Captain Ryan Cox, Fire Apparatus Operator Tom Reel, Firefighter Jay McManigal and Firefighter John Alvey share the details of a close call during a routine truck check when Ladder 7 came into contact with a 33 kV transmission line on January 2, 2016.


If circumstances were just slightly different, this incident could have resulted in multiple firefighter fatalities.


 


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Tom Reel, Fire Apparatus Operator


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