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OUR LADY OF ANGELS & FIREFIGHTERS DECEMBER

 Billy    November 30, 2020    No Comments

The Our Lady of Angels fire anniversary (Dec. 1, 1958) in Chicago where 92 kids and four nuns lost their lives – a day in 1958 where the heroics of Chicago firefighters were well documented. 3 VIDEOS OF THE OUR LADY OF ANGELS SCHOOL … [Read more...]

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DRAMATIC VIDEO FROM UK SHOWS FIREFIGHTERS TRAPPED INSIDE BURNING HOUSE

 Brian Kazmierzak    November 28, 2020    No Comments

This video shows the moment a Staffordshire house exploded while firefighters were still inside. It was caused by a dehumidifier in the basement, which the homeowners did not know had been recalled by the manufacturer for a serious electrical fault. Station Manager Gary … [Read more...]

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MAYDAY: FIREFIGHTER FALLS THRU FLOOR AT DOUBLE FATAL HOUSE FIRE IN MARYLAND (VIDEO & MAYDAY RADIO TRAFFIC)

 Billy    November 27, 2020    No Comments

An elderly mother and the son taking care of her died in a fast-moving house fire in Baltimore County Friday morning. 54-year-old Timothy Schwartz lived with his 93-year-old mother Avonne Schwartz in Catonsville when fire tore through their home just before 0700. Neighbors called … [Read more...]

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MAYDAY in Prince George’s County, Maryland as Firefighters Fall Into Basement

 Billy    November 23, 2020    No Comments

Two firefighters fell to the basement of a home while working a house fire in Prince George's County. At about 12:52 on Sunday, the Prince George's County Fire Department was called to the 13000 block of Barnwell Pl in Marlton for a house fire. When crews arrived, they found a … [Read more...]

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HOW FIREFIGHTERS DIED IN 2019…..(It depends on who you ask)

 Billy    November 9, 2020    No Comments

According to the USFA, in 2019, 62 Firefighters died in the Line of Duty, 22 less than the 2018 total of 84 Firefighters. The fatalities included 25 career firefighters, 34 volunteer Firefighters, and 3 wildland agencies w/the total consisting of one female and 61 males. There … [Read more...]

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Tomorrow 10-22-20 from The Incident Commander: The Loss Of 2 Toledo Firefighters

 Billy    October 21, 2020    No Comments

The NFFF launched its Incident Commander-to-Incident Commander (IC to IC) Network in 2020 to support incident commanders involved in a Firefighter fatality. Several of those IC's are willing to share their experiences so we can all learn. TOMORROW: THURSDAY OCTOBER 22, … [Read more...]

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“WORKING FIRE IN THE BASEMENT”

 Billy    October 20, 2020    No Comments

There is a "no cost/no excuse" training course from UL specifically related to fighting fires in basements or related "below grade" conditions. Their “Understanding and Fighting Basement Fires” course covers the results of fire experiments conducted as part of the Basement Fires … [Read more...]

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UPDATE: After Recent Firefighter Line of Duty Death, Worcester Fire Department Gets Hard Look At Fire Operations

 Billy    October 8, 2020    No Comments

Worcester (MA) is moving forward with a study of the Fire Department, nearly a year after pledging to review firefighter safety in wake of the Line-of-Duty death of Lt. Jason Menard. The city said this week it had hired Emergency Services Consulting International (ESCI) to study … [Read more...]

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NEW YORK DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF CAUGHT IN STAIR COLLAPSE

 Billy    October 5, 2020    No Comments

Utica Fire Deputy Chief Matt Ambrose suffered from minor injuries following a house fire on Smith Place in Utica. According to Utica Fire Chief Scott Ingersoll, fire crews were battling the fire inside of the home when the stairway collapsed causing Ambrose to fall from the … [Read more...]

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WHAT IS BURNING….In That Dwelling…? FLASHOVER (New Video)

 Billy    October 1, 2020    No Comments

Today UL released two new flashover related videos: a short PSA and a full-length side-by-side home furnishing comparison experiment video. The PSA drives awareness of how little time there is to escape a dwelling fire and urges people to plan ahead by having working smoke … [Read more...]

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