assaulted him - UK

Mon, Feb 08 2010

A paramedic who was called to give assistance to the Lib Dem AM Mick Bates after a drunken night out says he was physically assaulted by him.
The medic, who is planning to press charges, said he was punched in the chest by an "abusive" Mr Bates outside a Cardiff restaurant last month.
The Montgomeryshire AM said he does not remember what happened and apologised for difficulties he may have caused.
He has stood down as chair of the assembly's sustainability committee.

Mr Bates has also stepped down from party front bench duties.
The paramedic, who does not want to be named, said he was part of an ambulance crew called to Charlestons Brasserie in Carol...
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Investigators looking at cause of helicopter crash - Texas	Mon, Feb 08 2010
By ABC-7's Marissa Monroy Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a medevac helicopter crash that killed three men Friday night. According to Fort Bliss officials, the crash happened shortly before 7:30pm, southeast of the McGregor Range base camp. Pilot William Montgomery and paramedics John Sutter from Las Cruces and Anthony Archuleta of El Paso were the only ones on board when their helicopter went down. All three were civilians. It was business as usual for soldiers rolling through McGregor Range, but just past the entrance gate, a mystery looms over why the helicopter came crashing ... Read More

Investigators looking at cause of helicopter crash - Texas

Mon, Feb 08 2010

By ABC-7's Marissa Monroy
Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of a medevac helicopter crash that killed three men Friday night.
According to Fort Bliss officials, the crash happened shortly before 7:30pm, southeast of the McGregor Range base camp.
Pilot William Montgomery and paramedics John Sutter from Las Cruces and Anthony Archuleta of El Paso were the only ones on board when their helicopter went down. All three were civilians.
It was business as usual for soldiers rolling through McGregor Range, but just past the entrance gate, a mystery looms over why the helicopter came crashing ...
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Helicopter crashes, killing 3-member crew, during training exercise - Texas	Mon, Feb 08 2010
EL PASO -- The three-member crew of a Southwest Med Evac helicopter died Friday night when it crashed during a training flight at McGregor Range. The pilot, William Montgomery of Avondale, Ariz., and two paramedics, John Sutter of Las Cruces and Anthony Archuleta of El Paso, were killed when the helicopter crashed as it prepared to land, said officials of Southwest Med Evac, a division of Omniflight Helicopters Inc. The helicopter was not transporting patients. Further details of the crash were sketchy Saturday. "The cause of the accident is unknown at this time," Anthony DiNota, president and chief operating officer of Omniflight, said in a statement. "There are many questions that need to be an... Read More

Helicopter crashes, killing 3-member crew, during training exercise - Texas

Mon, Feb 08 2010

EL PASO -- The three-member crew of a Southwest Med Evac helicopter died Friday night when it crashed during a training flight at McGregor Range.
The pilot, William Montgomery of Avondale, Ariz., and two paramedics, John Sutter of Las Cruces and Anthony Archuleta of El Paso, were killed when the helicopter crashed as it prepared to land, said officials of Southwest Med Evac, a division of Omniflight Helicopters Inc.
The helicopter was not transporting patients. Further details of the crash were sketchy Saturday.
"The cause of the accident is unknown at this time," Anthony DiNota, president and chief operating officer of Omniflight, said in a statement. "There are many questions that need to be an...
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Ambulance crashes into presidential motorcade - Washington DC	Mon, Feb 08 2010
A black Chevrolet Suburban travelling in President Barack Obama's 15 vehicle motorcade this morning in Washington, D.C. was struck by an ambulance Saturday morning, examiner.com has learned. Alex Leary of the St. Petersburg Times first reported the incident in a White House pool report released this morning. As the motorcade went to depart The White House, members of the media were asked to stay back a few minutes as the Secret Service pulled out an extra SUV for them to get into to motorcade because an ambulance had been involved in a "fender bender" with one of the press SUV Read More

Ambulance crashes into presidential motorcade - Washington DC

Mon, Feb 08 2010

A black Chevrolet Suburban travelling in President Barack Obama's 15 vehicle motorcade this morning in Washington, D.C. was struck by an ambulance Saturday morning, examiner.com has learned.
Alex Leary of the St. Petersburg Times first reported the incident in a White House pool report released this morning. As the motorcade went to depart The White House, members of the media were asked to stay back a few minutes as the Secret Service pulled out an extra SUV for them to get into to motorcade because an ambulance had been involved in a "fender bender" with one of the press SUV
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2 SEPARATE FIRES (KANSAS & RHODE ISLAND) RESULT IN THE DEATHS OF THE CHILDREN OF FIREFIGHTERS	Mon, Feb 08 2010
An off duty Leavenworth (KS) FD Driver/Operator sustained serious burns while attempting to rescue his 5 year old daughter from their own house fire last night around 1700 hours. The FF was at home and of course was not wearing any PPE. I was personally in Leavenworth last week and FF Mark Jacobson was on the shift that was on duty and present in the program. FF Jacobson's 5 year old Daughter was killed in this tragic fire. Mark's son (13), along with Mark and his wife were transported to the hospital and are recovering. Another daughter (8) escaped with minor injuries and is being cared for by family members. The family was at hom... Read More

2 SEPARATE FIRES (KANSAS & RHODE ISLAND) RESULT IN THE DEATHS OF THE CHILDREN OF FIREFIGHTERS

Mon, Feb 08 2010

An off duty Leavenworth (KS) FD Driver/Operator sustained serious burns while attempting to rescue his 5 year old daughter from their own house fire last night around 1700 hours. The FF was at home and of course was not wearing any PPE. I was personally in Leavenworth last week and FF Mark Jacobson was on the shift that was on duty and present in the program. FF Jacobson's 5 year old Daughter was killed in this tragic fire.

Mark's son (13), along with Mark and his wife were transported to the hospital and are recovering. Another daughter (8) escaped with minor injuries and is being cared for by family members. The family was at hom...
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