Workers Electrocuted Atop Pennsylvania Billboard

YouTube/Firtog – 5.23.12 @ 1333 hrs Station 36, Medic 62 and Rescue 40 were dispatched to the area of Macy’s for a High Angle Rescue, upon arrival of 3602 it was confirmed that a billboard worker received and electric shock at the top of a Billboard. Station 36 rolled the Truck, Rescue, and Engine to the scene. Truck 6 (3631) was placed in service with the boom to remove all three workers two of which where shocked on was lowered in a stokes basket and backboard due to severity of injuries

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Jurisdiction Issues Left PA Woman, 73, to Die Waiting for Ambulance

Fayette and Somerset counties are devising a system to ensure the nearest ambulance is dispatched by 911 dispatchers after a 73-year-old woman died waiting for…