Episode 101 | Interview with Near Miss Survivors from Sioux Falls Fire Department

Truck 7 Crew Caption: (L-R) Captain Ryan Cox, Firefighter Jay McManigal, Firefighter Jon Alvey and myself, Fire Apparatus Operator Tom Reel

This episode interviews four members of the Sioux Falls (South Dakota) Fire Department who experienced a near-miss event when the platform on Truck 7 came into contact with a 33 kV transmission line during a routine truck check at the station.

Length: 71 minutes
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Captain Ryan Cox, Fire Apparatus Operator Tom Reel, Firefighter Jay McManigal and Firefighter John Alvey share the details of a close call during a routine truck check when Ladder 7 came into contact with a 33 kV transmission line on January 2, 2016.

If circumstances were just slightly different, this incident could have resulted in multiple firefighter fatalities.