| CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO FIRE FIGHTER LINE-OF-DUTY DEATHS: A SIX-YEAR ANALYSIS Lori Moore-Merrell, DrPH Assistant to the General President International Association of Fire Fighters Washington, DC |
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THE NIOSH FIRE FIGHTER FATALITY INVESTIGATION PROGRAM |
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| LINE-OF-DUTY DEATH & INJURY INVESTIGATIONS ROOF/FLOOR COLLAPSE FATALITIES New York, New York August 27, 2006 In Memory of Fire Fighter Michael Reilly and Lieutenant Howard Carpluk |
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| Brian Lanci Battalion Chief, Battalion 42 Fire Department, City of New York New York City, New York |
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| Philip Gaetani Battalion Chief, Safety Division Fire Department, City of New York New York City, New York |
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| ROOF COLLAPSE & SMOKE INHALATION FATALITIES Charleston, South Carolina June 18, 2007 In Memory of Fire Fighter James “Earl” Drayton, Captain Theodore M. Benke, Engineer Rodney Bradford Baity, Captain William Hutchinson; Captain Louis Mulkey; Engineer Mark Kelsey; Assistant Engineer Michael French; Fire Fighter Melven Champaign; and Fire Fighter Brandon Thompson. Roger L. Yow President IAFF Local 61 Charleston, South Carolina |
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| BURN FATALITIES Esperanza, California, October 26, 2006 In Memory of Captain Mark Loutzenhiser & Firefighter Jess McLean, Firefighter Jason McKay, Firefighter Daniel Hoover-Najera and Firefighter Pablo Cerda |
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| Paul VanGerwen Captain California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention Sacramento, California |
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| SMOKE INHALATION FATALITIES New York, New York August 18, 2007 In Memory of Fire Fighter Robert Beddia and Fire Fighter Joseph Graffagnino James Slevin Vice President, Legislative Chairman Uniformed Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 94 New York City, New York |
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| SMOKE INHALATION & BURN FATALITIES Boston, Massachusetts August 29, 2007 In Memory of Fire Fighter Paul Cahill and Fire Fighter Warren Payne Edward Kelly President Boston Fire Fighters, IAFF Local 718 Boston, Massachusetts |
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| TRAINING FATALITY Baltimore, Maryland, February 9, 2007 In Memory of Fire Fighter/Paramedic Apprentice Racheal Wilson |
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| Stephan G. Fugate President Baltimore City Fire Officers, IAFF Local 964 Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Richard Schluderberg President Baltimore City Firefighters, IAFF Local 734 Baltimore, Maryland |
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