Webster, NY, FF shot on scene, working fire left to burn

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Webster (WSYR-TV) - Multiple people, including a firefighter, have been shot at the scene of a fire in the Monroe County Town of Webster.

Our sister station in Rochester, WROC, tells us the firefighter has been taken to a local hospital and is in satisfactory condition.

Fire crews responded to the fire on Lake Road around 5:30 a.m. when a gunman opened fire. The suspect is still on the loose and multiple buildings are now burning.

Firefighter, others shot at scene of fire in suburban Rochester - NewsChannel 9 WSYR

This is a couple of hours old, but just hitting the news sites.

 

[wkredick]

4 FF shot, 2 are dead as of now.Scene is still unsecure,shooter unaccounted for

 

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(CNN) -- At least two firefighters were killed when they were shot after arriving to battle a blaze at a house in upstate New York on Monday, officials said.

Two other firefighters were injured, police in Webster, New York, told reporters.

Authorities believe someone shot at the firefighters shortly after they exited their vehicles, said Rob Boutillier, fire marshal in the town of Webster, New York.

2 firefighters shot, killed while battling New York blaze - CNN.com

 

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Authorities say there is no longer an active search for the shooter, and firefighters are now working to put out the fire, which has spread to other homes.

Rochester-area firefighters shot at scene of fire, two killed - YNN, Your News Now

 

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Is this the right feed?

Monroe County Sheriff, Fire and EMS Live Scanner Audio Feed

 

[reconrider8]

so sad they were just doing their job and working unselfishly and they get this as a reward prayers up for their families and all involved

 

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WHAM is reporting that the home is according to public records owned by a person whom spent 17 years in Prison for Manslaughter of his grandmother who lived next door back in 1980. The person completed his parole back in 2006. According to the Press Conference they are looking into if the person set up a trap. Shooter's name is not yet been released.

 

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2 firefighters shot, killed while battling NY blaze | National News - WCVB Home

shooter is reported to be dead

 

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Police Chief Gerald Pickering has just announced that the gunman responsible for the shooting was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound outside one of the burning homes, and is believed to have set the fire himself in order to entrap the responders.

One of the two firefighters killed in the tragedy was a local police lieutenant; the two injured victims are an off-duty police officer from the town of Greece and a Rochester firefighter who volunteers in Webster.

At least four houses were damaged in the fire. - Gunman Shoots Firefighters Responding to Large Residential Blaze in Western New York [UPDATE x2: Fatalities Reported, Gunman Dead, Fire Was a 'Trap']

 

[SteveC0625]

The two fire fighters who were killed at the scene are:

Mike Chipperini was not only a West Webster volunteer fire fighter. His full time job was as a Lt. and a 20 year veteran in the Webster Police Department.

Fire Dispatcher Tomaz Kaczowka was an employee of Rochester-Monroe County (NY) 9-1-1 as well as a West Webster volunteer.

I knew Mike. Tomaz started at 9-1-1 after I retired.

One of the injured volunteers was also a full time fire fighter for the City of Rochester.

 

[gpp10x]

The guy served prison time for killing his grandmother. He should have gotten a death sentence instead of prison.

Prayers to all involved, except the shooter.

 

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Seeing some unsubstantiated fluff out there that this is a copycat off a TV show. Maybe, maybe not, but it certainly isn't the first of it's kind.

There was one in western TN a few years back that was very similar. It seems like I can remember a few others going back farther, but I can't remember the details.

 

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RAW AUDIO of Webster firefighter who was shot and needs help.

Firefighter Down! RAW Recording Webster, NY Firefighters Shot and killed. - YouTube

 

[nick1427d]

Seeing some unsubstantiated fluff out there that this is a copycat off a TV show. Maybe, maybe not, but it certainly isn't the first of it's kind.

There was one in western TN a few years back that was very similar. It seems like I can remember a few others going back farther, but I can't remember the details.

July 21st, 2008
Ryan Hummert of the Maplewood Fire Department in St. Louis County. Shot after arriving on scene of a vehicle fire.

City of Maplewood - Official Website - Ryan Hummert Memorial Page

Mentioning this one cause it's local to me. I'm sure there's many more that we don't hear about, a shame it happens at all.

 

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As police closed in, Spengler took his own life with a gunshot wound to the head, Pickering said.


Spengler's 67-year-old sister Cheryl Spengler is unaccounted for, Pickering said. Spengler lived in the house with his sister and mother, Arline, who died in October.

Gunman who ambushed firefighters killed grandmother in 1980, police say - U.S. News

 

[desert-cheetah]

I saw this on the news earlier. My sympathies to the firefighters, their families and the community.

 

[Jay911]

The two fire fighters who were killed at the scene are:

Mike Chipperini was not only a West Webster volunteer fire fighter. His full time job was as a Lt. and a 20 year veteran in the Webster Police Department.

Fire Dispatcher Tomaz Kaczowka was an employee of Rochester-Monroe County (NY) 9-1-1 as well as a West Webster volunteer.

I knew Mike. Tomaz started at 9-1-1 after I retired.

One of the injured volunteers was also a full time fire fighter for the City of Rochester.

As a volunteer firefighter and 9-1-1 dispatcher myself (who will be working in the dispatch center tonight from 6p-6a), my mind is heavily on this tragedy. You sir have my heartfelt condolences and all of the responders, based on the audio I heard, should be congratulated for a very professional, calm, and coordinated response to an unthinkable incident.

Jason Low, FF, EMT-A, EMD
Redwood Meadows Emergency Services
Redwood Meadows, Alberta, Canada

 

[SteveC0625]

As a volunteer firefighter and 9-1-1 dispatcher myself (who will be working in the dispatch center tonight from 6p-6a), my mind is heavily on this tragedy. You sir have my heartfelt condolences and all of the responders, based on the audio I heard, should be congratulated for a very professional, calm, and coordinated response to an unthinkable incident.

Jason Low, FF, EMT-A, EMD
Redwood Meadows Emergency Services
Redwood Meadows, Alberta, Canada

Jason,

Thank you. I will pass your thoughts on to the 9-1-1 folks down there. I listened to all the tapes and press briefings today, and was also very impressed. I'd like to think that some of the training and dispatcher development I did years ago has trickled down to this generation of 9-1-1 pros.

I am thinking about going back to Rochester after Christmas to be with them for a while.

Best regards!

 

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The two fire fighters who were killed at the scene are:

Mike Chipperini was not only a West Webster volunteer fire fighter. His full time job was as a Lt. and a 20 year veteran in the Webster Police Department.

Fire Dispatcher Tomaz Kaczowka was an employee of Rochester-Monroe County (NY) 9-1-1 as well as a West Webster volunteer.

I knew Mike. Tomaz started at 9-1-1 after I retired.

One of the injured volunteers was also a full time fire fighter for the City of Rochester.

On behalf of myself and my family, as well of all Canadians, I express my deepest and heartfelt sympathy on the loss of FF Chipperini (Lt Webster PD) & FF Dispatcher Kaczowka. Our prayers and thoughts are with the wounded, their families, and their fellow brother and sister First Responders of Monroe-County and Webster. May the Lord watch over you all during this tragic time and give you strength to mourn, to heal, and to do what you do best, serve. ~ Jeremy Kitchener ON Canada

 

[Dude111]

Very sad for sure