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Mayor Riley: Charleston Command System “time proven” while Federal ICS “foolhardy”; Crew Saves Lt.; Medics Not Essential North of the Border & More.
St. Mary’s Today has the pictures from Hollywood VFD’s 50th anniversary parade.
Here is the latest from Charleston:
A closer look at the employee smoking area near where the fire started.
Flashover and flammability standards.
Mayor Riley says Chief Thomas’ ICS is “a model”.
Impact fees apparently impacting the push for sprinklers. And the impact of the press on this story.
Elsewhere on STATter 911:
Chief Michos to IAFC.
Another rescue in the Washington Channel.
What’s for lunch? Burnt offerings from a D.C. firehouse.
Around the web:
Good early video through DCFD.com where a man sets the house on fire and then shoots himself.
Paramedics work to the rule in Calgary and only because they aren’t considered essential.
EMS insurance woes in Pennsylvania.
In California: Kid plays with lighter. Older kids in the neighborhood save the day.
Elsewhere in California, a fire caused by a bomb. A perfectly legal bomb.
In India, real bombs bursting in air.
And finally:
A two-alarm fire in Roanoke earlier in the week and VAFireNews.com has more pictures like this one, courtesy of Michael Overacker and Stephen East.