Fire Critic An Unadulterated View of the Fire Service
San Mateo, California
The video below is from San Mateo, California. It shows a decent attack via 2 1/2″ line through the front door.
A fire caused major damage to a two-story home in San Mateo on Wednesday evening, fire officials said.
Firefighters responded to reports of a fire on the first floor of a home at 29 Otay Ave. at about 7:15 a.m., according to the San Mateo Fire Department.
East Meadow, New York
The second video is from East Meadow, New York. It shows firefighters continuing the fight in a well involved two story residential.
A college student was sleeping in his bedroom at 22 Crabtree Lane Friday morning when he woke up around 9:47 a.m. to find his house was on fire, reported the East Meadow Fire Department’s First Assistant Chief Carl Pugliese.
The resident jumped out of his second story window and was transported to Nassau University Medical Center with minor injuries, Pugliese said.
Ottawa, Canada
A fire at 1678 Regional Road 174 just east of Orléans in Ottawa's east end destroyed an estate-type home, which according to a neighbour had recently sold and was believed to be vacant. Photograph by: Wayne Cuddington, Ottawa Citizen Read more here
The third fire is a different story. This fire gets a decent jump on the firefighters as the roof is consumed by fire.
Fire destroyed a $900,000 house on Regional Road 174 east of Orléans on Friday.
OTTAWA – Fire destroyed a $900,000 house on Regional Road 174 east of Orléans on Friday.
The two-alarm fire broke out in a house that was believed to be unoccupied after being sold about two months ago. The cause is not yet known.
The home is on the two-lane road near the intersection of Quigley Hill Road. Firefighters reported flames and heavy smoke billowing from the home when they arrived a little after 11 a.m.
