Safety Alerts

** NEW ALERT **

The NYS OFPC Arson Bureau has recently investigated three fire incidents involving fires in large commercial vehicles outfitted as snow plow trucks. The incidents involved various commercial vehicle manufacturers spanning a date range from 2005-2008, all outfitted with snow plow and sander bodies, with one incident resulting in fire damage to the vehicle and two incidents with fire extending to the Highway Department garage complex.

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Electrical Fires in Commercial Vehicles  "Snow Plow Trucks"

 

 

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program Update

 CDC Firefighter Fatality Report

 

** PREVIOUS ALERTS **

 

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Firefighter Injured by O2 Explosion

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