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Must see roof operations video: The way they do it in the Nation’s Capital.

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With all of the turmoil we have shown you lately in the DC Fire & EMS Department, it is nice to be able to show you that they still go to fires in Washington, DC. This video comes courtesy of Joe Brown at TraditionsTraining.com. It combines helmet-cam and a little ground camera video with Joe's narration of how roof operations were handled at a house fire that was dispatched just after 6:00 AM Sunday morning in the 4200 block of Lane Place, Northeast.

Here's what DCFD.com and 27Engine.com reported about this fire:

E27 went to work knocking down the first floor. However, due to the stairs being burnt out the crew was unable to get to the second floor. The ladder pipe took care of the second floor, and the fire was under control in 30 minutes.

Truck 17 was the first due truck.

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Posted by on February 14, 2012 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, DC Fire & EMS Department, fire, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, Fires, must see video, Videos • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Neighbors & chiefs say they were mislead by engine crew. Albuquerque FD rig in neighboring jurisdiction for two hours to fix firefighter’s broken water pipe.

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On Saturday, Albuquerque Fire Department Engine 27 was seven miles from its station, parked in a Rio Rancho neighborhood for two hours. It's hard to hide a fire truck, so neighbors were quite curious why a rig from a neighboring department was spending so much time on their street. Their curiosity has brought the scrutiny of a TV reporter and AFD's chief.

According to KRQE-TV, the neighbors say they were told the firefighters were checking out a smoke complaint. It turns out the lieutenant and three firefighters had been authorized to go to the home of one of the firefighters to repair a broken water pipe. It appears they had permission from their battalion chief, sort of:

Here's more from KRQE-TV's story:

But AFD Fire Chief Jim Breen said the firefighter lied about the location of his house, saying it was in Albuquerque and within Station 27's district on the far west side. The chief said if the bosses had known, it never would have been approved.

"Typically what we like to do is relieve that firefighter of duty, let him go address his situation, his personal situation and we'll call in another firefighter to take his place," Breen said. "I'm very concerned about this incident."

Even though the crew was out of its jurisdiction for more than two hours and was seven miles from their station, it remained on dispatch's call list. That means there would have been a delay if they had to respond to a fire in their district, possibly putting city residents at risk

Chief Breen says he isn't sure what they were doing but an investigation is underway to find out.

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Posted by on January 19, 2012 • Filed under: Uncategorized • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Raw video from 2-alarm commercial building fire in Washington, DC. Blaze was one block from Engine 27′s quarters.

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Video above provided by DC Fire & EMS Department.

A fire early this morning destroyed a building under renovation just a block from the quarters of the DC Fire & EMS Department’s Engine 27. The fire in the 4100 block of Minnesota Avenue was discovered around 5:30 AM.

From Engine 15, Rescue Squad 3 website.

Spokesman Pete Piringer reports the building, which housed Miss Charlotte’s Crab Cakes, was under renovation. According to Piringer, because of the renovation walls and ceilings were open allowing the fire to spread rapidly. A second-alarm and a water supply task force were ordered by the incident commander.

One firefighter was treated and released for a broken finger.

The website of Engine 15 and Rescue Squad 3 has the following information about the fire:

Engine 27 went on the scene with fire showing from side b. Rescue 3 arrived and went to work helping units gain entry into the building, once inside crews encountered heavy fire on the first floor. Once units had the fire knocked on the first floor they tried to gain access to the second floor but were unsuccessful due to the steps being burned out. At this time the 2nd BFC pulled units out of the building and called for the 2nd alarm, bringing Engine 15. The Engine staged with second alarm units and was later released.  After being pulled out units went to a defensive operation. After the fire was knocked on the second floor units went back into the building and mopped up.

Posted by on June 3, 2010 • Filed under: Chief Dennis Rubin, Command & Leadership, DC Fire & EMS Department, EMS Topics, fire, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighter Safety & Health, Firefighting Operations, Fires, News, Videos • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,