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Must See Video: Firefighter Hit by Falling Wall During Defensive Operations at a House Fire

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I just saw this on FirefighterCloseCalls.com and thought it was worth some more exposure.

A Firefighter is decked out in his PPE and even has an airpack on, however he is too close to the structure as they continue to wet down the fire. As the firefighter puts water on the fire, a wall breaks away and swings outward striking the firefighter. Even though the firefighter was just barely hit by the wall, this is still a close call….and could have been worse.

There is no need to be this close to an unsupported wall when all you are doing is saving the foundation. Next time, move the picnic table around, grab a ham sandwich and hit the fire from a safe distance!

image is a screenshot from the video

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Posted by on February 19, 2011 • Filed under: Close Call, Command & Leadership, EMS Topics, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, Fires, News, Training & Development, training-fire-rescue-topics, Videos • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

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  1. Christopher says

    I hope he wasn’t referring to the close call when he stated, “it’s really a non-issue.”

    on February 21, 2011 @ 7:52 pm. Reply

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    on February 19, 2011 @ 12:45 am.