Raw video from scrapyard fire in Houston: This fire was reported around 10:45 AM on Sunday near the Houston Ship Channel. No injuries were reported.
Prince George’s County, Maryland staffing levels questioned on two, 3-alarm fires: Click here for a press release from IAFF Local 1619 describing multiple units that failed to respond or had only two firefighters on board as PGFD handled two, three-alarm, garden-apartment fires in as many days. Click here and here for coverage of the fires. We have requested a response from PGFD officials.
Arson spree leaves two dead in Northampton, Massachusetts. Fireground audio, video, pictures, and details: A dozen fires or attempted fires in 75 minutes with two people dead, but officials aren’t using the word arson. The fires are labeled as suspicious. We have the dramatic fireground audio as dispatchers, firefighters and police try to keep up with the fires early Sunday morning. Click here for our coverage.
Two fires are 30-hours and 1-block apart in Woonsocket, Rhode Island: We have video from both extra-alarm fires in vacant multi-family homes. Check it out.
Most popular stories contest: Figure out what were the five most popular stories on STATter911.com in 2009 and win a prize. Dave takes the winner to lunch. (“Oh yeah, he’s a prize”, Mrs. STATter911.com was heard saying.) Click here for the details.
Must see video of Saturday's water rescue in Middletown, Pennsylvania (Delaware County) of a mother and her 14-year-old daughter. Some of the rescuers were treated for hypothermia. Click the image for the video, pictures and details.
The sprinkler that said “Bah! Humbug!” right back to Scrooge: A nice Christmas story from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Please take a moment to read it.
Christmas fire roundup: We spent the holiday gathering video of those on the job for Christmas. See the videos here, here and here.
Elephant gets a better reception in the South: Suzie the elephant, who made big waves in New York, seems to be less controversial in Florida. Click here.
And Firegeezer plays Cry Me a River all day long on his Victrola: Bill still has the hots for Julie London as he discovers a cache of Emergency! episodes on the web. Check out Firegeezer.
Burning pickup crashes into home and it burns: The story from Bellevue, Nebraska. Read it. Watch it.
Firefighter’s car looted while he is fighting a fire: The story from New Zealand.
I wonder if it was the wind that did it: A 187-ton windmill came crashing down on a wind farm in Fenner, New York. Check it out.
“If you want to be loved by everyone, become a firefighter; if not, become a cop”: Some parting words from outgoing Police Chief Gary Miguel of Syracuse, New York.
Also on STATter911 …
- Quick Takes: February 21, 2011. – February 21, 2011
- Two must see videos: Burning truck runs into fire engine in Arizona & helicopter crash and rescue in New Zealand. – November 24, 2011
- Quick Takes: May 2, 2011. – May 1, 2011
- Quick Takes: February 20, 2012. – February 20, 2012
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Never get tired of seeing firefighters performing water rescues in turnout gear. Glad everyone’s okay.
Prince George’s County, Maryland staffing levels questioned on two, 3-alarm fires:
Since I can’t directly comment, I’ll do it this way. Why don’t they stop whining and moaning, and reduce some of the extremely overpaid firefighter salaries…. PGFD is one of the highest paid in the region…. and they have all these staffing issues. If they reduced salaries (not a lot by far, but some) would let them hire more if they are so worried about this staffing issue.
The PGFD and PG County Executive should give more power to the volunteer departments. Ideas like allowing departments to order and maintain their own turnout gear (meeting or exceeding county requirements, like most other counties around here do), would go to save money, and ultimately increase funding for the county “professionals” to get better gear, as well as be able to maintain NFPA compliance for gear cleaning and such.
The county needs to stop whining and do their jobs. They need to stop whining in the station because they are stuck on an ambulance because they are 2 shift guys in a house… If you dont want to provide ALL services to the community you are sworn to serve, then resign.
Once again Local 1619 and PGFD as well as the county exec office try to twist an incident to better themselves, instead of truly worrying about the citizens they are there for. From my understanding, the additional 3-4 firefighter from the 1st alarm, and 6-8 from the second really wouldn’t have made that much of a difference.
On the same token, I am sure staffing will be blamed for the 3-alarm fire in oxen hill’s area the other day, even though it went to 3 alarms before the entire 1st alarm was even on scene… Though I am sure Dave, PGFD and the rest of the “professionals” will find some way to blame it on the volunteers, they always do.
***End Rant***