Tag Archives: Building Fire

No one was injured in a fire Wednesday at an unused building in Durham, officials confirmed. The building, located at 5304 Groucho Lane near Highway 70, was once the Sea to Shore Seafood restaurant.

The lesson here is to utilize this video locally in your department to discuss your actions and how you would respond if you were first on scene. Maybe if given the same incident, you might be able to decrease the loss. 

Video by: Christian Madrigal. Video info: 7/28/17 --Structure Fire balanced to a Commercial Apartment Fire in Sacramento, CA.

On June 18th, 2017, Stockton Firefighters responded to back to back working commercial structure fires. These fires occurred during a week long, triple digit heat wave. Stockton Firefighters worked quickly to contain the first blaze with minimal damages to a charitable organization. The second fire was out of control upon arrival, and a complete loss after extinguishment.

This morning, just after 5am, Oakland Firefighters responded to a structure fire on Pearl Street. Upon arrival, crews found a working fire with people trapped. Engine 1, Engine, 15, Engine 10, Truck 4 and Battalion 2 were initially dispatched. Command requested an additional engine and truck when rescues were confirmed. E5 and Truck 1 responded as the additional units.

Yesterday, Overland Park, KS experienced an 8 alarm fire that I'm certain tasked all firefighters in the area. What began as a massive fire at an apartment complex under construction ended with expanding to 22 houses on fire.

Arrival video of an apartment fire in Alexandria, VA on November 11, 2016.

Upper Darby Twp. Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. At about 5:15 pm companies were dispatched to the unit block of 69th st for smoke from a building (IN THE AREA). Companies arrived to find smoke pushing from several businesses.

Rioting erupted on the streets of Baltimore on the day of Freddie Gray’s funeral. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan has declared a state of emergency. Several fires have occurred throughout the City and Firefighters have been under attack with things thrown ...

The store became fully involved from the working fire which broke through the roof after arrival of fire units. Water supply was obtained from hydrants hundreds of feet away. Sections of the roof collapsed before the fire was brought under control at 611 Bordentown Ave.