Three firefighters were injured during a house fire yesterday in the Arleta district of Los Angeles, California.
The Contra Costa Timesreports (http://bit.ly/U4wKkQ) that one firefighter through the weakened eaves of the house, striking a colleague in the head. Both men were sent sprawling onto a pile of debris in the yard. They were hospitalized with nonlife-threatening injuries.
A third firefighter suffered a glancing blow as the other two members fell. He was treated at the scene.
A resident was reportedly using a grill in a small tent or tarp structure adjoining the house. Fire engulfed this structure and extended to the house, destroying it.
Read additional details on this fire athttp://bit.ly/U4wKkQ.
For firefighter training articles on roof work, considerNational Fire Fighter Near-Miss Reporting System: Roof Operations,OPERATIONS ON PEAKED-ROOF STRUCTURES, andDrill of the Week: Roof Operations.
