Quick Takes
Another townhouse burns in Loudoun County, Virginia: The video above, put together by 9NEWS NOW’s Greg Guise, is from yesterday’s fire on Hancock Place in Leesburg. It is just a mile from a townhouse fire on Monday. In this fire the first arriving firefighters helped four people escape the flames. One firefighter and two civilians were hurt. Click here for the fireground audio and an extensive slideshow.
UPDATED, NEW VIDEO ADDED – Firefighter killed, another critical, 3 more hurt in Wisconsin explosion: Firefighters from the St. Anna Fire Department were called to Bremer Manufacturing in Calumet County Tuesday evening after a sheriff’s deputy on patrol reported a dumpster fire on the grounds. An explosion occurred as firefighters were extinguishing the fire. It shook the area. A 33-year-old firefighter was killed and another airlifted from the scene. We have added new details, video from the scene and a press conference with the Calumet sheriff. Click here for our coverage.
Must listen to fireground audio from 4-alarm fire apartment fire: We have posted the audio from last night’s fire in Aspen Hill, Maryland. Make sure you check out the exchange on Part 3 as a very timely order is given to evacuate the roof. Click here.
Man breaks into fire station where he meets firefighters: Breaking into the cars of firefighters was not enough for a 20-year-old man Tuesday. He used a grill to smash in a glass door and enter the firehouse in Barstow, California. He woke up a captain and two firefighters. The crew, as you might imagine, didn’t go into defensive operations from an exterior position and wait for police. Read more.
Mill fire goes to five-alarms: Firegeezer spent part of Tuesday keeping tabs of a mill fire in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Click here for his coverage.
What happens in Las Vegas goes out over the airwaves and the Internet: The IAFF local in Las Vegas is the latest to take budget cuts to the people via a website and radio ads. The firefighters make the case that despite the mayor’s assurances, response times and safety will be impacted. Read the story.
A few hours left to join the contest: We want your guess on the five most popular stories on STATter911.com in 2009. Entries must be in by noon. Click here for the details on how to enter.
