Attached is the "Blue Sheet" from the LAFD. It is an "official" document that summarizes what they know so far about the May 16th fire and explosion.. This report is prepared and distributed within 72 hours following the initiation of a Serious Incident Review Team to … [Read more...]
Here is the full radio traffic leading up to, and following the MAYDAY: -Emergency Traffic followed with start of Mayday at 7:38 -Roof Evacuation at 7:59 -Mayday followed with PAR at 8:13 HERE is the entire audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdzSbV2wNWI STATUS OF … [Read more...]
The latest we have is that 3 LAFD Firefighters have been discharged from Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center. 8 Firefighters are still being treated, including 2 Firefighters in critical, but reported stable, condition. A 12th Firefighter was treated in the emergency room and … [Read more...]
Three Firefighters were injured while operating at a house fire Saturday evening in Bedford County, Virginia (near Roanoke). A mayday was transmitted over the radio around 1815 hours after multiple agencies responded to a house fire on Joppa Mill Road. First arriving companies … [Read more...]
You'll remember last June when the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, and specifically the suspension of Captain Danny Dwyer, made national headlines. Apparently, instead of waiting for his two truck crew members to finish gearing up, Captain Dwyer crawled inside with 2 … [Read more...]
PLEASE WATCH THIS 2 MIN. VIDEO FROM IAFC PRES CHIEF GARY LUDWIG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHbjYHqVDfU HERE IS THE ACTION LINK: https://www.votervoice.net/iframes/IAFC/Campaigns/73874/Respond THE "ACTION" LINK pushes your support of significant COVID-19 funding … [Read more...]
One person was killed and a Firefighter was injured following an explosion during a house fire in Pelzer, South Carolina last night. Multiple fire departments were called to a house fire on Parker Street at about 11 p.m. During the fire, an explosion blew out the front wall of … [Read more...]
From fiction to fact-UL has released a new report on single family dwelling fires. Now before anyone goes insane claiming that taking out every window and attacking with a hearty 1/4" booster line was and is the solution, open the report and look at the people involved. These are … [Read more...]
Original post at: https://community.fireengineering.com/profiles/blog/show?id=1219672:BlogPost:692867 As much is I appreciate the lifesaving contributions of fire dynamics researchers to the firefighting craft, I am continuously frustrated by the slow pace of the … [Read more...]
Five firefighters were hurt after conditions rapidly changed in a burning apartment building, according to the fire chief of Alliance Fire and Rescue. The fire happened at 125 Henrietta Street in Red Lion around 11:45 p.m. Saturday. Fire Chief Scott Gingrich said when fire crews … [Read more...]
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