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Three Buffalo firefighters fell through the floor of a burning vacant house in the city's East Delavan-Fillmore section Wednesday night, and two of them were injured and taken to the hospital, fire officials reported. The injuries in the blaze at 145 Mohican Ave. were described by fire officials at the scene as "non-life-threatening." The nature of the fire is being described as "suspicious."

I'll admit that I have slow days. However, I post when I am able to. I took the 24th and 25th off, but quickly caught up! You should be keeping up with me at least...yes I am speaking to both of you (my readers)! There are some other links in there from some other sites as well!

An Evanston firefighter remained hospitalized Saturday night after crews battled a Christmas morning fire that ravaged two homes and three garages in the northern suburb. Two other firefighters were also injured in the blaze on the 1800 block of Laurel that broke out at 5:07 a.m. Evanston Fire Battalion Chief Don Kunita said emergency crews arrived at the scene three minutes later and found a fire that was “getting big rapidly.’’

Suddenly the captain in front dropped into the basement through a large hole in the floor. He was suspended by his shoulders on electrical wires, the only thing that prevented him from dropping fully into the basement. His partner was directly behind him and instantly transmitted a MAYDAY to Command.

I don't know how old this video is, where it was taken, or what the hell is going on. All I know is that there is a message in that video... This guys helmet and safety vest would not have saved him. If it weren't for a quick glance up, this guy would have been a pancake.

Watch this video as a firefighter is engulfed in flames as he opens up an opening on side A of the house. There is no word on firefighter injuries and the firefighter continue working right after the incident. Just think what the consequences might have been if he wasn't wearing the proper PPE.

...Chenoa firefighter Don Nagel, 47, was taken to OSF Saint James Hospital in Pontiac, after a Chenoa fire engine crashed on the way to the scene around 4:55 a.m., Illinois State Police said. The engine was negotiating a "left sharp curve in a wet two-laned roadway" when its 1,000 gallons of water shifted abruptly, police said in a statement. The engine overturned on its left side and ended up in a ditch.

The clip is short and worth watching as firefighters battle a house fire the roof and 1/2 story upstairs collapses along with the porch roof. Firefighters scramble to get out of the way of a ground ladder which was set on the house. The porch roof lands right where firefighters had been standing and as they scramble, the move into the path of the falling ladder. It does not appear as though anyone was hurt.

This weeks Monday Morning Shoutout goes to ChicagoFD.org. The site is very well done and includes a lot of history of the Chicago Fire Department. You could spend hours on this site watching their videos, looking at pictures, and learning about the Chicago FD. You can also listen to live dispatch.

The video is news coverage, but it contains decent footage of firefighters quickly getting off the roof after venting it. This was a fatal fire. The roof ladder and K saw can be replaced!