http://www.FireFightingNews.com International FireFighting News en-us Copyright 2009 e-Firefighter, LLC Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:46:10 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/Images/logo_22.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com The Upper Bronx has been getting a rash of multiple alarm fires lately, and in the early morning hours of September 2nd, a blaze that reached a sixth alarm kept the trend going by consuming a taxpayer with almost … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83879 United States FireFightingNews.com (Bill Tompkins) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83879 Fire swept through a processing center and shop at a turkey farm Wednesday morning, causing about $470,000 in damage, a fire company official said. The Frederick County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83877 United States FireFightingNews.com (Frederick News-Post) Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83877 Thousands of acres of forests have been destroyed by wildfires in France that also burned houses and cars, authorities said. Firefighters said late Tuesday the fires burning in the south of France near the cities … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83860 World FireFightingNews.com (United Press International) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83860 A series of explosions at a welding supply company in suburban Philadelphia sent thick black smoke billowing over the area and forced evacuations Wednesday. The explosions at Scully Welding Supply in Collingdale … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83856 United States FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83856 The Frederick County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the causes behind a fire that started in the smoke house of Hillside Turkey Farms this morning, according to Guardian Hose Co. Chief Chris Kinnaird. … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83853 United States FireFightingNews.com (Frederick News-Post) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83853 Around 12:45 p.m., St. Louis firefighters were called to the 4100 block of Neosho St. for a report of a house on fire. Upon arrival of Pumper 32, they reported heavy smoke showing from a 1-Story brick residence … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83829 United States FireFightingNews.com (Ben Mazanec) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83829 York Village firefighters used the Jaws of Life tool Tuesday to rescue a horse whose leg was stuck in an old piece of patio furniture. The 20-year-old horse, Ashley, walked out of a barn at 55 Birch Hill Road and … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83820 United States FireFightingNews.com (Portsmouth Herald) Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83820 Forget Fore! Fire! was the cry of the day for a golfer whose off-target swing sparked a 12-acre blaze in Southern California. The golfer at the Shady Canyon Golf Course in Irvine landed a shot in the rough … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83803 United States FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83803 Six women and two men died Tuesday in a fire at a bar frequented by locals in the Mexican resort of Cancun, and bar employees have told police that unidentified men tossed gasoline bombs at the establishment. … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83802 World FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83802 Would you rather dash into a burning building and try to carry people to safety, or venture into a dark alley and confront some drug-addled maniac wielding a gun/ In other words, firefighter or cop. Neither … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83796 United States FireFightingNews.com (Akron Beacon Journal) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83796 Most people would be hard-pressed to pass an annual agility test under any circumstances but that's exactly what Mount Airy Fire Department members must do to stay employed. It's a good incentive to keep people … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83793 United States FireFightingNews.com (Grand Island Record) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83793 Two volunteer firefighters were recovering Monday from problems suffered during a five-alarm fire that destroyed an Athens home. Piney Chapel Fire Chief Lance Pitts and Oak Grove-Thach Fire Chief Harold King said … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83792 United States FireFightingNews.com (The Decatur Daily) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83792 Houston firefighters followed the textbook approach in fighting a blaze at a high-rise building Monday night, officials said, sending dozens of firetrucks and deploying nearly 200 crew members. No one was … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83788 United States FireFightingNews.com (Houston Chronicle) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83788 City, state and federal officials are touting a federal stimulus project as a smart new way to save water in Raleigh by reviving an ancient bit of technology. With primary funding from the American Recovery and … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83786 United States FireFightingNews.com (The News and Observer) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83786 After deploying spike strips to stop a stolen ambulance, Seymour Police arrested a Waterbury man who allegedly plucked the emergency vehicle from outside a New Haven convalescent home early Monday morning. … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83782 United States FireFightingNews.com (Connecticut Post) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83782 A fire sparked by a welder destroyed an auto body shop Monday afternoon. According to Capt. Terry Grindle of the Bucksport Fire Department, an employee at Newcomb's Auto Body was welding a vehicle in the shop … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83779 United States FireFightingNews.com (Bangor Daily News) Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83779 A retired Lake County firefighter died Sunday morning after he re-entered his burning home. It's unclear why Eugene Throop, 83, went back inside the house but his son believes it likely he was searching for his … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83771 United States FireFightingNews.com (The Press Democrat) Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83771 Five firefighters were taken to hospitals Monday after battling a two-alarm fire on Milwaukee's northwest side, a Fire Department spokeswoman said. Three of the firefighters had minor burns and one had a minor … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83770 United States FireFightingNews.com (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83770 Three alarms were needed to extinguish a fast moving fire that consumed seven businesses in Brooklyn on August 29th. At 01:01, Brooklyn dispatch sent three engines, two trucks, and Battalion 33 to 1969 Flatbush … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83769 United States FireFightingNews.com (Bill Tompkins) Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83769 Three people were slightly injured Saturday morning during a firefighter training exercise in Matthews, fire officials said. A training fire had been set in a building near Idlewild Road and Margaret Wallace … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83764 United States FireFightingNews.com (The Charlotte Observer) Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83764 A blaze at a Russian nursing home killed nine people early Monday, and emergency officials said it may have been started by a resident setting himself on fire. A spokeswoman for the regional Emergencies Ministry, … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83753 World FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83753 At Approx. 1100 this morning Portland Firefighters responded to reports of fire from a four unit apartment building. On arrival firefighters found gray smoke showing from an apartment. Fire crews made entry and … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83741 United States FireFightingNews.com (Portland Fire Rescue) Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83741 A two-alarm fire ripped through an Atlantic City rooming house late Saturday night, displacing 37 people. The fire started near midnight on the second floor of the building, located in the 1400 block of Memorial … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83733 United States FireFightingNews.com (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83733 Fire roared through four floors of two vacant buildings at the former Remington Arms plant Saturday morning, creating fear that sections of the damaged structure could collapse endangering firefighters battling … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83724 United States FireFightingNews.com (Connecticut Post) Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83724 A fire on two floors of a four-story apartment building in the South Side's Gresham neighborhood this morning displaced more than a dozen people, a Fire Department spokesman said. Firefighters were called to the … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83700 United States FireFightingNews.com (Chicago Tribune) Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83700 A five-alarm fire destroyed a barn, a house and a workshop at the Country Club of Detroit in Grosse Pointe Farms this afternoon. The cause of the blaze, reported about 2:15 p.m., is under investigation. It took … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83690 United States FireFightingNews.com (Detroit Free Press) Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83690 Officials say a massive fire has left thousands homeless in two coastal villages north of the capital. Fire Officer Domingo Gastilo says the fire broke out late Thursday, possibly when gasoline a man was pouring … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83683 World FireFightingNews.com (Associated Press) Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83683 A fire that destroyed an acre of pallets at a business south of Fresno on Thursday was accidentally ignited by equipment or a discarded cigarette, Fresno County fire investigators said this afternoon. The fire … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83680 United States FireFightingNews.com (The Fresno Bee) Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83680 A 4-year-old girl was hospitalized in intensive care after a fire Thursday night at a townhouse in the Paddock Village Apartments in north St. Louis County. The fire broke out just before 9 p.m. in the basement … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83669 United States FireFightingNews.com (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83669 Firefighters were getting an upper hand in a 3-alarm blaze this morning at a Harris County government warehouse where voting machines are stored in north Houston. According to a county website's list of … http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83668 United States FireFightingNews.com (Houston Chronicle) Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.firefightingnews.com/images/photos/bronz_fire11.jpg http://www.firefightingnews.com/article.cfm?articleID=83668