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London Hoarder House Collapse

A London hoarder had a lucky escape when her ceiling collapsed under the weight of 20 tonnes of rubbish.Wendy Towers, 61, of Forest Gate, east London, was feared dead and buried beneath the rubble by neighbours when they contacted police … Continue reading

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Keep the stuff off us: Stabilizing the Piles of a Hoarder Homes

One question that keeps coming up, time and time again, when dealing with hoarder homes, is how do we keep the piles of belongings stable and prevent them from falling on us or the occupant. This is a challenging question … Continue reading

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Hoarder Home: If you see something, say something!

Welcome back into the chamber of hoarders. After some time away we are back and well into summer preparing emergency responders to face the challenges of compulsive hoarding disorder environments. This week we are going to look back at a … Continue reading

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Hoarding in the News….Worldwide

Some amazing stories from Fire Departments around the World have been released in the last week. Here are some links to some challenging repsonses inside hoarding conditions.   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-22629605 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2328960/Coroner-criticises-TV-shows-making-light-hoarding-pensioner-trapped-piles-rubbish-dies-blaze.html?ito=feeds-newsxml http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2323959/Mummified-body-Chicana-author-New-Mexico-home-dead-year.html  

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Hoarder Fire Training

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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Clutter Fire in Bakersfield California

Story From 23ABCnews Bakersfield BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - A messy home made for difficult conditions during an early-morning fire in Northwest Bakersfield. The fire started at approximately 2:00 a.m. Tuesday in the attic of a small house on Gulf Street. Firefighters … Continue reading

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Heavy Content: Choosing the Right Words

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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