Concerns Were Raised Days Before Hartford Firefighter Death

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Two months after a Hartford firefighter was killed while battling a blaze, newly released documents reveal that several concerns had been raised about the Hartford Fire Department engine company just days before the fire.

Article: http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/troubleshooters/Concerns-Were-Raised-Days-Before-Firefighters-Death-Document-284908611.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_CTBrand

[kinkchaser 352]

This reinforces the need to check out your personal gear and the equipment on the rig and the vehicle itself at the beginning of each shift

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Also check the bottle before donning. Its your life! do you want to trust it to the last guy who used the equipment.

[Bnechis 3,961]

And with the electronics in the SCBA, we can (after the fact) see when it was tested (date & time) and what the levels were. This is one of the 1st thing NIOSH checks when investigating a LODD.

A few depts. can see the air levels in real time during an incident.