Fire Breaks out at White House Compound
Thick black smoke billowed from a fire Wednesday in Vice President Dick Cheney’s suite of offices in the historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House.
Cheney’s office was damaged by smoke and water from fire hoses, White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said. The vice president was not in the building at the time; [...]
6928 Ruskin Lane, Upper Darby, PA
Dispatched for a dwelling fire, advising of numerous calls. Squirt-36 arrived reporting heavy fire blowing out the 2nd floor front of a 2 story multiple occupancy residence. Crews from Squirt-36 lead off with an 1″ 3/4 which was followed up with a 2nd line. Ladder-26 took to the roof for ventilation. Photos courtesy of Brian [...]
Ignored Smoke Detectors Proves Fatal
In a classic case of things not to do, there’s always someone who decides to go against the most obvious: find out what’s causing an alarm. Article via the Wichita Eagle, KA.
The smoke detector sounded for hours before anyone on the southeast Wichita street called 911 early Tuesday.
By the time firefighters reached the triplex on [...]
As winter approaches, prepare for seasonal fires
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Jeff Cooper from Salina Journal took this photograph of the Salina strip mall fire that caused $1M in damage
Winter hasn’t officially started but local fire departments are already responding to what they refer to as seasonal fires. Once the temperature starts to drop, people are inside more and using sources of heat [...]
Air Force Firefighters train Iraqis
Seven local Iraqi firefighters shared a momentous occasion as they graduated from the Ali Base basic firefighter skills course.
The 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire and emergency services flight firefighters put on a six-day training course to train Iraqi firemen of varying experience levels, from a province in nearby An Nasiriyah.
“Our Air Force firefighters are [...]
Malibu Fire Mostly Under Control
After being overwhelmed a month ago, state officials positioned hundreds of firefighters, trucks and planes at strategic staging areas in a bigger-than-usual mobilization that probably saved homes and lives when a wildfire broke out in Malibu over Thanksgiving weekend.
Fifty-three homes were lost, but officials said it could have been worse if not for the preparations [...]
The Blaze that Changed Firefighting
Looking back at history, we take a trip to London, November 18, 1987, when a fire broke out in the escalators at King’s Cross station and a total of 30 civilians perished.
“I was based at Stratford fire station in east London. We had just started a 15-hour night shift, when we heard over the radio [...]
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