I hate those TJI floor joists. I had a basement job yesterday morning with heavy fire in basement and heavy smoke on second floor. I was officer on the line, and we made a push for the fire and once we found it, we made an attack. During the attack we pulled some dropped ceiling...Read More
A Firefighter was hospitalized after a floor collapsed underneath him as he battled a fire at a Lake Bluff home this afternoon. Lake Bluff Firefighters responded to a 911 call of a fire at a home in the 100 block of Campbell Court at 1:09 p.m. Although no residents were injured in the blaze, a Lake...Read More
On Thursday night, January 8th, New Creek Volunteer Fire Department in New Creek, WV was alerted for a large "hay bale fire". While operating, a tanker shuttle was established to a fire hydrant approximately 2 miles away from the fire scene, on a rural, narrow 2 lane road. Engine 38 (1995 Freightliner/Luverne) was one of...Read More
While it’s probably appreciated-the issues of staffing and the safety of the officer-and those around him, just sort of seems to come to mind!Read More