Fire Critic An Unadulterated View of the Fire Service
On Saturday, Roanoke, VA Firefighters were busy with a 2 alarm fire that burned two houses in the 500 block of Marshall Ave. SW. Two other houses suffered minor damage.
Read More »Flooding in Roanoke – Roanoke City’s Swift Water Rescue Team in Action
The Roanoke, VA area is being hit by constant rain. If I remember correctly, I read that on July 3/4th of this year, the Roanoke River crested at the 10th highest level on record.
Read More »I Caught a Job…The Fire Critic AND IronFiremen.com on Scene!
So there we were...Willie in command and loving it! Me paired up with Ladder 7 to go in and find the fire (my firefighter was on the hydrant and driver was pumping). AND...I got the nozzle! Happy Birthday to me!
Read More »Raw Video: Captain Wines 1st in at House Fire. Interior Operations…and a rekindle?
I am mostly posting this because Wines was in on the fire and the fact that we don't get much video of our fires. There aren't any buffs in the area like in the Northeast. We take what we can get and every once in a while a neighbor films a short video like the one below.
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