On February 24, 2012, at 2111 hours, Prince George’s County(Maryland) Fire/EMS Department personnel responded to a single family dwellingfire at 6404 57th Avenue in Riverdale Heights, Maryland. Shortly after arriving, firefighters forced the front door of thestructure, which immediately changed the fire’s flow path and dynamics byadding a ventilation opening above the fire. This situation...Read More
Behavioral Health Programs in the Fire Service Programs and initiativesthat can help create a dialogue about sensitive issues By Paul Bourgeois Published Friday,February 15, 2013 | From the March 2013Issue of FireRescue Editor’s note: In thisarticle of a two-article series on firefighter behavioral health, PaulBourgeois explains the importance of making behavioral health a priority in...Read More
Thanks to Dave Statter (www.Statter911.com) for sharing this story with us: This is video from ntvinh1602 of a fire today at 28 Tran Hung Dao in Hanoi, Vietam. According to the description, the service station is located across from the Central Military Hospital 108. Ten firefighters were hurt, including at least two who were seriously burned....Read More
Eight people were displaced and one firefighter suffered minor injuries when a fire burned through the top two floors of a three-floor residence at 399 Warren St. late Sunday afternoon. The second-floor and third-floor apartments were completely burned out, and the first floor sustained heavy water damage, according to District Fire Chief Roger St. Martin....Read More
