The Capital Beltway on a Tuesday morning: From I-495 between University Boulevard and New Hampshire Avenue in Montgomery County this morning. Still images here thanks to Emily Cyr at WUSA9.com.
Some must listen to fireground audio: This is from the house fire Sunday morning in Buffalo where six people were trapped. We have the dramatic fireground audio and interviews with the firefighters. Check it out. We have also links to video and pictures from the scene.
“[The suburbs] do an exterior attack. That’s why they lose most of their buildings. If we stood back and put water on, we’d feel like we weren’t doing anything”: That quote is causing quite a bit of controversy in the Chicago area. The discussion of the “Chicago way” by members of Engne 106 is part of a column by Neil Steinberg in the Sun-Times. There are a number of comments attached to the story that give a good sense of what we have also seen in emails floating around. Here is the story and the reaction.
More details on water problems at Maryland house fire that left eight firefighters hurt: The hydrant that couldn’t be pumped during the initial stages of the house fire in University Park on Sunday night tested fine. PGFD’s Mark Brady says it took three attempts and five to seven minutes to get water from the plug. Click here for the details.
An explanation on water problems at Ohio fire: Video from a neighbor and lots of questions from a reporter seem to have gotten to the bottom of water issues at a Westerville, Ohio house fire on Saturday. Watch the video and read more.
Firegeezer on fire: He’s got lots of good stuff. Click here and scroll down. Make sure you check the pictures and video from the multi-alarm fire in East Hartford.
Status of former Maryland assistant chief changed from fired to retired: You may recall the story of Greg DeHaven, a Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service assistant chief who was fired after he crashed the county vehicle into a bunch of cars and a police car on I-270. He is no longer in the “fired” status. Read more.
It isn’t just us who had a busy weekend: Fire season is clearly here. Our friends at NewsWorking.org in Northeastern Pennsylvania shot lots of video. The one above is of the boarding house fire in Stroudsburg. Firegeezer has more details on the fire. NewsWorking.org also has video from a two-alarm house fire in LowHill Township and a two-alarm house fire in Allentown.
Also on STATter911 …
- Raw video: Multi-alarm fire with collapses in Mahanoy City, PA. – July 31, 2012
- Raw video: PGFD house fire on Wingate Drive in Glenn Dale, Maryland. – March 29, 2012
- UPDATE – Helmet-cam: Roof ops at firefighter’s burning home in Throop, PA. Homeowner was driving first arriving pumper. – February 11, 2013
- Raw video: Three-alarm fire in seven Allentown, PA rowhomes with lots of video choices. – May 26, 2013
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Gees, the news budget at WUSA must be limitless if they send a chopper to cover a car fire.
It may just be the angle, but that engine looks like it’s a little too close to the car.
Glad to hear the Chief Dehaven continues the unbroken streak of of lawsuits won against MCDFRS. They have never won a case brought against them by an employee.
I would say that engine is a little too close. Thought maybe they were just going to open a discharge so they didn’t have to rerack hose.
Safety, were was the breathing apparatus? You mean to tell me that MCDFRS does not require breathing apparatus to be worn while engaged in vehicle fire fighting. Shame, Shame, Shame!
thanks for shafting me dave
To “the deputy”
Please elaborate on how I shafted you. I would apologize but I am not sure what I am apologizing for.
Statter
Takeing a little long to put the wet stuff on the red stuff.3 minutes is a little long.
SCBA is being used although it took ia second look. Three minutes or so with circle check and a fully involved auto is not bad. Tunnel vision is and may have been averted with some seconds of recon. What was going to be saved anyway? Risk/Benefit? Learn from this.
3 minutes is long on a “fully invloved auto” like you said whats to save? circle check shouldnt take long. and if they had another engine company on there ass(if they have any pride what so ever) theyd get it out before they showed up and showed them how to do there job.and yes your not saving anything,but you get the car out quick and the quicker you can get it outa the road and get traffic moving again. thanks “anonymous”
SCBA may have been worn but what’s with the member who walks within leg breaking distance of the front bumper… TWICE! He needs to be retrained on car fires.
Dave
you summed it up on the home page,sorry i must have used a four letter word on this post my fault i’m sorry
Deputy,
Thanks for writing back. Yes, they are touchy about that here.
There were a lot of comments that day and in the back of my mind I was thinking you may have written one with a very commen 4-letter word (it doesn’t offend me in the least). I just wasn’t certain.
As I recall the rest of the post was fine and I felt guilty about having to kill it. That’s why I put the reminders out on the policy every once in a while.
Statter
Deputy please re-post your comments.
i will have to sit and remember what i wrote and get it back on here.