[Officers] more on the Fire Chief's lawsuit from Billy Goldfedder

[BJLamb at aol.com]

INDIANA FIRE CHIEF SUING OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS FOLLOWING FF LODD:
A  Fire Chief is suing two other mutual aid departments over injuries he 
suffered  while recovering the body of Firefighter from a burning house ...after 
the FF  had been missing for 45 minutes. Madison Township Fire Chief Robert 
Black's  lawsuit in southern Indiana's Jefferson Circuit Court accuses the 
Hanover and  Kent volunteer fire companies of negligence for failing to keep track 
of  firefighters at the scene. 

Chief Black, 41, fractured his right ankle  when he fell from a second-story 
balcony while trying to recover the body of  Kent Township Firefighter Greg 
Cloud on Nov. 1, 2006. FF Cloud died from smoke  inhalation, according to the 
suit filed Oct. 15. NOTE: There is no NIOSH report  on that fire, due to the 
previously TSL discussed limited resources NIOSH has to  investigate FF LODD's. 
The IAFC and IAFF have produced a report with recommended  changes that is 
expect to be acted upon in 2009. Here is that  report:   
http://www.cdc.gov/NIOSH/fire/IAFCPgmReview.html

The  Indiana lawsuit alleges that FF Cloud remained in the burning house for 
about 45  minutes before Firefighters determined he was still inside. Chief 
Black  previously said a head count came up one firefighter short and they knew 
it was  FF Cloud because his truck was there but he couldn't be found. Chief 
Black and  two other firefighters then went in to search for him. 

The suit faults  the Hanover and Kent VFD's for failing to have a system to 
track firefighters at  the scene. Some departments use tags that are left 
behind to signify  firefighters' whereabouts, while others use electronic systems. 
The suit also  alleges the two departments did not make certain all 
firefighters used  respirators, failed to maintain communications among firefighters and 
did not  provide proper training. The suit said Black was incapacitated for 
several  months due to the nature of the fracture. It does not specify a damage 
 amount.

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