Detroit firetruck crushed by passenger train
A top fire department official minced no words in criticizing a firefighter who parked a truck on a set of train tracks while responding to an accident. The fire truck was subsequently hit by a train.
Photo by David Guralnick / The Detroit News
“I’m very upset,” said executive fire commissioner James Mack. “I’m going to make [...]
Video: Christmas Tree Fire Safety
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a fantastic video demonstrating the power of fire engulfing a dry pine Christmas tree. The entire room is consumed in less than a minute!
Download (5MB mpg) the video for educational purposes.
Weston, MA private school burns down
A four-alarm blaze at The Gifford School in Weston, MA (see map) was reported at about 6 a.m. Wednesday. The cause was ruled by state officials to be accidental, and due to combustible materials close to an open flame in the school’s kitchen igniting.
In addition to the Weston fire departments, the fire brought crew in [...]
Firefighters Become Medics to the Poor
The New York Times has a great article about firefighters who are also emergency medical staff/paramedics - though dual certification is not the norm in the United States, many if not most paid companies now require at least EMT or even paramedic status for their firefighters.
Peeling off his latex gloves after treating a 4-year-old boy [...]
Authorities say Los Angeles wildfires set intentionally
Authorities launched a homicide investigation Thursday into the wildfire north of Los Angeles after determining that the blaze which killed two firefighters was set intentionally.
2 Buffalo firefighters die in floor collapse
Two firefighters — one searching for a person reported to be trapped and the other responding to a mayday call — plunged through the collapsed first floor of a burning convenience store and died early Monday.
Rescue crews tried repeatedly to get to the two fallen firefighters, but were beaten back by fire and further collapses [...]
The Big Picture
Image by Massimo Locci/AFP/Getty Images
The Boston Globe has a nice collection of images from the recent fires that ravaged the Meditteranean countries. Six Spanish firefighters have perished in battling the blazes, near Horta de Sant Joan.
Nine killed in Belgian retirement home
Nine people were killed in a fire that broke out in a retirement home in the Belgian town of Melle, according to news reports. Sources claim that the fire was started by an overheating fan on the first floor. At the Kanunnik Triest home, where approximately 90 seniors live, most of those who were overcome [...]
Canadian wildfires force thousands to flee
Kelowna, British Columbia - wildfires raging in the area has forced the evacuation of nearly 17,000 people in the west of the Canadian country. The blaze started Saturday afternoon and has burned at least 300 hectares and destroyed nine homes.
Arson suspected in Osaka slot parlor fire that kills 4
Around 4:15pm Japan time (3:15am EST) a fire broke out in a slot machine (pachinko) parlor in a first floor building in the Konohana Ward of Osaka. 4 people were killed, and 19 others seriously injured.
Location
Cross-Niko Niko slot machine parlor, first floor of the six-story Kojima Kensetsu building, in the Konohana Ward of [...]
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