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Fatal Fall From Ambulance Investigated

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IN BARI, ITALY, ON THE ADRIATIC COAST, THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR announced today (Wednesday) that he is opening an investigation into the death of an 80-yr.-old man who fell out of the rear of an ambulance on December 2.

The man had come to the emergency room of the local hospital because he was feeling very ill.  After running several tests on him for various cardiological diagnoses, the ER doctor wanted to send him to the radiology department for an x-ray.  The great distance of the radiology lab from the ER necessitated an ambulance transfer and one was brought around.  The man was not placed on a cot or chair stretcher, but walked into the ambulance and was seated in the back.

When the ambulance pulled away from the dock and began it’s short trip, it stopped at the top of the ramp leading down to the loading area.  At that moment, the rear door of the ambulance opened and the man tumbled out, striking his head on the pavement.  He was returned to the ER where he was evaluated and then operated on immediately after.  The man died 20 days later.

The prosecutor wants to find out which possible scenario led to the man’s accident:

  • Was the amb. door not properly latched and opened on its own?
  • Did the amb. nurse open the door for some reason and the man fell out?
  • Was the patient confused and, thinking that he was at his destination, opened the door himself?

The deputy public prosecutor Ciro Angelillis has assigned the police department to investigate the incident and report back to him.

La Gazzetta de Mezzogiorno has the full STORY.

Posted by on January 6, 2010 • Filed under: ambulances, EMS Topics, investigations • Tagged: , ,

ATF Arrives at Dollar Store Fire Scenes

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THE FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE FAMILY DOLLAR STORE in Rochester, New York, Monday burned out 3/4 of the entire shopping plaza and the remainder might have to be demolished also.  The FD estimates that damages will exceed $2 million at the 50-yr.-old shopping center that was built without a sprinkler system.

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WHAM -TV reported earlier today:

The ATF –Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives– was brought in Tuesday to investigate the connections between the Goodman fire, the North Clinton fire, and a fire at a store in Buffalo that occurred in October.  (emphasis added by Firegeezer.)

The entire area has been secured by the RPD as investigators are just beginning their work.  They are also combing throught security camera tapes from the parking lot and neighboring businesses.

Fire Chief held this impromptu press conference Monday as the fire was still in progress:

Posted by on November 24, 2009 • Filed under: Dollar stores, Fires, investigations • Tagged: , , ,

Beleaguered Fire Chief Cuts Bait and Leaves

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THE YEAR-LONG ODYSSEY OF AUSTIN, MINNESOTA’s belligerent and embarassing Fire Chief, Dan Wilson is finally coming to a close.  The 26-yr. employee of the small department became a national attraction first when he declared publicly that “The worst thing that ever happened to the fire service was putting beds in the fire stations.” and then rearranged the work schedule into  two shifts, daytime and evenings, leaving the firehouse shut down at nighttime when the citizens are most vulnerable to fires.  Austin is also the home to Hormel Products’ headquarters and main packing plant that does not have a fire brigade, instead relying on the city for fire protection.  See the Firegeezer report from Austin from December 27 of last year HERE.

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Austin Fire Department

Inside the fire department he had a disagreeable  reputation for being belligerent and vindictive towards the firefighters and practicing the “management by fear” policy.  This personality trait came out at a public hearing this past February when a woman, a private citizen, spoke out against a policy of the fire department and Chief Wilson flew into a tirade and assaulted the woman.  (Firegeezer story HERE.)

Since that time, there have been several complaints filed by firefighters about the chief utilizing on-duty help to perform personal work on his properties and lately an investigation was begun by city council into several formal complaints about unfavorable working conditions at the city’s only fire station.

Tuesday night he announced that he will be retiring from his job effective December 31, ending a tumultuous and controversial period of uncomfortable working relationship with his department.  He has been chief for about 15 years.  At the time of his announcement, the city council was holding a closed-door meeting to consider the complaints and debate his future.

The Austin Daily Herald has this latest STORY.
KAAL-TV has more and a video report HERE.

The Austin Daily Herald also has THIS STORY on the current internal investigation against Wilson.

Posted by on November 5, 2009 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, labor • Tagged: , , , ,