Tag Archives: Fires

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Macon-Bibb County Fire Department Lt. Randy Parker,46, died in a house fire yesterday. Parker was a 20 year veteran with the fire department. Five other firefighters were injured in the fire. BC Steven Stafford, 59 was air lifted to Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, GA. Adam Mitchie, 34, and Ferrell Cromer, 46 were also taken to Joseph M. Still Burn Center. Matt Couey, 27, and Ben Bollinger, 28, were also transported to the hospital.

Last night at 5h45 pm a huge fire broke out in a commercial building on Ave Marco Polo in Montreal at a mattress enterprise. The blaze quickly intensified and a code red was given at 6h15 pm. Dozens of firemen battled the inferno during hours and were still on scene at 4h am this morning. A large smoke column could be seen from kilometers away on Highway 40 in the Rivières-des-Prairies area.

This is the power of helmet cameras. Handsfree...you can create great training video as well as video provided to the public showing what we face in during fires. Great job!

Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department responding to a house fire at 499 Bayview Ave., Cedarhurst, NY, on January 15, 2015 at 12:23 AM. Lawrence-Cedarhurst FD is in Cedarhurst, NY which is in Nassau County (Long Island).

One person is dead and 3 people, including a firefighter, were injured in a massive fire at an apartment building in Norristown. The 4-alarm blaze broke out just before 1:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Norris Apartments in the 600 block of Swede Street. Firefighters responded to a report of fire in the basement. They arrived to find flames shooting from the second and third floors of the 6-story building.

Dramatic video by the Fresno Fire Department, including footage from helmet cameras, show the rescue of three children from a burning apartment on Jan. 25

Ladder rescues can be very dangerous to not only the victim but also for the firefighters. Aerial rescue is not always possible, as seen in this video. These firefighters buy a little extra time in rescuing this victim and the route to safety ends up being the safest of all possibly. Great edit, great video, and great job!

Mutual aid working garage fire in the borough of Northumberland, PA. We arrived with 6 on the Tower (542) and immediately went to work assisting the engine crew.

Watching videos of burning cars ghostriding before or after firefighters show up on scene is the reason why I chock the wheels of burning cars. This video is another great example.