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Hoarding discovery on Medical Response
Chamber of Hoarders In the above news video the exposure dangers to all first responder agencies is highlighted. During the clip you will notice fire, police, and EMS agencies all responded to this call for service. The news explains the initial call for service as being a respiratory distress call that evolved into a…
Dolton Illinois Hoarder Fire Video
7-16-14@ 2:40am Dolton,Illinois Still & Box House Fire 14641 Lincoln Avenue Good morning from the ChamberofHoarders.com, We would like to thank you for visiting our new, redesigned, site. Look for new content added weekly! Today’s video comes from Dolton Illinois. This video is a great example of the challenges faced by first arriving…
Firefighter Shocked in Hoarder Fire
By Molly Born / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Firefighters crawled over piles of books, newspapers and other items Tuesday morning while trying to put out heavy flames in a vacant house in Homestead. Allegheny County assessment records show the house belonged to Margaret Mary Vojtko, the former Duquesne University adjunct professor of French whose death in September…
Hoarder Fire in Endicott NY
Endicott, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Several fire departments responded to a second alarm house fire Tuesday morning. The call came around 8:40 a.m. of reports of a house fire at 113 Roosevelt Ave. Read more Here
Podcast about Hoarder Fires
Guest Podcast Recorded with the folks from Firefighter Toolbox. Listen in as David J Soler interviews Ryan Pennington on tips for fighting Hoarder Fires: Show Notes: Hoarding has been becoming a growing concern in our communities. How does this affect us firefighters? What does it matter? Well, on this episode, I talk with Ryan Pennington,…
The hidden problem of hoarding
This article originally appeared in the January 2014 edition of Fire Magazine. To subscribe to the magazine visit http://www.pavpub.com/p-262-fire-magazine.aspx. The hidden problem of hoarding US Correspondent Catherine Levin reports on the growing problem of hoarding fires and what is being done to tackle the issue on both sides of the pond: There is a small park…
Chamber of Hoarders Learning Center: Behind the Scenes
Here is a behind the scenes look at the ChamberofHoarders.com Learning Center. Four hours of education of Hoarding and how we need to Identify, Adjust, and attack the overloaded buldings caused by Compulsive Hoarding Disorder.
Hoarding and First Responders
Since the days of the Collier Brothers in Manhattan first responders have been dealing with the affects of compulsive hoarding disorder. The ChamberofHoarders.com is a website dedicated to teaching educating first responders on the needed changes to tactics and challenges they will face when entering the hoarding environment. From bio-hazards during a medical response to…
Fort Wayne Hoarder Fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A firefighter battling a Monday morning blaze at home in a northern Allen County subdivision fell through a floor, but was able to quickly return to his duties. Firefighters were called to 10722 Windsor Woods Boulevard in the Windsor Woods subdivision located off Dupont Road just east of Lima Road at…