I just thought it was kind of interesting seeing the flip side of things. As a firefighter, I am glad to hear that they got out safe and I hope they might not have lost everything.
Read More »3 Alarm Triple Decker Fire in Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Today, Woonsocket Firefighters battled a 3 alarm fire through the roof in a triple decker with extension into one of the exposures. Newsblog.projo.com: WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Firefighters are tackling a three-alarm blaze in a triple-decker house at 97 Rebekah St. Flames still engulfed the structure at 12:45 p.m. The alarm was turned in around 12:15 p.m.
Read More »FDNY: Putting it into Perspective with Exposures
I just watched a video and I will share it below. The house is small, yet the amount of firefighters on scene is a lot. It is in New York. In order to get that many firefighters on scene, MY city would be looking at close to 3/4 of our resources. Plus there is a platform AND a stick in the air. That takes some keen apparatus placement. The description states that it went to a 2nd alarm and quickly to a 3rd alarm. Again, as I look at the house I think that it just so small...sure there is an exposure about a foot away, but it is brick.
Read More »Carmel 3 alarm Strip Mall Fire Claims a Dunkin Donuts and Pizza Restaurant.
Carmel firefighters received the initial call about smoke and haze in the Dunkin' Donuts, 1300 block of South Rangeline Road, about 2:20 a.m. but were unable to find the cause after about an hour of searching the roof and ceiling with a thermal imaging camera, said department spokesman Bruce Knott.
Read More »You Can’t Win Them All: Springfield, NJ Firefighters lose Apartment Complex in 3 Alarm Fire
Springfield, NJ firefighters battle a 3 alarm fire in this apartment complex in September. The video states the fire was in the cockloft. Unfortunately, the firefighters are unable to suppress the seat of the fire and end up going defensive.
Read More »Plenty of Roof Work for Everyone
Check out this 3rd alarm fire in Allentown, PA. The fire shows that there is plenty of roof work for everyone before they had to back off to an adjacent roof and move to a defensive attack. It is hard ...
Read More »Two Big Fires in San Francisco
San Francisco firefighters found themselves battling two mutli-alarm fires today. One involving four apartment buildings in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood and another involving several warehouses in the Bayview District. The Bayview fire went to four alarms while the Haight-Ashbury fire went ...
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