Firefighters were battling a nine-alarm fire in Boston’s Allston neighborhood Wednesday evening. Crews reported heavy fire when they responded to an apartment building on Harvard Terrace at about 5:45 p.m.
Read More »Remembering Boston FD’s Lt. Walsh and FF Kennedy: How They Lived
Some say "Never Forget", others say "Always Remember". Either way, we will Remember Lt. Ed Walsh and FF Michael Kennedy and we will not Forget about their death. This article is to help you realize how they Lived and how we (the fire service) should Remember them.
Read More »Tom Brady Pays Tribute to Boston’s Fallen Firefighters (Audio)
Tom Brady lives just down the street from the 9 Alarm fire in Boston yesterday that claimed the lives of Boston FD's Lt. Walsh and Firefighter Kennedy. Brady as seen in the photo that was shared by the Boston Herald, gave a radio interview with The Dennis and Callahan Radio Show expressing his thoughts on Boston Firefighters.
Read More »Update: Boston FD Lt. Walsh and FF Kennedy Killed in 9 Alarm Brownstone Fire
Boston firefighters are on the scene of a 4 story Brownstone burning in the Back Bay neighborhood. The fire has reached 9 alarms. Firefighters transmitted maydays earlier, and 5 firefighters have been injured in the fire.
Read More »Video: House Fire in Boston. Female Firefighter Venting the Roof is Featured…For Some Reason.
I am not exactly sure what is going on here, but the videographer or the person who loaded the video has something for the female firefighter who is venting the roof. All I could think was that I would have taken a saw instead of an axe...work smarter not harder! Oh and a helmet might have helped as well!
Read More »Plenty of Fire to go Around…Check out these recent videos of Fires around the US including New York City, Prince George's County, Boston, West Virginia, California
Here are a pile of great videos from the past several days. The fires span the US from New York, Pennsylvania, California, West Virginia, Maryland, and Massachusetts.
Read More »Stubborn Three Decker Fire in Boston Works its Way from the Basement through the Roof in this 4 Alarm Fire on Chester Street
This stubborn fire in a large three-decker residential structure in the Allston section of Boston. Eight residents were displaced, 125 firefighters were on the job, 20+ apparatus on scene, 1 firefighter injury.
Read More »Fire Fight the Smears
The Boston Local is on to something....I promise you that! What I recommend is your Local/Department/Crew doing the same thing. Oh, and one other thing...there should be a backlog of every Boston Firefighter waiting for their mug and info to show up on FireFightTheSmears.com!!!!
Read More »Rolling Brownouts, Firehouse Roulette, Firehouse Closures, Layoffs…
Call it what you will, but I call it poor management. The three highest priorities in any jurisdiction should be: Public Safety Education Refuse Collection Those are in no particular order. Those are the necessities. PERIOD. Over the last 5 ...
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