Mansfield FD, along with mutual aid from Arlington FD, battled this 1 alarm house fire on the evening of Christmas day, December 25 2011. Upon arrival, MFD reported heavy smoke showing. Fire quickly extended to other parts of the house and went well involved over a small amount of time. This fire occurred in the 1500 block of Inverness Drive.
Read More »Fire Videos Around the World From Cleveland to Houston & Thailand to Canada and More!
This is a bit of a long post...and it involves plenty of video. I got in front of the computer searching for what fires were caught on video and uploaded to Youtube...and I found a ton!
Read More »Live Video: Massive Fire at Mont Belvieu, Texas Petrochemical Plant
A Texas Oil Refinery is on fire right now. The fire is in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The fire followed explosions heard at Enterprise Products on Sun Oil Road.
Read More »Fires, Blizzards, Rescues, and Maydays: Middle of the Week Review…Are you keeping up?
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!
Read More »Dashcam Video: Deputy Rescues Disabled Man from House Fire
LIMESTONE COUNTY - A Limestone County Sheriff's Deputy who pulled a disabled man from a burning home three weeks ago was honored on Monday. Deputy Charles Fabian was on a routine patrol on Dec. 7 when he noticed fire coming from a residence at 2764 LCR 656 in Thornton, about 50 miles east of Waco.
Read More »Vehicle Fires…The Right Way from Weatherford, Texas and the Wrong Way from South Boston, Virginia
Here is another video where I ask you to find something wrong. The operation seems to run pretty well. I admit I have never used CAFS and don't have a clue about the pros and cons. My department does not use it and probably never will. The video is from Weatherford,TX Fire Department. Apparently it is tires burning in the bed of the truck. After the video...take a scroll down a little further for a picture of a Fire Chief putting out a fire. Notice anything different from the video to the picture? These are obviously two different operations from two different sides of the U.S.
Read More »Fatal House Fire in Midland Texas
A fire in a small single family dwelling claimed the life of one person on the 24th. Here is video from the fire.
Read More »Missouri City Firefighters Serious about Fire Prevention
Firefighter Mark Kitson of the Missouri City FD is one of the ringleaders in this years fire prevention performance. The performance has been seen by thousands of children and features Hannah Montana, Optimus Prime, and a Caveman. I must say ...
Read More »Blogfest 11 – Two Killed in Texas Fire No One Knew About
Check out this story of a house fire that snuffed all the oxygen and blew out a couple of windows but then smoldered out. The unfortunate thing is that two people were inside at the time of the fire and ...
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