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While I attend many, many fires virtually through the scores of YouTube videos I view each day in an effort to bring you the finest in fire porn, it had been a long time since I actually had been on a fireground. But Sunday afternoon I was behind the wheel on the southbound Garden State Parkway returning from a visit with the family of Mrs. STATter911.com when I spotted smoke off in the distance as we approached the Oranges. Passing the interchange with I-280, I could actually see off to my left the top floor of what was a three story house with some heavy fire conditions.
I should note at this point in the narrative that we would have arrived at the scene much more rapidly than we did after first spotting the header, but the New Jersey State Police Garden State Parkway high speed escort service for celebrity fire bloggers failed to show as in the past (anyone know if there has been a recent change in policy on this vital service?).
We pulled up to the fire in the 200 block of South 19th Street in Newark with some of the second-alarm units. The video of what we saw is above. It has been edited somewhat to try and improve my lousy shooting skills, but all of the shots are in chronological order.
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Looking forward to some old-fashioned ambulance chasing as well, which has to be next, right?
And then there’s only one logical next step after that. Have you been injured in a car accident? Call me, Dave Statter, right now on the Hurt Line.
Dave, as far as the NJSP escort service, parently weren’t piloting your official Lambo Rapid Response Vehicle or they would have picked you right up.
How did the better half feel about being left sitting in the middle of Newark while you went off buffing?
&$#@*&@ Monday morning … keyboard sticking.
How about “apparently you weren’t” … must…get…more…coffee…
CHAOS,
Mrs. STATter911.com is a great supporter of the blog and, even though it woke her from a nap, she was into it.
No, I had the official STATter911.com Lambo RRV. It’s the twin of this one as seen on Glenn Usdin’s FireTruckBlog.com http://firetruckblog.com/2012/04/29/what-does-your-chief-drive-how-about-this-lamborghini-rapid-response-unit/ . The guy I usually call at NJSP must have been off yesterday for some reason.
Statter
Well I think your video work is excellent – a nice juxtaposition of fire and firefighters and apparatus.
I have to say that the fire building has to rank in the top 5 of the “Ugliest Buildings that Burned” list.
I was intrigued to note the 2 fire buffs at 5:38 in your video. Did they enjoy watching the working fire as much as you did?
Good job, Dave!
Had I known you were traversing my former home state, I probably could have made that notification to NJSP. I’m not sure if you would have gotten an escort to the fire or you would have been escorted out of the state based on knowing me, but that’s the chances you take. Just be careful buffing in Newark. Some of the neighborhoods are places you just don’t want to be in.
Keep the police commentary off the fire blog?
Is that a question Jimmy? An order? A request? A wish?
Statter
There you have it, Dave. First, you get snubbed by the NJSP. Now, you find out that this is just a “fire blog”.
Some days you’re the windshield and some days you’re the bug.
On the positive side, there appears to be a need for a “grammar blog”.