Report Blames Poor Communication for Firefighters' Deaths
CHICAGO (CBS) -- An investigation by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has found a lack of communication - and insufficient equipment - contributed to the deaths of two Chicago firefighters last year. The report said poor communication and an insufficient number of radios led to the deaths of 47-year-old Edward Stringer and 34-year-old Corey Ankum. Ankum and Stringer were killed when the roof collapsed on top of them while they were fighting a fire in a vacant building on the South Side last December. Only five of the 13 of the firefighters sent in […]This content is for BHHC Safety Center policy holders.
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