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Hoarder Fire Training

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Rpennington

On Saturday May 11,2013 Jumpseat Training brought a new level of training to the West Virginia Public Safety Expo in Charleston WV. Expanding their wildly popular classroom session, Hoarder Home’s Piles of Hazards for Firefighters, to include a hands on … Continue reading →

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Heavy Content: Choosing the Right Words

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Rpennington

During the past two years I have spent much time and energy studying all aspects of emergency responses inside hoarding conditions. There is one key point that consistently comes up, interacting with the occupants. Hoarding or “Compulsive Hoarding” is “the accumulation … Continue reading →

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Heavy Content Fire Russellville Pa

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Rpennington

By Assistant Fire Chief Sam Terry April 30, 2013 ***WITH AUDIO*** Box 2104 At 0643 hours, the Union Fire Company No. 1 and the Cochranville Fire Company (27) was alerted for a reported house on fire in the 200 block … Continue reading →

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Managing the Mess: Can we really go inside?

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Rpennington

One of the more common themes told by firefighters when asked about fires inside hoarded environments is “we won’t go in” or “can we go inside”. The answer to this question is complicated and cannot be answered with a yes … Continue reading →

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Heavy content fire

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Rpennington
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WV Cluttered Fire-Fatal

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Rpennington

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – After an elderly man died in a house fire in Huntington during the weekend, firefighters are warning about a hazard many of us have in our own homes: clutter. Huntington firefighters had to break second-floor windows … Continue reading →

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Is anyone really in there?

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Rpennington

Hello 911, what’s your emergency? If you were to dial 911 and report a house on fire, you will be asked if anyone is inside the house. This is a common question that us, firefighter, must ask ourselves on every … Continue reading →

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