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Mobile Fire-Rescue details confined-space rescue, plans smoke-alarm blitz after fatal house fire
Summary
Fire department officials told council members they conducted a complex confined-space rescue involving 29 personnel that recovered two victims and transported a survivor to the hospital; the department also announced a door-to-door free smoke-alarm installation in a neighborhood after a recent fatal house fire.
Mobile Fire-Rescue Department leaders briefed the City Council on Aug. 12 about a confined-space rescue carried out the preceding day and announced a free smoke-alarm installation blitz following a separate fatal house fire.
Interim Fire Chief Barry Glissen described the rescue as a major, multi-unit effort that involved 29 personnel and specialized equipment. He said crews responded to a remote scene about…
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