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Hoarder Fires Size Up

Hoarder Fires Welcome to the first video from the ChamberofHoarders.com. This short video is a look into the new exciting online learning that will be released soon! The Chamber of Hoarders Online Learning Center will be a 24/7 access to … Continue reading

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Overhead View of Hoarder Homes

Without a doubt, the number one question asked is “How can I tell if the home is a Hoarder Home”. The answer: You will need to look for the Cues and Clues of Clutter. If you are driving your district, … Continue reading

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24 Hours and 2 Hoarder Fires

Hoarding fire Staten Island STATEN ISLAND , N.Y. — City firefighters rescued 30 small dogs from a blaze that ignited in a two-story home — apparently owned by a “hoarder” — in the Clifton section of the borough. The call … Continue reading

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Common findings: Hoarding Conditions on a Medical Call

FRAMINGHAM — For the second time in 16 months, authorities are investigating hoarding at a Winter Street home. On Tuesday, the fire department went to 124 Winter St. for a medical call around 1:15 p.m. after the 83-year-old man who … 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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