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FIRE CHIEF DIES FROM A MEDICAL EMERGENCY - LODD The Secret List www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com CALIFORNIA CHIEF PASSES-JOB RELATED TUMOR A beloved Chief Officer, Mammoth Fire DC Bill Anderson passed away last night.  Chief Anderson was with Mammoth Fire for almost 40 years, serving the last seven years as a full-time Division Chief. Chief Anderson was diagnosed with a brain tumor a few months ago but the operation to remove the tumor was only partially successful.  He died peacefully and without pain, with his family around him. Workman's Comp and the Doctors have determined that the tumor was job related. Our condolences to all affected. RIP.   BIG GULP! FIRE APPARATUS SWALLOWED UP BY SINKHOLE A broken water main in California flooded several homes Friday and created a sinkhole that partially swallowed a fire apparatus. The East Bay Municipal Utilities District water main broke shortly before 1900 in the vicinity of Seven Hills Road sending rivers of water past front yards and into homes as neighbors scrambled to save their possessions. An Alameda County Fire Department engine dispatched to help dig trenches to channel the waters away became a casualty when the street beneath it collapsed, swallowing one wheel of the 40,000-pound vehicle in a 10-by-15-foot sinkhole that continued to foil salvage attempts late last night .Workers were able to shut off the water about 2140 hours. Heavy towing equipment has been summoned to the scene to regurgitate the rig. Burp.   CLASSIC FIRE VIDEOS: Here are some vintage fire videos you may enjoy: 1957 Malibu Fire Conflagration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytMOPXndfwM  1961 Bel Air Fire Conflagration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvk_jUjBXn4  Take Care. Be Careful. Pass It On. BillyG The Secret List 12-7-13/2044 Hours www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com

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