Tuesday, June 7, 2011

New Details Emerge About Fire That Killed San Francisco (CA) Firefighters

From The Examiner:
More details emerged Monday about last week’s fatal Diamond Heights blaze, as fire officials said an emergency alert accidentally went off on a nearby fire engine about the same time two firefighters’ personal alarms sounded inside the burning building.

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While fighting the fire, one or both of Valerio and Perez’s personal alert safety system devices went off. A PASS device sounds an alarm whenever a firefighter has been immobile for a certain period of time.

Around the same time, a firefighter on Engine Company 20 — which had yet to arrive on the scene — had inadvertently hit the emergency button on the engine.

The significance of the inadvertent emergency alert was unclear, although firefighter union President Tom O’Connor said he doubted it added to any confusion.

Read the entire report HERE.

Funeral services for the two fallen firefighters, Anthony Valerio and Vincent Perez, will be held on Friday. Full details on the services, donations, etc. can be found HERE.

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