MD 2nd-alarm; Ladder truck vs. car; 4-alarms in NJ; Crash commentary; Out like Flint; Arlington protest; Metro drill; Why people don’t pull over.
Picture of the day: No, the picture above, from delmarvanow.com is not one of those 30-year-old pictures we often run on STATter 911. These are Pocomoke firefighters on Maryland’s Eastern Short just yesterday. Takes you back, doesn’t it. Click here for the explanation. Check the comments at the bottom of the story and you will see someone is already complaining.
Lot of comments about the crash of RE 335
Our comments section has been working overtime handling the reaction to Friday’s wreck of Rescue Engine 335 from Reagan National Airport. Some of the comments might make you angry, others might make you think. The common theme is that everyone is grateful the injuries don’t appear to be life threatening. Read the comments here.
Henrico County, VA ladder truck and car collide leaving man dead
The driver of a car is dead and 3 firefighters were hurt in Henrico County on Sunday. See the story, here.
4-alarms in Trenton, NJ
At least 7 rowhouses damaged or destroyed in the overnight fire. The images above from WPVI-TV in Philadelphia. Details here. FireGeezer is also on this one, with a photo gallery and a link to a short video.
Philly warehouse fire
Above, more from WPVI-TV here. A vacant warehouse fire in Philadelphia on Sunday. Details here. Some video here.
Out like Flint update
About 6 weeks back we showed you the study of injuries that occurred while operating at vacant structure fires in Flint, Michigan. Now, Jamie Thompson at FireRescue1 has a closer look at how Flint is dealing with this.
Forensic evidence in harassment case
In Oak Lawn, IL attorneys are trying to settle a 4-year-old harassment case filed by a female firefighter. Not the most pleasant reading.
Arlington County firefighters and paramedics protest treatment of those suffering PTSD following Pentagon attack, along with others seeking disability pensions.
Firefighters and medics showed up Saturday morning at the meeting of the Arlington County Board of Supervisors. More than a dozen testified about difficulties getting health and retirement benefits. Some of them, like Firefighter Ray Buettner (pictured above), say they have been diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following their response to the Pentagon. See STATter 911’s coverage, here.
Raw video from Metro drill involving DC, MD and VA
STATter 911 has ten minutes of raw video from Saturday’s drill at the Yellow Line bridge crossing the Potomac. Also, the hydrants adjacent to the bridge, were fixed in time for the drill.
Another BC video
Click the image above to see another good quality video from British Columbia. No date on this apartment building fire in Port Coquitlam.
Slow video day
After a busy few days, the new videos are slow in coming today. No info on what department was doing the training in the video above.
Can’t tell you much about this one
I don’t know where the video above was taken, or what is burning, but it looks like a lot of fire.
And finally … you wonder why they won’t get out of your way
There used to be many reasons why drivers wouldn’t pull over for a fire truck or ambulance. Now it is likely they don’t want to let you through because they are shooting a video for YouTube. See above.
