![]() ![]() Personal-owned vehicle (POV) – Fire Chief (Incident Commander )Įngine #3 – Assistant Fire Chief 5 and fire fighter/driver The IC had also been a NYS Fire Instructor since February 2002. The Incident Commander (IC) had been with this department for more than 29-years and had completed the National Certification for Fire Instructor level I, NYS certification for Fire Officer level I, National Incident Management System 300, and NYS Emergency Medical Technician. He was also a member of a career fire department for 15-months before his death and had completed an additional 387 hours of training with the career fire department. He completed the Recruit Fire Fighter Program which consisted of 360 hours of training that resulted in a national certification as Fire Fighter level I and II. The victim had been with this volunteer department for more than 8-years and attended the New York State (NYS) Fire Academy. He was not wearing a helmet, fire hood, or a self contained breathing apparatus (SCBA). The victim was wearing bunker pants, bunker boots, turnout coat and gloves at the time of the incident. The department has two stations and serves a population of 3,049 in a geographical area of 72 square miles. The volunteer fire department involved in this incident is comprised of 65 volunteer fire fighters. Subsequent contacts were made with the Director of County Fire and Emergency Services, the Deputy Fire Chief, and Installation Records Manager of the career fire department where the victim also worked as a fire fighter. The investigator reviewed photographs, investigative findings, witness statements, and dispatch records of the incident. The NIOSH investigator met with the New York Occupational Safety and Health Administration Safety and Health inspector who investigated the incident. On April 17 and September 20, 2010, telephone interviews were conducted with the Chief of the volunteer fire department who was incident commander during the fire. ![]() On April 11, 2010, a 26-year-old male volunteer assistant Fire Chief 3 (the victim) suffered a fatal cervical fracture after falling from a ladder that detached from a silo when it exploded.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |