Oley Township, Pennsylvania house fire: Three-alarms were sounded yesterday afternoon on Fisher Mill Road. A man and woman were injured in the fire. Read details. Click here for a series of pictures.
Honoring a career of service to the Nation's Capital: How did a Pennsylvania boy who desperately wanted to join the FDNY get the IAFF Local 36 union hall in Northeast Washington named after him? We have the story behind the Kenneth M. Cox Building. Also, make sure your read the original reporting detailing a 1971 rescue involving Kenny and the crew from DCFD Truck 8. Click here.
In addition, prior the building dedication there was the Local 36 Firefighter Memorial Day gathering. Click here for Stanley J. Jaworski's photos.
Fairfax County harassment suits: This is a story we didn't get to last week and it upset some of our readers (no conspiracy, mostly because of a lack of time and forgetfulness on the editor's part). Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department has had lawsuits from two female firefighters who claimed they were sexually harassed by Lt. Timothy Young. In one case there has been a $250,000 judgment after the judge ruled Fairfax County tolerated the harassment. The Washington Post's Tom Jackman has the original story. And Curt Varone has a nice summary in his Fire Law blog. I will try to do better in the future.
A fire chief shows us how to handle the bad news: Check out my analysis of how Osceola County, Florida Chief Richard Collins dealt with the press after one of his firefighters was accused of staking out a place to burglarize while on an emergency call. Here it is.
New to FDNY: Glenn Usdin's FireTruckBlog.com is on the FDNY beat with videos of some new rigs. Click here.
Chicago mayday audio: Click here to listen to CFD dealing with a firefighter briefly trapped in a house fire.
Burning river of fuel at truck fire: Interesting video from above a truck fire in Monaco. It shows a blast rupturing the fuel tank. Watch the video.
Embarrassment power: Mike Legeros always asks some interesting questions on his Raleigh/Wake Firefighting Blog. As for answers, he usually doesn't have them. But he gets you thinking. Last week he looked at that training video where liquid fuel was apparently added to the fire and wants to know about the impact of shame and embarrassment. Click here for Mike's musings. Along the way you will see some other nice stuff.
Sex and the "horny firefighter": Bill Schumm's description after the latest chapter in a West Coast firehouse sex scandal. Of course we would never use that term here at STATter911.com. Check out Firegeezer.com.
Union president demoted from captain to firefighter: Johnson City, New York's Marty Meaney is fighting his demotion that came out of an investigation looking into tampering with breathing apparatus. Here are the details.
Quick knock in Baltimore: Arrival video by a citizen and the view from a TV chopper above show some fast work at a two-alarm fire in Mt. Vernon last week. Check it out.
Volunteer recruitment in PA: There is a lot of interest in trying to reverse the trend of a shortage of volunteer firefighters in many jurisdiction across the country. Dave Schwartz at Cheltenham Township Fire Department in Pennsylvania tells us about the department's efforts that include videos (here) and updates on the CTFD website (here) and Facebook page (here).
Also on STATter911 …
- Quick Takes: July 9, 2012. – July 9, 2012
- Quick Takes: December 26, 2011. – December 26, 2011
- Quick Takes: May 21, 2012. – May 21, 2012
- Quick Takes: September 4, 2012. – September 4, 2012
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WOW! Lets see… looks like the roof did its job, kept the 600 gpm flow from the ladder pipe from getting to the fire. I guess after a while it did burn through the roof and the ladder pipe could flood the dwelling. The hand line shooting under the roof… I guess the firefighters forgot about the kneewalls. When you flow that much water and the fire does not start to darken down plan "B" should go into effect or re-evaluate plan "A". Hard to tell from the video how bad it was burning on the first floor if at all on the "D" side but a trip up the interior steps with a 1 3/4 line may have made quick work of this job. Strike the BOX! K
Pennsyltuckey's bravest! Give um some more FEMA grants!!!
PISS POOR! Why even show up? Take line inside, find steps, ascend stairs, flow water, open up, flow more water, fire will go out.
The chief said the fire was nearly out then it got into the roof (attic?), and once it got into the roof there was nothing we could do (BS). Must of been too hot outside to go inside, or forgot to go inside with truck work (opening up) being done,or this is how we always attack a 1 story older wood construction single family dwelling.
Look at the pictures the fire was knocked then I guess they took a break because of the excessive heat. Water doesn't appear to be an issue and the size of the house didn"t appear to be too big. What a shame. I wasn't there so things may have been different then they appear.
Can anybody tell me how many GPM from the ladder hit the fire? (Hint=0) Question 2 How many GPM from the ladder is seen zooming right over the roof and hitting something about 50-75 feet on the ground on the other side of the house?
I would hope that real firemen would take that handline in the front door and grab a 6' pike, pull some ceiling and give that attic a quick douche or 2. See the smoke turn from black to gray. (Sign that you are hitting what burning)
Here's an impersonation of my grandmother, "OY VEY!"
If they couldnt get it from the inside, perhaps putting the stick in that attic window for a minute or two could have knocked enough fire down so that an interior attack could resume? Not monday morning quarterbacking, just food for thought for the next one
Go inside…damn
You Got To Be KIDDING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PISS POOR EXCUSE FOR FIREFIGHTERS! HOW DID A FIRE LIKE THIS GO 3 ALARMS??? PRETTY SURE THESE GUYS NEED TO RETHINK THERE CAREER PATH (OR HOBBY) HAHAHAHAHA!
http://smolltimephotography.shutterfly.com/pictures/22 Here are some pictures from beginning to end. The second floor was an apartment. Command did not know this until no stairs were found inside. It was started by a plant growing light. The garage was made into a store for herbs and candles that were grown and made at the house.