Federal investigators have determined that both the fire chief and an instructor yelled at a firefighter to get down off a rope just before he plunged to his death.

Chip Imker, 35, a member of Cambridge Fire Department in Minnesota, was killed May 23 after a training class at his department.

NIOSH officials said the lack of a safety officer, the lack of proper PPE and the student to instructor were factors in the fatal incident.

Authors: IAFF 1775 Webmaster

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