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BRIAN HARDY
On March 9, 2013 at approximately 10:00 p.m., Pawtucket Firereceived a call for an apartment fire at 301 Main Street. Com-panies arrived to find heavy smoke in the hallway of the apart-ment building and went to work to locate the seat of the fire.Crews reported one victim still in the apartment. Commandrequested the medical examiner to the scene. The fire waswas knocked down quickly and contained to one apartment.
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On the morning of March 23, 2013, North Kingstown firefighters were dispatched to a reportedhouse fire on Tockwotton Farm Road. Engine 3 was met with heavy fire showing from an at-tached garage of a residential home, calling the working fire and began stretching lines. A ve-hicle inside the garage was fully involved and flames were spreading fast. As more companiesarrived, backup lines were stretched as searches were underway. The fire was under controlin about 20 minutes and no injuries were reported.
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Van versus pole sends driver to trauma centerBurrillville, RI. A female
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In memory of those who gave all1st Responder Newspaper honors and remembers
emergency responders lost in the line of duty
North Carolina: Scott Morrison, 45 Rank: Fire Chief Incident Date:March 3, 2013 Death Date: March 3, 2013 Fire Department: Knotts Island Volunteer Fire Department Fire Dept. Info: Assistant Fire Chief Curt BurmeisterInitial Summary: Fire Chief Morrison was operating at the scene ofa brush fire when he collapsed from an apparent heart attack. Morri-son was treated by fellow responders on scene and en route to a hospi-tal where he passed away from his injury. Incident Location: 500Block of Knotts Island Road
Illinois: Christopher Brown, 39 Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: March 5, 2013 Death Date: March 5, 2013Fire Department: Hudson Community Fire Protection District Fire Dept. Info: Dan HiterInitial Summary: ncident Description: Firefighter Brown was work-ing with other responders on a multiple vehicle accident on Interstate39 when a southbound semi-tractor trailer lost control and slid into theaccident scene killing Brown and injuring several others. Investiga-tion into the fatal accident continues. Incident Location: Interstate 39(MM6) near Hudson, IL
Texas: Donald Mize, 62 Rank: Firefighter Cadet Incident Date: Mar 6, 2013 Death Date: Mar 6, 2013 Fire Department: League City Volunteer Fire Department Fire Dept. Info: Brad GoudieInitial Summary: ncident Description: Firefighter Cadet Mize wascooling down after the training exercise at the department's trainingfacility when he fell ill from a cause still to be determined. Mize wastreated and transported to the hospital but succumbed to his injury. In-cident Location: Fire Department Training Field, 911 North KansasAVE, League City, TX
Georgia: Lonnie Nutt, 49 Rank: Firefighter Engineer Incident Date: Mar 7, 2013 Death Date: Mar 7, 2013 Fire Department: Marietta Fire Department Fire Dept. Info: Jackie GibbsInitial Summary: The Marietta Fire Department was responding to amotor vehicle accident. Firefighter Engineer Nutt was the driver ofthe responding apparatus accompanied by two other firefighters. Afterarriving on the scene, the firefighters were performing aid to the in-jured motorist when Firefighter Engineer Nutt collapsed. Aid was im-mediately given and Firefighter Engineer Nutt was rushed to thehospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The cause of death is stillto be determined.
New York: George A. Turner, Jr., 60 Rank: Captain Incident Date: Mar 8, 2013 Death Date: Mar 8, 2013 Fire Department: Jericho Fire Department Fire Dept. Info: Carl E. JohnsonInitial Summary: Captain Turner passed away from an apparentheart attack while responding to a motor vehicle accident. IncidentLocation: Long Island Expressway (I-495)
South Carolina: Michael L. Broz, 58Rank: Firefighter Incident Date: Mar 10, 2013 Death Date: Mar 10, 2013Fire Department: Mattawan Fire District Fire Dept. Info: Tres’ AtkinsonInitial Summary: Firefighter Broz passed away from injuries sus-tained when his personally owned vehicle left the roadway and strucka tree while he was responding to an outdoor fire in the Francis Bei-dler Forest. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.Broz was reported to have been wearing seat restraints at the time ofthe accident. Incident Location: Vicinity of Francis Beidler Forest
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Cranston commercial building burnsShortly before 5 p.m. on
Wednesday, March 13th, Cranstonfirefighters responded to an addresson Bedson Road for a report of abuilding fire.
Firefighters found a three baycommercial garage used for wood-working with heavy smoke and fireshowing. The smoke could be seenfor miles.
Despite an aggressive initial at-tack, firefighters were forced out of
the building by a collapsing roof. At one point all of Cranston's
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The other day I was talking toa local fire chief in his fire station.The chief was explaining to mehow concerned he was about anumber of issues – one of the topbeing the morale in the departmentamong the members.
Apparently, a number of fire-fighters were not as actively in-volved as they had been in the past,particularly newer members.
As we were discussing the pos-sible causes, we noted one fire-fighter who was busy puttingequipment back on a rig after acall. He was one of those who wasstill active and very enthusiasticabout the department.
As this individual walked by,we asked him why he thought thathis contemporaries seem to be los-ing their passion for what we allthought was still a great fire de-partment.
This young, intelligent fire-fighter paused for around three sec-onds and then said with a fairamount of conviction, “It is not asmuch fun around here as it used tobe.”
We asked him to expand onthat statement a little more; and hestated that in the last year or so,training had dropped off, and heand others really looked forward toquality training and drills.
This young firefighter said agreat deal with his knee-jerk an-swer to our question regarding thefun factor.
I am sure you have noticed theenvironment when you enter a firestation or respond to another firedepartment’s fire or other emer-gency when everything is goingwell in a department.
Everyone seems to prettymuch get along; and as firefightersall over the world are prone to do,there is a lot of good natured kid-ding around. It is a fun place to be.And, if it is a fun and excitingplace to be, you look forward to
spending more time there.When things are not going well
in a department, when you walkinto the fire house or go to one oftheir emergencies, it is just the op-posite.
Attendance frequently is down,firefighters are fighting with eachother, there is much gossip andback-stabbing, officers may be sus-pending firefighters left and right,barking orders like a marine drillsergeant, creating an environmentthat is not friendly nor fun, deflat-ing whatever passion the activefirefighters may have had.
I recently purposely attendedtwo functions – one at a local de-partment that is a top performer inall areas from being tops in annualtraining to leading the pack in re-cruitment and retention efforts.
I then attended a functionwhere it was just the opposite. Inthe first fire department, the old-timers and the younger memberswere interacting together, the meet-ing room was filled to capacity andthey were accomplishing multipleprojects simultaneously.
In the second department, at-tendance was sparse, there were ar-guments over several on-goingprojects that were floundering,members were leaving to join otherdepartments and they were not tak-ing in new members.
What is the solution? There isno single, simple solution but amultitude of small solutions, manyof which can and should be insti-tuted by leaders in any organiza-tion.
In any case, we are going to at-tempt to have the leaders from thesuccessful departments meet withthe leaders from the struggling de-partments in an attempt to comparenotes, share techniques, and get theother departments back on track.
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For years a young boy has been following a dream,A desire, not unheard of, by a child it seems.
He would find himself chasing the sirens and lights,Pedaling that bicycle with all of his might.
He’d sometimes catch up and watch them in awe,And witness the men, in their gear, broke down a door.
They had axes and hoses to get the job done,He knew it was dangerous, but it sure looked like fun.
The fire is out and the smoke cleared away,He thinks “that’s going to be me one of these days”.He’s seen all the movies and watched all the shows,
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Because when others are running out, we all run in.You’ll be part of a team, you won’t be alone,
We protect life and property, and then we all go home.We fight manmade disasters and weather in it’s extreme,They’ll be things you’ll encounter that you’ve never seen.There will be days of gratification, and few with a frown,For unexpected occurrences when a brother goes down.
He’s accepted the challenge and is up to the deed,To be there for the call, when his neighbors are in need.
He has taken an oath that he swears to uphold,To be proud, and prepared, for when things unfold.
He’s on his first call and helps take down a door,At the curb stands a boy with his bike, watching in awe!
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Londonderry makes a quick stopLondonderry Fire Department
responded to a reported structure firelocated at 29 Elwood Road March16th at 11:50 p.m.
Upon arrival, Engine 2 reportedheavy fire showing. Command re-quested a second alarm. Crews madean aggressive interior attack, knock-ing down the bulk of the heavy fire.
The home was occupied by twoadults, the homeowner and a tenanton the first floor. Both occupants hadself-extricated as the first due com-panies arrived. The home owner was
transported by a Derry medic toParkland Medical Center for treat-ment and was held overnight for ob-servation. Also transported by theBedford Medic, was a Londonderryfire lieutenant for injuries during theinitial fire attack.
The Red Cross was called to as-sist the occupants with shelter, dueto extensive heat and smoke damage
to the dwelling. Londonderry Fire Marshal Brian
Johnson conducted the investigationand determined the cause of theblaze was an unattended candle.Mutual aid was provided by Wind-ham, Hudson, Litchfield, and Pel-ham. Medics from Bedford, Derryand Salem responded as well. Sta-tion coverage was provided byNashua, Manchester, and Auburn.
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Fire at Water Street Cafe in LaconiaOn March 27, 2013 at 3:10
a.m., Laconia Central Fire Stationwas dispatched to fire alarm acti-vation at the Water Street Café.Laconia Police heard the call andturned their roof top camera to-ward the restaurant and sawsmoke coming from the building.
Lakes Region Mutual Aid ad-vised Lt. Shipp, who upgraded thealarm to a structure fire response,which brought Weirs and Gilford,as well as off-duty firefighters tothe scene. On arrival, he reportedsmoke showing and requested afirst alarm, bringing Belmont andStewarts Ambulance to CentralStation to cover and Meredith Fireto Weirs.
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vanced a large capacity hose (300GPM) through the front door andattacked the fire. This pushed thefire back into the kitchen area;thereby, protecting the dining area.The hose was then brought intothe kitchen and crews finished ex-tinguishing the fire.
Gilford stretched a back-uphose to protect the first crew andthen went to the second floor tocut off the fire that was spreadingupwards to the roof area.
Weirs went to the roof to re-move the vent cap and expose thefire in the attic. Damage to the
kitchen area was substantial.Deputy Roffo determined the
fire started under a large flat stovetop. He was then able to reviewsecurity cameras, which con-firmed his investigation.
By watching the security cam-era, he could see flames visible at3:06 a.m.
At 3:16 the camera stoppedworking as the fire flashed overthe ceiling area. The fire was de-termined to be an accidental fire.
The early damage estimate is$100,000. Property saved is esti-mated at $320,000. Fire crewswere on-scene until 530 a.m.
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Litchfield works third alarmOn March 22nd at 9:40 a.m.,
Litchfield Fire Department re-ceived multiple callsfor a barn fire lo-cated at 144 CharlesBankcroft Highway.
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Crews operated for an ex-tended period of time at the sceneto knock down the heavy fire. Theyalso had to deal with multiple haz-ards from pesticides and herbicidesstored in the main building alongwith a fuel spilled from equipmentstored in side.
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Rescue crews train on ice water rescueThe Lebanon Rescue Depart-
ment held their annual ice water res-cue training on March 10, 2013 atEverett’s Cove Marina on NewBridge Road. Rescue members at-tended a four hour class before pro-ceeding up to the marina for thetraining.
The crews spent nearly sevenhours training in the water on manydifferent scenarios, ranging fromrescuing injured patients in thewater with spinal injuries to rescu-ing combative patients due to hy-pothermia. Crews are also taughthow to properly handle animal res-
LEBANON RESCUE DEPARTMENT
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cues.When crews arrived at the Ma-
rina for the practical session, sectionsof the ice were only about an inchthick. While at training, rescue crewswere sent to Spaulding Pond off In-dian Lake Drive for the report of asnowmobile through the ice and un-known if the occupants were still inthe water.
“Fortunately, we had both ambu-lances and the command truck ready
to roll with about 20 people in icewater rescue suits in case they wereneeded. We arrived quickly andfound that it was actually a good in-tent call, a neighbor saw what ap-peared to be the snowmobile goingthrough the ice, but they had gone outof her vision and were ice fishing. Itwas great training for the members toload into the ambulance alreadysuited up and think about the skillsthey were in the process of learning.”Assistant Chief Jason Cole added.
- LEbANoN REScuE DEPARtMENt
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Kittery Fire Association celebrates7th Annual 5K Run & Walk
The Kittery Fire Association isexcited to announce that the an-nual Kittery Fire Association 5KRun and Walk is back and will bebetter than ever with more prizes,sponsors and festivities. The racekicks off on May 19th at 9:00 a.m.near the Kittery Fire Departmenton Gorges Road.
Last year’s event had over 500participants in the 5K, Kid’s Run,and family support. All proceedsbenefit the Kittery Fire Associa-tion, a volunteer organization offirefighters that supports the Kit-tery Fire Department and its manycharitable programs.
There is also a free Kids FunRun taking place at 10 a.m. Thekids area will be complete with
face painting, balloons, fire enginetours, entertainment and kidssnacks. Great importance has beenplaced on making this a greenevent by reducing the amount ofwaste generated.
The race is known all over theseacoast for its gourmet finish lineofferings, and this year will be nodifferent.
Registration is $25 availablenow at www.kittery5k.com. Youcan also register at the Kittery FireAssociation Pancake Breakfast onMay 18th from 7:00-10:00am.
About the Kittery Fire Associ-
ationThe Kittery Fire Association is
a volunteer organization of fire-fighters that supports the KitteryFire Department. It provides sup-port for community activities suchas fire and safety education, char-itable causes, local scholarships,parades as well as additional fire-fighter support.
Past activities include: Every15 Minutes (Drunk Driving edu-cational program), high schoolscholarships, Annual Fire Safetyweek educational activities, anddonations to the community (Toysfor Tots and other children's pro-grams).
- DAN HALE
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Pawtucket (RI) firefighters taking a break at a working fire on March28th at 32 Everett Street.
BRIAN HARDY
Whitman (MA) Fire Lieutenant Robert Hover carries out an extin-guisher at a recent fire on Dewey Avenue.
PAT TRAVERS
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CONNECTICUT
The aftermath of the fire.
RICK KULMANN
Newtown home destroyed by fireNewtown, CT. Newtown fire-
fighters responded to a heavily in-volved structure fire in theafternoon on March 27th at 236Berkshire Road. Chief Halstead en-countered heavy fire and smokeshowing and called for mutual aid,bringing units from Oxford andMonroe and station coverage fromSouthbury for Sandy Hook andTrumbull for Monroe. Brookfieldcovered Hawleyville. Stephneycovered the Botsford station.
The fire was burning for some-time before the fire department wascalled and swept through the housequickly. Halstead sounded an evac-uation tone and ordered everyoneout of the house and to fight the firefrom outside.The fire was broughtunder control in about an hour.
The home is a total loss and theinvestigation is continuing, but isbelieved to have started in the base-ment. There were two firefighterswho recieved minor injuries fromthis incident and were treated. A
dog and some chickens perished inthe fire.
The red cross assisted the fam-ily of five with a place to stay andsome clothing. Donations werebeing accepted by a local church tohelp out the family. This fire is an-other tragedy for a family that liveshere and to the town of Newtown.Two of their children attendedSandy Hook Elementary Schooland were affected by the recenttragedy. One of them was a firstgrader in a classroom with a teacher(Kaitlin Roig), who was hailed ahero by barricading the children ina bathroom and barricading theclassroom door when the shootingstarted.The Town of Newtown isstrong and will help this family intheir time of need.
- RICK KULMANN
RICK KULMANN
Early morning fire ripsthrough Harwinton home
Harwinton,CT. In the earlymorning hours of March 22nd,Harwinton firefighters respondedto a residence on Twenty BumperRoad for a reported chimney fire.
Upon arrival, firefighters en-countered heavy fire in the base-ment of the two story home andthe commanding officer requestedtwo tankers (Tankers 101 and 103)from Burlington to the scene andan engine from Burlington for sta-tion coverage.
The fire attack was delayedbecause firefighters did primaryand secondary searches in theburning structure for the family,who were unaccounted for at thetime of arrival of first responders.
The family of two adults, a
two and a half year old and an in-fant escaped the fire unharmed andwere soon found. The homeown-ers reported they were awakenedby the smoke detector in the homeand the house was full of smoke.
The incident was placed undercontrol two hours later, but thehome was a total loss.
The fire marshal is investigat-ing the cause of the fire and be-lieves the fire may have beencaused by a wood burning stove inthe basement.
- RICK KULMANN
Firefighters look over the damage caused by the explosion and fire.
RICK KULMANN
Harwinton firefighters battle secondhouse fire in twelve hours
Harwinton, CT. On FridayMarch 22nd, Harwinton firefight-ers responded to their secondhouse fire in a 12 hour periodalong with several mutual aidtowns.
The call came in around 1:10p.m. for a house fire at 145 CountyLine Road on the Harwinton andBurlington town lines.
A Burlington fire officer con-firmed a fully involved structurefire and requested mutual aid.Harwinton Engine 2 was the firstattack pumper on scene and pulledinto the driveway, going to work.
Firefighters conducted an ex-terior operation to fight the fireand the fire was knocked down inabout a half hour.
The homeowner was home atthe time and reported that sheheard a pop and went to a neigh-bors for help. It’s believed an ex-plosion blew out a front windowand two garage doors. She made itout of the house unharmed, but hertwo Yorkshire terriers were killedin the fire.
Several fire units remained onscene for a few hours for overhauland the wetting down of hot spots.
Units responding were Har-winton Engines 1, 2, 3 and Tanker5. Harwinton's West Side Fire De-partment sent Rescue 6, Utility 8,
Tanker 10 and Engine 12. Twoambulances from Harwinton EMSresponded. Burlington’s Engines1, 2, 3 and 4, Tanker 101 and aBurlington Ambulance as well.Nepaug (New Hartford) EngineTanker 1, Canton Engine 4, TunxisHose (Unionville) Engine Tanker5 and an engine from Canton cov-ered Burlington's fire station. Inaddition, an engine from Ter-ryville and Torringford (Torring-ton) responded for stationcoverage in Harwinton.
The cause of the fire is beinginvestigated by the fire marshal.
- RICK KULMANN
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Fire destroys garage/wood shopThe owner of the garage/wood-
working shop in the rear of 8 Cot-ton Hollow Ct noticed hiswastebasket was on fire and afterunsuccessfully trying to extinguishit, he left the structure to call 911.
As first due companies arrivedon scene, they reported a workingstructure fire and requested the boxbe struck for off duty firefightersfor manpower and to cover.
Hampered by water problemsdue to a less than adequate supply
from the hydrant on the street andthe large amount of items in thebuilding, crews were forced tomount an exterior attack.
Multiple hand lines werestretched and the department's aer-ial was extended over the house toreach the flames from above. Fire-fighters spent an extended period of
time flowing water to the hot spots.No injuries were reported, but
residents of the second floor apart-ment were examined by EMS asthey were visibly shaken.
The exposed home was alsodamaged with blistering vinyl sid-ing. The garage itself appeared tobe a total loss and a 1968 Camarowas badly damaged as well.
- KEVIN CZARZASTY
With the roof collapsed Naugatuck Fire crews stretch multiple lines for an exterior attack
KEVIN KCZARZASTY
CONNECTICUT
RICK KULMANN
Southington responds to MVA with injuries
Southington,CT. In the late morning hours of March 29th,Southington Police, Fire and AMR Ambulance responded toMeriden-Waterbury Turnpike for a two car accident with in-juries. Car 3, Engine 11 and Rescue 1 responded. Upon ar-rival, Car 3 had an SUV in the roadway and the other vehiclewas in the Burger King parking lot. The extent of injuries wasunclear, but Rescue 1 was returned and Engine 11 cleanedup fluids from the accident.
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JEFF BALLARD
Quick stop for DanburyAt about 5 p.m. on February 21st, tones were activated for astructural type fire at 17 Hayestown Ave. Units found a twostory frame dwelling with heavy fire issuing from the C sidesecond floor windows. Assistant Chief Steve Williams estab-lished command. Engine 23 stretched an inch and three quar-ters hand line As Second due Engine 22’s driver finishedmaking a hydrant, the balance of the Company also went towork on the second floor. Despite the fact that all visible firewas knocked down within three or four minutes of arrival, thefire was not declared under control for nearly an hour due tohidden pockets of fire in the roof system. As many as fourseparate roofing systems had been built during the home’s75 year lifetime.
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Bethel’s bravest tackle blazeOn Thursday morning March
7th at 10 a.m., Bethel and StonyHill Fire Department's tackled aworking house fireon Reservoir St.Crews were met witha well advanced fireon the exterior rearof the home headingtoward the attic.Crews advancedmultiple hand lines.
Although thehome was set off ofthe road, the drive-way layout provided great appara-tus positioning, with Engine 5parking off to the side allowing ac-cess for Tower 1 to set up the aerialdevice.
Bethel firefighters were assistedby Stony Hill and Dodgingtown,controlling the fire within 20 min-utes, but remaining on scene for twohours to overhaul and chase hotspots.
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Chief Fred Ingram commandedthe firefighters. Units operating in-cluded BFD Engine 5 and 6, SHFDEngine 3, BFD Tower 1, BFD Res-cue 1, SHFD Rescue 2, Bethel EMS,
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Wolcott business destroyedby fire
Wolcott, CT. In the late after-noon hours of March 13th, fire-fighters responded to the 1500block of Wolcott Rd for a workingfire in a auto repair business. Fire-fighters encountered heavy fireblowing out of the three baygarage and shooting 50 feet in theair.
There are no hydrants in thearea and mutual aid was requestedfrom Waterbury, Cheshire, Ter-ryville and a tanker fromSouthington, which sent Engine22.
The fire spread rapidly due tothe flammable liquids in the build-ing. One employee of the businesswas working on a vehicle whenthe fire broke out and was not in-jured. The cause of the fire isunder investigation.
Three cars and a jet ski insidethe building were destroyed and avehicle outside was damaged.
Last April firefighters re-sponded to the same building fora fire in the convenience store partof the business, which was causedby an overloaded electrical socket.The building had been remodeledrecently and awaiting a new ten-ant to move in. Ironically therewas only smoke damage in thatarea of the building. The repairbusiness section is a total loss.
- RICK KULMANN
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NASCAR driver, Michael Waltrip visits NewtownOn Thursday, February 7, 2013,
members of Sandy Hook Vol. Fire& Rescue Co., 12/14 victims' fam-ilies and town officials were invitedto a private meeting at town hall tosee the preview of the #26 car thatwill be racing in the Daytona 500on February 24th.
The announcement came fromthe driver, Michael Waltrip, SwanRacing and NASCAR. MichaelWaltrip is a kind and down to earth
person and great to talk with. The car is normally #30, but
will carry the #26 for this race tosupport Sandy Hook School Fund.
There are decals stating textNEWTOWN to 808888 and allmoney raised will go to the SHSSupport fund.
After the presentation of thephotos of the race car, Michaelsigned autographs and posed forphotos.
Michael Waltrip also went out-side for photos near Engine 441.
When members of Sandy HookFire & Rescue met on February24th to watch the race at the fire-house, they rooted for the #26!!
- KARIN HALSTEAD
Group photo of Sandy Hook Fire display preview of #26 car
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Waterbury, CT. On Monday, March 18th, a contractor piercedan old gas line at 61 Proctor Street, which resulted in a ex-plosion and fire that heavily involved the house from fire, butnot before the worker evacuated. The two unit apartmentbuilding had six now-displaced residents.The header couldbe seen for miles. Engines 1, 2, 6, 7 spare Engine 15, Truck's1 and 3 and Rescue 9 responded to the call. Crews came upona heavily involved structure and went defensive on the fire at-tack, using both ladder trucks. There were no injuries re-ported in this incident and it is being investigated.The homewas leveled by an excavator on Tuesday.
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Second alarm fire onMain Street in Derby
Derby, CT. At approximately 7:00 p.m. on March 23, 2013, theDerby Fire Department was dispatched to 130 Main Street fora structure fire. Heavy smoke was showing from two windowson the A side of the two story brick apartment over commer-cial with reports of two occupants trapped on the secondfloor. According to Derby Fire Chief Thomas Lenart Jr., one ofthe occupants made their way out of the blaze, but the secondhad to be rescued by firefighters. The fire was quicklyknocked down in the second floor apartment before it couldextend into the cockloft and endanger the attached structures.
Torrington apartment building destroyedTorrington, CT. A three alarm
fire ripped through an apartmentbuilding on March20th. Firefighterswere dispatched at9:43 a.m. to 222North Elm Street.
Upon arrival,heavy fire wasblowing out thewindows on thefirst and secondfloors of the twostory brick build-ing, which consisted of fourapartments.
Because the building was anordinary type construction withexposure problems on both sidesand the rear of the fire building,District 1 requested a third alarm,which brought out multiple sur-rounding towns.
A ladder truck and RIT teamfrom Winsted, an engine fromWest Side Fire Department inHarwinton covered headquarters,an air supply unit from Harwin-ton, a ladder truck from Litchfieldfor station coverage and one en-gine from each of Torrington'svolunteer stations Drakeville,Torringford and Burrville weredispatched.
It took firefighters about ahalf hour to bring the fire undercontrol. A woman sustained aburn to her hand and was treatedon scene by Campion Ambu-lance.
The red cross is assisting the12 to 14 people displaced by thefire.
Engine 3 remained on sceneto assist the Torrington fire mar-shal in the investigation.
The fire appears to havestarted in a kitchen on the firstfloor.
- RICK KULMANN
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Lt. Vaillancourt requested afirst alarm, which starts covertrucks and off-duty personnel.
Arriving one minute later, thelieutenent reported heavy fireshowing from three windows onthe second floor. He was makingan attack and requested a secondalarm.
The building was 36 x 90. Hiscrew advanced a two inch line upthe front stairway, backed up bythe Gilford crew. Capt. Beattie ar-rived and took command.
Weirs arrived and stretched athird line into the second floor.Meredith was assigned to put aline in the second floor wing aswell.
Fire was cut-off at that point;
however, fire had extended intothe third floor.
Belmont raised ground laddersto several windows for venting andescape. They then entered thebuilding to relieve first in crews.
Gilford advanced into the thirdfloor while off-duty firefightersvented the third floor windows androof.
At one point, the third floorflashed over and heavy fire blewfrom both ends.
Command requested a thirdalarm for additional resources.
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- KENNETH ERICKSON
No injuries, home destroyedin fire
Wolfeboro, NH. No one was in-jured, but a home was destroyed ina fire discovered this afternoon,March 12th.
Wolfeboro Fire-Rescue wascalled to the blaze at the BarryCaswell residence at 175 YorkRoad at 1527.
First arriving crews found thehome completely destroyed. Accessto York Road was severely limitedby mud.
The homeowner told respon-ders he had left in the morning andreturned to find the home hadburned down.
The last firefighters cleared thescene at 5:46 p.m.
The cause of the fire is underinvestigation by the WolfeboroFire-Rescue Department and theNH State Fire Marshal’s office.
Wolfeboro Fire-Rescue was as-sisted at the scene by TuftonboroFire-Rescue, Stewarts Ambulance,and the Wolfeboro Public WorksDepartment.
Tuftonboro Fire also providedcoverage at Wolfeboro Central Sta-tion.
- TOM ZOTTI
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Storm Preparations for your Firehouse, Part IIIAs I write this final column on
storm preparedness, it is snowingand the weather forecast is callingfor 4 to 8 inches of snow overnightand through most of tomorrow. Justanother weather event in the north-east, or shall Isay in theUnited States.
T h es t o r m yweather is notlimited to thenortheast, asthe entirecountry con-tinues to bebattered byhurr icanes,t o r n a d o e s ,rain storms and flooding, snow-storms, ice storms, and blizzards.Take your pick depending on whatregion of the country you are lo-cated in you will have to respondand perform under some very tryingconditions brought on by theweather.
If a storm impacts your area itcan create a lot of problems in ashort period of time. Some you canbe prepared for, others you willhave to come up with a plan inorder to resolve the problem. Thewashout of roads and bridges, or thetemporary closure of local roads,blocked with fallen trees, poles,power lines, snow and ice, floodedroadways, and abandoned vehiclesall of which may make it impossi-ble for emergency apparatus topass. What alternate routes areavailable? Will some sections ofyour response area be isolated?Would an adjoining fire departmentbe better able to respond into thatarea? If so, make the necessary no-tifications to put them on standby.
The need for alternate responsevehicles may arise for other than thechiefs 4 wheel drive vehicle. Theremay be a need for additional all ter-rain 4 wheel drive vehicles, boats,or snowmobiles that may be pressedinto service as emergency responseor transport vehicles. Well in ad-vance of using any members equip-ment or vehicles, contact yourdepartment’s insurance carrier fortheir direction and guidance prior toimplementing any such use. It isrecommended that you do not useany vehicles, etc. that are not orcannot be covered by the depart-ments insurance carrier.
The availability of fuel for ap-paratus and power tool equipmentduring any prolonged emergencyoperation is a priority. Where andhow you obtain your apparatus fuelmay vary dependent upon locationand or size of department or com-munity. Larger departments mayoperate their own fuel dispensingfacility at certain fire stations, oth-ers may report to town, village, orcity highway department facilitiesto obtain fuel. Lastly, there are thosedepartments that procure their ap-paratus fuel at local gas stations.Whatever method you use to obtainapparatus fuel there are a few im-portant points that should be re-solved prior to any extendedemergency in your community.They include are you on a prioritylist for fuel during emergencies, canyou obtain fuel at night, will some-
one come out to fuel your apparatuswhen operating for long durations oftime at a specific location (fire scene)etc. Prior to the storms arrival, all de-partment vehicles fuel tanks shouldbe topped off along with requesting afuel delivery to top off your stationsstorage tanks.
Do you live in the Snow Belt? Ifso, does your department have fullsets of tire chains for all the appara-tus and department vehicles, or doyou depend solely on drop downtype chains. The drop down chainscan perform quite well when the ve-hicle is underway and the roads havebeen plowed, but for deep snowfalls,unplowed roads and drifting snow,you can’t beat a full set of tire chainsthat have been properly installed.There is no guarantee that you willget through in the worst of snow-storms, but you will know that youdid all you could to arrive at theemergency scene.
The use of local fire stations forpublic shelters during extended peri-ods of emergency operations shouldbe avoided whenever possible. When
a fire station is in full emergencymode operation with apparatus andfirefighters constantly on the go, andother firefighters trying to get somerest, housing the public can only cre-ate problems relative to shelteringand providing the basics of life. Inmany smaller communities the firestation may be the only point ofrefuge, especially at the onset of anincident. In those circumstancesthere should be a plan in place to ac-commodate the public without de-tracting from the department’s abilityto conduct emergency operations.Arrangements should be made earlyon to try to establish a better locationfor sheltering purposes.
The International Association ofFire Chiefs has an excellent docu-ment on storm preparedness that alldepartments should review. It is the“Model Procedures for Response ofEmergency Vehicles During Hurri-canes and Tropical Storms” that canbe viewed and downloaded at:http://www.iafc.org/files/safetyApp_IAFCmodelProcedsVehiclesInHurri-canes.pdf
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Plymouth, MA. Firefighters and paramedics responded to thePlymouth Jetty on the waterfront for a female who was stuck.First arriving units found a female patient with her leg stuckbetween rocks. The patient also had an ankle injury. Re-sponding units brought a backboard out to where the patientwas located. The victims leg were freed and the victim wasextricated off the jetty to a waiting ambulance. The patientwas transported by ground to Jordan Hospital.
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Harwich, MA. Around 1p.m. Sunday, March 24th, a woman driver failed to stop at Route 28 andBelmont Street, causing a collision with a BMW sedan. The female driver and her Honda sedanended up against the Council of Churches Thrift and Gift Shop building off Route 28, causingminor damage to the building. The two females in the BMW were not hurt, even though the im-pact of the crash caused air bag deployment. Harwich Police will be issuing a citation to theHonda driver, who also was unhurt.
Accident in Harwich
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Harwich, MA - Slippery road conditions caused an accidenton Route 124 at Sequattom Road on Friday, March 22ndaround 7:30 a.m. A Mercury sedan smashed into a NStarpole, causing a small fire at the base. The driver of the vehi-cle was unhurt. Route 124 was closed for approximately twohours between Long Pond Drive and the Brewster line.Power in the area was knocked out for a short time.
JAKE O'CALLAGHAN
PAT TRAVERS
Slippery roads in Harwich
Hanson, MA - The Plymouth County Technical Rescue Teamheld a dive drill at Camp Kiwanee in Hanson on Tuesday,March 26, 2013. Members of the PCTRT Dive Team reviewedrope operations between the diver and the tender.
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Dracut Fire Department responded to a reported tanker rollover on Broadway Road on March26th. Engine Companies 1 and 5 responded along with the deputy chief. On arrival, compa-nies reported that it was not a tanker, but a fully loaded trash truck on it's side. Crews imme-diately went to work removing the windshield to extricate the driver and he was transported toa local hospital to be evaluated. Firefightes also immediately mitigated the flow of motor oil andother fluids by putting down speedi dry, sand and containment booms to prevent contamina-tion to a brook and culvert that the truck was over. The accident is under investigation. Therewere no other vehicles involved.
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Fall victim flown from DuxburyDuxbury, MA. Around 1:15
p.m. on Monday, March 25, 2013,the Duxbury Fire Department re-sponded to 225 Lincoln Street fora report of a person, who fell outof a bucket truck.
Companies arrived on scene tofind a victim, who had fallen ap-proximately twenty five feet out ofa bucket truck as some tree workwas being done on a property.
The crew from Duxbury Am-bulance 1 requested Boston Med-
Flight to respond due to the condi-tion of the victim and the nature ofthe injuries sustained in the fall.
Boston MedFlight respondedto the landing zone at the ChandlerElementary School on ChandlerStreet with a 20 minute ETA. Thelanding zone was secured by En-gine 1, Car 3 and the assistance of
the Duxbury Police Department.The victim was transported to
the landing zone and quicklyloaded into the awaiting helicop-ter. The victim was transported toa Boston hospital with an un-known severity of injuries.
OSHA was requested to the in-cident location on Lincoln Streetto investigate.
- PAT TRAVERS
Boston MedFlight helicopter heading towards a Boston hospital with the victim.PAT TRAVERS
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Waterbury Fire closed out St Patrick's Day with a two alarmequivalent fire in a vacant multiple dwelling, which was underrenovation at the corner of Bishop and Pine St's. They ar-rived to find heavy fire showing from the third floor of thelarge wood frame apartment building. With a roof collapseimminent, interior crews were pulled and after a PAR showedall accounted for, a defensive attack was taken up. Thoughthe main body of fire was knocked down crews would stayinto the night flooding the building to insure all hot spotswere extinguished. The fire is under investigation.
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Morris volunteers arrived to find a ranch style home at EastShore Rd and Rt 109 with heavy fire showing from the firstfloor and attic space in the area of the chimney. Mutual aidfrom Bantam, Litchfield and Bethlehem for manpower,tankers and an engine were requested. With a roof collapseimminent, a defensive attack was ordered. The heavy and fastmoving fire quickly spread across the length of the roof caus-ing it to collapse. There also appeared to be heavy pockets offire in the basement. Crews knocked down the main body offire in approximately an hour, but the home was left badlydamaged by the fast moving fire. No injuries were reportedand the fire marshal was on the scene to investigate.
Morris battles well involved residential
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Duxbury, MA. Firefighters responded to Duxbury Bay for a report of a truck in the water. On ar-rival, the fire department found a pick up truck and a Caterpillar front end loader in the water. Twoworkers, who were attempting to remove the vehicles, were rescued from the water without in-juries. Workers on scene reported that the pick up truck, which was doing work at the bridge, be-came stuck in the mud and the front-end loader attempted to remove the stuck truck. Bothvehicles became stuck in the mud. Duxbury firefighters and the Harbormaster set up booms tocontain fluids leaking from the vehicles. DEP and EPA were called to the scene. A DFS Rehab unitwas called to the scene as well. The incoming tide submerged both vehicles in the bay.
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Man falls from car in Harwichport
Harwichpor, MA - Around 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 16th, aman driving his car on Route 28 westbound fell to the road-way when his door somehow accidentally opened. He toldthe Harwich Police he reached for the door and fell out ontothe pavement. He was seen being assisted by Harwich FireLieutenant Timothy Jaques. The vehicle continued on Route28 about 100 feet, hitting a Nstar pole in front of the ChristChurch Episcopal Church. He was taken to Cape Cod Hos-pital with non life threatening injuries.
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Working fire for RayhamRayham Fire Alarm received called for a house fire onThrasher Street. When companies arrived, they found a twoand a half story wood frame with heavy fire throughout thebuilding. During the firefight, the building collapsed. No in-juries were reported.
Ashby firefighters sayfarewell to two of theirmembers
Ashby, MA. TheAshby firefightersrecently saidfarewell to two oftheir members.
M i c h e l l eMartens, 36, a third-generation Ashbyfirefighter and herson, Justin Fournier,16, who recentlysigned up to become a volunteerfirefighter.
Both were killed in a recentauto accident.
- RICHARD JOLLIMORE
Firefighters carry the victim to the waiting Boston MedFlight helicopter.PAT TRAVERS
MASSACHUSETTS
West Bridgewater crash involvingpolice car requires medflight
West Bridgewater, MA.Around 5:30 p.m. on the afternoonof Tuesday, March 26, 2013, theWest Bridgewater Fire Depart-ment responded to a report of amultiple vehicle accident in thearea of 319 Manley Street.
Companies arrived to find atwo vehicle motor vehicle acci-dent involving a West Bridgewa-ter Police Department vehicle. Asecond ambulance was requestedimmediately. Shortly after, BostonMedFlight was requested to thescene for the police officer, whowas injured in the crash.
Boston MedFlight responded
with an approximate 20 minuteETA to the landing zone at a fieldlocated at the intersection of Man-ley Street at Walnut Street. Thevictim was transported to the land-ing zone where Engine 3 and thechief's vehicle were securing thelanding zone.
West Bridgewater Police re-quested the assistance of the Mas-sachusetts State Police and theBrockton Police Department withtraffic control on the busy Manley
Street, while they secured and in-vestigated the accident scene. ThePlymouth County Sheriffs Depart-ment BCI unit responded to thescene with the assistance of the in-vestigation.
The operator of the other vehi-cle involved in the crash was re-portedly not injured. The cause ofthe accident remains under inves-tigation. The condition of the po-lice officer who was flown to aBoston hospital was not immedi-ately available.
- PAT TRAVERS
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Overheated laptop causes twoalarm fire in Milford
Milford, MA. A fire caused byan overheated laptop completelydestroyed a two family home at 24Water Street on the morning ofMarch 28, 2013.
The 911 calls rang in around6:00 a.m. reporting a dwelling fire.The fire originated from the first-floor apartment of the two storybuilding, where a laptop had beenplugged in overnight, causing it tooverheat. The laptop was also in di-rect contact with combustibles,possibly a cardboard box filledwith clothing.
Engine 3 arrived to find aheavy smoke condition from thefront door with fire beginning tovent from the Side D windows. ABox was requested to be struck torecall the off duty firefighters. Lad-
der 1 positioned in front of thebuilding to vent the roof. Attacklines went into operation throughthe front door into the fire apart-ment.
The fire was rapidly spreadingupwards as the bedroom flashedover. The heavy overlapping firespread up along the vinyl siding tothe soffit and attic. Companies op-erated on all floors as the fire in theattic intensified.
A second alarm was orderedbringing Franklin, Hopedale andBellingham to the scene or tocover. Command radioed that theyhad a few minutes left of interior
attack as the fire was now blowingout both gable ends.
Heavy black smoke was bil-lowing up into the sky as the roofwas fully involved. The OIC gavethe order to evacuate the structureas conditions deteriorated.
Milford Ladder 1 opened theirwaterway into the blaze along withseveral exterior hand lines. Thebulk of the fire was knocked downin after 15 minutes of masterstream operation.
The fire was placed under con-trol around 8:30 a.m. The buildingwas determined to be a total loss.
All of the occupants and petswere safely evacuated without in-juries.
- KEN LABELLE
KEN LABELLE
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Litchfield (NH) Engine 4 worked a third alarm on March 22nd at 144Charles Bankcroft Highway.
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Springfield catches early morning workSpringfield jakes were called
out to the duplex at 14-16 Wig-wam Place in the city’s ForestPark neighborhood just after 1:30a.m. on April 2, 2013 for a re-ported structurefire.
First due En-gine 3 and Ladder 3arrived on scene tofind a two and ahalf story woodframe duplex withheavy smoke show-ing from the Alphaside of the building.
As the balanceof the first alarm assignment ar-rived on scene, companies wentto work stretching multiple handlines into both sides of the du-plex.
Shortly after companiesbegan their interior attack, watersupply issues developed outsideforcing members to stretch addi-tional supply lines to hydrants onWigwam Place and DickinsonStreet.
As the additional supply lineswere being stretched, conditionsinside the structure deterioratedto the point where command wasforced to sound the evacuationtones and pull all members out ofthe building for a defensive at-tack.
Two hours later, after attack-ing the fire from the exterior witha street gun, hand lines, a deckgun and ladder pipe; the fire wasknocked down and companieswent back inside to overhaul andcheck for hot spots.
Five residents were displacedby this fire, which is still underinvestigation by the SpringfieldFire Department’s Arson Squad.
Damage totals were estimatedat around $100,000.
- NATE ARNOLD
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Vehicle into building in HarwichHarwich, MA. Around 2:15 p.m. on March 19th, a 91 year old female driver hit the the front ofa building at the East Harwich Plaza on Route 39. The woman told the police she was parkingand hit the gas instead of the brake, causing the accident. She was unhurt and refused med-ical help at the scene. Fortunately for everyone involved, the space was empty and no onewas in that section when the vehicle hit. The building inspector was called to determine the ex-tent of structural damage.
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Three alarm house fire in HudsonThe Hudson fire department
was dispatched to 19 Lakeshore Drfor a reported house fire on 3/22/13at 4:40 AM. Companies arrived tofind heavy fire showing from a twostory occupied dwelling. A secondalarm was struck followed by athird alarm to get mutual aid com-panies to the scene. A lack of avail-able water in the area was a factorin gaining control of the fire as thefirst due companies were backed
out of the building due to worsen-ing conditions. A Marlborough en-gine arrived and established awater supply from a hydrant onHosmer St in Marlborough, whichsupplied additional water to thescene. Four hand lines werestretched to knock down the bulk
of the fire from the outside. Once itwas determined to be safe, crewswere allowed to reenter the build-ing to search for remaining hotspots. Companies remained at thescene into the morning overhaul-ing. Mutual aid came from Marl-borough, Berlin and Stow withBolton, and Sudbury covering theHudson stations.
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As many as 80 people were left homeless following a fastmoving four alarm fire that destroyed an apartment buildingin Lynn on Lewis Street late on Sunday, March 24th. Fire-fighters from several communities were on scene battling hotspots and checking for additional fire. According to the LynnFire Chief James McDonald, the building housed 20-25 unitsand was considered a total loss. Firefighters were met withheavy fire upon their arrival just after 11 p.m. The fire was lo-cated in a rear stairwell and quickly spread to the third floorand cockloft of the building. Water pressure issues hamperedfirefighters efforts to control the blaze. It took firefighters al-most four hours to bring the fire under control. The RedCross is on scene assisting those displaced. The State FireMarshall is also on scene assisting with the investigation.
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Lawrence jakes put to workThe Lawrence Fire Depart-
ment responded for a reportedstructure fire at 50 Forrest Street,March 29th at 6 p.m.
Car 20, Engines 5, 7, 9, Lad-der 5 and Rescue 1responded.
Deputy ChiefMcInnis reported aworking fire on ar-rival and shortlythereafter requesteda second alarm.
Crews from theCentral station werefirst due. Engine 5,Ladder 5 and Res-cue 1 immediately went to work.Engine 5 tagged the hydrant andstretched an initial attack line.Truck 5 set up in front.
Crews made and aggressiveinterior attack on the occupied twofamily two and half story woodframe L shaped dwelling. The firewas reported in the bedroom onthe second floor on the C/D corner.
Crews made a quick advance-ment up the stairs knocking downthe heavy fire which was blowingout the window and had advancedinto the roof line and other roomson the second floor.
As the second alarm compa-nies arrived, they backed up theinitial fire attack crews and Ladder4 was placed on the C/D side. Lad-der 4 rapidly made multiple ventholes in the roof releasing the toxicgases and heat for the interiorcrews.
The Lawrence Fire Depart-ment Members made quick workon the rapidly advancing fire andhad aggressively knocked downthe heavy fire in minutes savingthe occupied structure from be-coming a total lose.
The residents had self-evacu-ated prior to the arrival of the firedepartment and was assisted at thescene by the red cross.
The structure had heavysmoke and fire damage but was nota total loss.
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On Saturday morning, March 9, 2013 around 8:05 a.m., Cam-bridge Fire Department struck Box 7 for a possible buildingfire at 35 Porter Road. First due Engine 4 reported fire show-ing from the top floor of a structure. Several minutes after thearrival of the division chief, he reported a fire on the outsidewall, top floor of a large two a half story wood frame occu-pied structure and requested the W/F be struck. Firefightersstretched two hand lines and quickly knocked down the ex-terior fire. Firefighters from Ladder 1 opened up the roof areawhile interior companies opened up and found no further ex-tension in the structure.
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NATE ARNOLD
West Springfield jakes make good stopShortly after midnight on
March 25th, West Springfield fire-fighters were called out to 37 JensenCircle for a reported structure fire.
Arriving on scene several min-utes later, members were presentedwith an occupied one story woodframe dwelling with heavy fire vent-ing from the C side as well as fromthe enclosed breezeway connectingthe house to the garage.
To complicate matters, two de-partment members were delayed re-sponding to the scene as they werereturning from the hospital after anambulance run.
In spite of having only two threeman engine companies and a singleman ladder on scene for the first tenminutes of the fire fight, the WSFDwas able to stretch two one andthree quarter inch attack lines aswell as atwo and a half inch attackline to the A side and C side respec-tively.
By the time the remainingmembers arrived on scene, the bulkof the fire was knocked down. The
home received significant damagefrom the fire, but the bulk of thedamage was contained to the addi-tion on the C side and the enclosedbreeze way with the rest of thehome suffering smoke and waterdamage.
The elderly couple, who lived atthe residence, were able to evacuateprior to fire department’s arrival, butwere taken to the hospital withsmoke inhalation.
The cause of the fire remainsunder investigation.
- NATE ARNOLD
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Lawrence, MA. Firefighters had their hands full fighting a firein three close houses on Hancock Street. Shortly after 4 p.m.,firefighters were called out for a building fire at 114 HancockStreet. En route, firefighters had smoke in the sky and knewthey were going to work. First on scene car-21 reported fire ina two and a half wood frame through the roof with exposuresrequesting a second alarm soon followed by a third alarm.Due to nonworking hydrants in the area, the fire was able toextend into two other wood frame homes. Several extra en-gine companies were called to help supply water to thescene. Three families were left homeless due to the fire. TheAmerican Red Cross was called to assist the families. Thecause of the fire is unknown at this time.
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Manchester, NH Captain Brendan Burns of Engine 9 at a recentmultiple alarm fire on a cold snowy night, February 6th
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Whitman, MA Firefighter Scott Figgins at a recent fire on DeweyAvenue.
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Shelton Assistant Chief Paul Wilson operating at a recent 2nd alarm in Derby, CT.
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Broken down, they consistof seven working fires in whichspecial calls were made at three,three second alarms and onethird alarm.
The first incident is a sec-ond alarm in a vacant apartmenthouse of ordinary construction.Light smoke shows above theroof, aerials are raised andtruckmen use saws to cut win-dow bars on the lower floor.Handlines later advance into thebuilding.
The next is a working fire ina two story dwelling at night.Truckmen again use saws to cutwindow bars. Fire is seem onthe first floor. A working fire ina restaurant is next. Heavy fireis seen coming from a roofstructure (possibly whereHVAC equipment is.) Crewsraise ground ladder to ascend.The scene switches to groundlevel and when it returns to theroof, the fire is out.
A working fire in an under-ground transformer is the nextincident with heavy fire show-ing from below street level.Firefighters protect an exposure,which is a high rise building asthe smoke hugs the facade as itascends. The flames eventuallydie down. A large crash truckshows up from the airport after-ward.
Next is a third alarm in anapartment building in which nu-merous occupants are trapped.Heavy fire is showing throughtwo large window openings atthe corner of the eighth floor ofa nine story building. A fire-fighter rides an aerial up to res-cue an occupant and a secondaerial is brought into play for
more of the same. A secondalarm in a row of framedwellings appears from the 1stfloor window char that it wasfully involved upon arrival. Itseems to be extinguished butthe second floor is still fully in-volved. A ladderpipe is set upon the “A” side (front of build-
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An Amtrak engine is smol-dering in the next incident,which is a working fire withspecial call. Firefighters wet thecar down.
Next is a working fire in atwo-story vacant house, the sec-ond story being an attic. The fireappears to be knocked downand smoldering until flames ap-pear around the roofline. Truc-kee’s pull off siding to revealfire reappearing in the attic.
A working fire next is at afrat house at the George Wash-ington University. The buildinglooks to be ordinary construc-tion and smoke is showing at theroof. Fire then shows throughthe roof. Truck companies crossventilate via windows.
The rear porches of severalframe row dwellings require asecond alarm in the next inci-dent. Heavy fire shows at onepoint. Handlines are used fromboth front and rear.
The last incident is a work-ing fire with special call for anAmtrak locomotive at a station.Light smoke is seen coming outof the cab and on the roof.Seems to be a transformer fire.The car is pulled out of the sta-tion where further operating cantake place.
As with DVD’s of this type,they make for good viewing andcritique. The scenes are all de-scribed as they start with regardto the date, location, number ofalarms and brief description a towhat is on fire.
Apparently, the DCFD offi-cers from sergeant and abovewear white helmets. In mostFD’s, it would make it appearthat there are many chiefs, butnot so.
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The Boynton BeachFirefighter BenevolentAssociation and IAFF Local#1891 can not possibly expressthe heartfelt gratitude that eachshares for everyone who stood upand threw down for this veryworthy cause. Heroes all.
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