As our department’s duty officer, I responded to a mutual aid request from an area agency. It was a structure fire in a single-level residential home. I was assigned to the Alpha division, and when there was growing concern about fire extending into the attic, two firefighters were assigned to me as a crew. Prior...Read More
INDIAN LAND, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Three firefighters are recovering after battling a large house fire in Indian Land Sunday afternoon. Crews responded to a home on Baker Creek Avenue with heavy fire conditions. Indian Land Fire District and Pineville Fire Department were first on the scene. Officials say that due to rapidly deteriorating...Read More
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — One firefighter was taken to the hospital after a roof collapsed during a house fire on Saturday night. The blaze in the 4100 block of Old Lyne Road in Virginia Beach was reported at 9:10 p.m., according to the Virginia Beach Police Department. The two-story home had heavy smoke and flames...Read More
Mutual aid for the East Montgomery County Fire Church fire. Roof collapse with a crew on the roof & a crew interior under the collapse. I was working as a Battalion Chief, assisting with operations on the Charlie division of the fire. The fire had been knocked down & due to a portion of the...Read More
An internal report obtained by the Banner reveals systemic flaws but the department has yet to release its findings The Baltimore Fire Department was understaffed while relying on aging equipment and outdated training standards when two firefighters died in a blaze 2 1/2 years ago, according to an investigative report obtained by The Banner. Acting Capt....Read More
Susannah Sudborough – masslive.com – A firefighter was hospitalized Tuesday afternoon after crews rescued a man from a fire at a large home in Agawam, according to fire officials. Firefighters responded to the fire on Juniper Ridge Drive shortly after 2:40 p.m. on March 31, the Agawam Fire Department said in a Facebook post. A second alarm was called while firefighters were en...Read More
