Tag Archives: Rhode Island

8 structures, including garages, sheds were either destroyed or damaged on the afternoon of Sunday April 7th 2013 on Harrison St. A 3rd alarm was struck on arrival and a 4th alarm was transmitted shortly after.

Firefighters couldn't make entry on side 2 because of an electrical line burning but as they attempted to make entry on side 3, they encountered a dog inside, grabbed him and brought him to safety.

Shortly after 6am on Tuesday January 22, 2013, a call reporting a house fire on Boulevard Avenue came into the Lincoln Fire Alarm office. Upon arrival, heavy fire was showing from the basement.

Arriving companies found heavy fire in the basement rapidly extending to the upper floors. About 20 minutes into the fire, firefighters had to evacuate the building because of deteriorating conditions. They then quickly knocked the heavy overlapping fire down from the exterior and went back in and finished knocking it down.

All 125 Woonsocket, Rhode Island firefightes are working a huge fire at a mill this evening. The large 4 story building caught fire Tuesday evening. Firefighters from nearby departments were also called in to help. Mutual aid departments from Bellingham and Blackstone in Massachusetts also responded.

Fires from New York, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts

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I just thought it was kind of interesting seeing the flip side of things. As a firefighter, I am glad to hear that they got out safe and I hope they might not have lost everything.

Today, Woonsocket Firefighters battled a 3 alarm fire through the roof in a triple decker with extension into one of the exposures. Newsblog.projo.com: WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Firefighters are tackling a three-alarm blaze in a triple-decker house at 97 Rebekah St. Flames still engulfed the structure at 12:45 p.m. The alarm was turned in around 12:15 p.m.

I just got finished reading the chapter on Michael Goff in "Last Alarm" by Jerry Laughlin. The book was published in 1986 and features 5 true stories about firefighters who died in the line of duty. Michael Goff, a Petersburg (VA) Sergeant was killed when a wall collapsed on him following an explosion at an apartment complex. The explosion also injured many firefighters, EMT's, and civilians (some who had just been rescued).