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Responder Safety: Chemical Suicides
 The
Colorado State Fire Chiefs’ Association (CSFCA)
values the health and safety of firefighters
and strives to reduce the number of
firefighter deaths and injuries. The
CSFCA has identified that suicides involving
chemicals, such as hydrogen sulfide gas, are
increasing and firefighters who fail to take
proper precautions can quickly become
victims themselves. The following
information and resources are provided to
assist our members in understanding the risk
to firefighters responding to these
incidents and the measures that can be taken
to reduce this risk. |
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Chemical Suicides in the News |
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September 18,
2010 |
San Diego, CA |
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August 19,
2010 |
Sioux Falls, SD |
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August 14,
2010 |
San Diego, CA |
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August 11,
2010 |
Milwaukee, WI |
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July 29, 2010 |
Boca Grande, FL |
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May 6, 2010 |
Belleville, Illinois |
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April 14, 2010 |
Edmonton, Canada |
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April 13, 2010 |
Bloomington, IN |
[pdf] |
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March 25, 2010 |
North Little Rock, AR |
[pdf] |
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March 17, 2010 |
Richland Township, PA |
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March 15, 2010 |
Oxford, NC
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March 1, 2010 |
Bethlehem, PA |
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February 26,
2010 |
Castaic, CA |
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February 25,
2010 |
Durango, CO (Incident
Summary) |
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February 22, 2010
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Clarksville,
IN |
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February 21, 2010 |
Cary, NC
[video] |
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February 14, 2010 |
St. Petersburg, FL |
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February 11,
2010 |
Grand Junction, CO |
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February 6, 2010 |
Siesta Key, FL |
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January 9,
2010 |
Bloomfield, CT |
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December 22,
2009 |
Sugar Creek,
MO |
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December 7,
2009 |
North Ogden,
UT |
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November 29,
2009 |
Denver, CO |
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November 24,
2009 |
Siesta Key, FL
[mp4] |
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November 17,
2009 |
El Paso County, CO
(Incident
Summary*) |
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* The Incident
Summary contains specific chemicals and
their mixture ratios. It is only
available FOUO by sending an email to
Paul Cooke. |
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November 3,
2009 |
East Bloomfield, NY |
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October 28,
2009 |
Cayuga, NY |
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October 7,
2009 |
Zachary, LA |
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May 10, 2009
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Toronto, Canada |
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February 14,
2009 |
San Jose, CA |
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December 24,
2008 |
Bartow, GA |
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August 26,
2008 |
Pasadena, CA |
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May 27, 2008 |
Mesa, AZ |
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This page was last
updated on
September 19, 2010 |
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