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Firefighters 'seriously injured' after ALS Ice Bucket Challenge goes wrong

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This is the moment the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge went wrong

Captain Tony Grider, 41, and firefighter Simon Quinn, 22, remain in hospital recovering from "serious injuries" after they were shocked by electricity from a power line as they doused students with water.

The members of the fire crew were inside the bucket of their engine's ladder when the accident occurred at around 11am yesterday, at Campbellsville University in Kentucky, US.

Captain Grider and Mr Quinn were taken to Taylor Regional Hospital and then transferred to the University of Louisville Medical Center Burn unit.

Mr Grider, a 16-year veteran of the department, remains in....Continue Reading 

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EVFC Incident #59 08/18/2014 at 6:39pm - 531 Wharton Park Blvd for a Smoke Investigation

IncidentsWhile Engine 16-3 and Tanker 16-5 were at a structure fire in Hammonton, received a call for sight of smoke in area. Rescue 16-2 responded. Forest Fire on location first, found neighbor had barrel burning. Forest Fire Service extinguished fire.
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EVFC Incident #58 08/18/2014 at 6:12pm - 475 Boyer Ave in Hammonton for Mutual Aid for a Structure Fire

IncidentsTanker 16-5 & Engine 16-3 responded to Hammonton for a Cover assignment at Station 1. En-route was rerouted to fire scene a 475 Boyer Ave. Assisted Hammonton Fire department with salvage & overhaul. All Station 160 unites were clear at 8:30pm
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EVFC Incident #57 08/10/2014 at 4:02pm - 4067 W Adams Circle for a Rescue Assignment

IncidentsHomeowner was using an auger to clean septic system. Auger wrapped around homeowners arm. EMS on scene. Fire Rescue recalled by 1600 on location.
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Tragedy to joy: Rescue workers learn woman who reportedly drowned in Atlantic City survived

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Atlantic City Firefighter Sven Peltonen spent almost 24 hours wondering what he could have done differently.

After working to try to revive a swimmer pulled unconscious from the ocean off South Carolina Avenue at about 7 p.m Monday, he was told she had died. Then, at about 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, a reporter called to tell him the 59-year-old New Hampshire woman had survived.

"She coded at the scene," Sgt. Monica McMenamin said of the drowning that turned out to be a rescue.

The woman, whose name is not being released, is in the Intensive Care Unit at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's City Campus. Her exact condition has....Continue Reading

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EVFC Incident #56 08/03/2014 at 5:43am - White Horse Pike and Heidelberg Ave for Arcing Wires

IncidentsReceived a call for archiving wires. 1600A was on scene and observed one spark and nothing else. Determined that the scene was safe and secure and cleared the scene.
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EVFC Incident #55 08/02/2014 at 7:11pm - Locust & Absecon for Arcing wires

Incidents16-3 arrived on scene with no fire showing, incident was reported to Atlantic City Electric with an ETA of 20 minutes, 16-3 was cleared with no action taken.
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