CLOSE CALL REPORTING

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Unfortunately, out-of-air emergencies are a fact of life... and death.  The quotes to the right are word-for-word from the National Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System, a voluntary, confidential, non-punitive and secure reporting system with the goal of improving fire fighter safety.

Our goal here is to raise awareness of what your fellow fire fighters have experienced and to help break the cycle of line-of-duty injuries and deaths.

To submit your close call report to the Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System, click here.

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"My 3/4 alarm was sounding on my SCBA so I proceeded to exit the basement. Stored items had fallen and jammed that door in the closed position. At this time I was out of air..."

"The firefighter was now completely out of air and his partner was also beginning to run low. As conditions continued to worsen, he dove out the window with his partner right behind him..."

"I transmitted a "Mayday," advised command of my situation, my approximate location, and I was still attempting "self rescue." I was finally able to locate a window and exit as I was running out of air..."

"My air supply from my SCBA stopped. Initially, I thought the mask mounted regulator was stuck. I tried to inhale harder... I pulled my face piece off and inhaled the smoke in the attic. My eyes burned and my throat burned..."

"I was completely out of air at this point... The fire lit off the second floor room where we were and the panic set in. The chief was nearly out of air..."

"Good visibility expedited an immediate exit to the outside. If this scenario had been a “zero-visibility” environment, the outcome may have resulted in Captain W running out of air in a hostile environment..."

"I was out of air... At this point, I had little option left but to remove my mask and breath in smoke. After only seconds, I was becoming disoriented and confused..."

"The SCBA was checked for readiness during the daily apparatus and equipment check. There was no advanced warning, no low air alarms, and no indication he was out of air..."

"The officer and one other firefighter entered the building and the three of them were able to pull me out of the hole. I ran out of air as they were pulling me out..."

"Using my helmet mounted flash light I confirmed my SCBA pack gauge was reading 0 psi. I grabbed the coat of my partner and relayed 'no air, let’s go...'"

"The warning bell on my SCBA began to ring indicating low air. I had no partner and lost contact with the handline... With tremendous luck I found the handline and quickly chased it down to the stairway just as I ran out of air completely..."

"While extinuishing an attic fire I suddenly ran out of air in my SCBA. I had to remove my SCBA facepiece in a heavy smoke environment and quickly move to the attic opening and dive head first through the opening..."

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