2 SAUDI FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY

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Two Civil Defense fire officers died in the Line of Duty and six people were injured in a massive fire that gutted the Al-Bilad Mall (Nesto Supermarket) in Dammam. Damman is the capital of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

The two fire officers were identified as Mohammed Al-Qahtani and Mubarak Al-Khalifa. The fire hit the mall, which spans 30,000 square meters, on Saturday morning. Shoppers ran out of the mall for safety. 20 firefighting companies took part in the operation to control the blaze. RIP.

HERE is video of the fire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3dNpN5p388

BRAZIL FIREFIGHTER DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY-TRAINING

On Saturday (20th), a FF died in the Line of Duty during a dive training in the city of Presidente Figueiredo, in the Amazon region of Brazil. FF Israel Aidem Pereira, 40 years old, was on a wreck diving in a lake, when he lost communication. He was found irresponsive at a depth of 25 meters and brought to surface by other FF. He received CPR and was taken to the hospital, but did not survive. RIP.

http://new.d24am.com/noticias/amazonas/soldado-corpo-bombeiros-morre-afogado-teste-mergulho-embalbina/120301

CHANGES IN CHICAGO FOR THEIR EMS PERSONNEL:

SCBA's and being taken off EMS units and firefighter PPE is not going to be issued in the future for Chicago FD EMS personnel...the Union and EMS personnel are less than happy with the decision:

More here:

http://politics.suntimes.com/article/chicago/ambulance-changes-put-paramedics-and-chicago-public-risk/fri-09192014-200pm

Take Care. Be Careful. Pass It On.

BillyG

The Secret List 9/22/2014-0828 Hours