In the early winter of 2003, my fire company responded to a multiple alarm building fire, mutual aid. Shortly after entering the building with rest of my crew, we relieved a team in the room where we thought the fire started. The previous team failed to tell us that the fire had actually started below...Read More
While not as serious as others, it still could have sent me to the hospital with burns. Last December, my department had a relatively large fire in a 2 story residential that had started to run away. The fire was contained to the second floor by the initial fire company who pulled a 2 1/2...Read More
My company was dispatched to a working fire in a 1.5 story single family dwelling. On arrival heavy smoke was pouring from the second story windows on the B and D sides, however, the windows were still intact. The captain and one firefighter entered the house, immediately did a primary search of the 1st floor...Read More
We had just came on duty. The alarm went off for a house on fire in our first response area. My engine responded with myself and two firefighters. We pulled onto the street and could see heavy fire venting from a window on the south side of the house. We were approaching the house from...Read More
It was about 10 P.M. when the initial alarm was struck for a building fire at a nearby auto lube shop. The building is just over the county line; we were dispatched as the second due truck. We arrived moments after the first arriving engine reported on location with heavy fire showing from the front...Read More
I would like to share a close call I experienced a few years ago. Let me start by telling you I have been in the fire service for twenty-four years and this was, as you will read, a real close call. It was Friday in January just after 5:00 PM. Our department was dispatched for...Read More
