This is another one of those videos that caught my eye in recent days. It was December 22, 1985 when a tanker rolled over on I-95 in Beltsville, Maryland shutting down traffic. PGFD Chief Jim Estepp allowed me to get a close-up look at the decision making process when handling hazardous materials emergencies. The incident commander was Lt. Col. Steve Edwards (seen in the image above with Greg Noll, now of Hildebrand and Noll Associates). Edwards would later become chief of the department and is currenty the director of the Maryland Fire & Rescue Institute.
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- Raw video: Prince George’s County, MD house fire – July 10, 2012
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I believe you may have a workmans comp claim–It may be that you were in the hot zone at that hazmat—it may be the cause of your premature hair loss. I can represent you in your claim. Someone should pay for this scalpal injustice. E plurabus rogaineous and all that other lawyer talk. Call Me.
There’s always one in the crowd.
Statter
Curious if the 14 chief in the video is Jim Yvorra.
Dave, you were a shadow of your current self. lol
Tell me about it.