Evening update
Another DC 2nd-alarm
For the second time today DC Fire & EMS are handling a 2-alarm fire. They had fire on about 6 floors of a 9-story apartment building under construction in the 1200 block of 13th Street, NW. The fire broke out just before 6:00 PM. The fire apparently started outside the building and spread up the balconies. The sprinkler system did operate.
Old Executive Office Building fire
Besides the TV report, we have streamed the raw video of the early stages of the fire from the CNN and CBS crews on The White House lawn. We’ve added the raw video of President Bush and Vice-President Cheney visiting the DC firefighters. Click here to see the coverage. We have also added before and after pictures from The White House.
FireGeezer all over the deadly Jacksonville fire and explosion
Tied up with the DC fire, I’ve been checking in with FireGeezer for updates on the massive fire and explosion that rocked Jacksonville, FL this afternoon. Click here for his coverage.
Lots of interesting video
In case you missed it, we had plenty of new videos in today’s news digest. Included are firefighters caught in a flashover and the very early video from the recent Gloucester 8-alarm fire. We also have San Antonio’s chief’s defense of the crew that failed to realize a crash victim was still alive. Click here.
If you missed the latest in the ongoing discussion of the YouTube’s impact in fire/EMS, click here. We will offering another view on this topic in coming days.
Some other web friends
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