"December 7, 1941, a date that will live in infamy." - (F.D.R.)

   

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas came early for the Winchester Fire Chief two weeks ago or if you ask my 3 your old grandson it came for him.  With the help of my family and Rocky Keplinger of Keplingers Service we were able to bring the old girl back home to the City of Winchester.  She is in quarters with some old firends from the city.

Hello Friends,

 

Like my visit to Sugar Grove, I was able to visit some of the other Fire Departments during my Visit to West Virginia (which is a beautiful state). I'll start with the county seat, Franklin, West Virginia. 

 

Franklin, West Virginia Volunteer Fire Department

Attack/Rescue 26

Hey Guys,

 

During a recent trip to West Virginia, I was able to shoot this department. It was very neat to be able to go on the base and take pictures.

 

Thanks for looking!

 

 

Quint

 

 

Article from KME website: http://fire.kovatch.com/info/newswire/ri...hooses-kme

While I was in sunny Phoenix I got a text for a working fire not far from home in Colorado.  I sent it to my wife Rachel and like a good fire buff she ventured out in the wind and snow to capture it.  Here's her first shot walking up...

   

I was in Phoenix for a week of training and was able to take in a few fires here and there.  I was surprised by how many working fires are transmitted across the valley every day but the distance between them is quite far.  I went to about a dozen fires but many "working fires" were quickly reduced to hold an Engine & Truck.  When I first arrived I toured the Hall of Flame Fire Museum and when I was leaving a working fire was called on the opposite side of Phoenix at 51st Street and Buckeye Road.  It was upgraded to a 1st Alarm with Hazardous Situation which called for quite a large response. With traffic I ended up being pretty late to the show but got a few photos anyway. 

 

Ladder 24 & Engine 24 were first due and had the alpha side, Engine & Rescue 34 were second due.  It looked like they had some good smoke early on. 

   

This morning around 11:15, Frankfort Center NY was called out to investigate a possible structure fire at a factory complex on the City of Utica/Town of Frankfort line. Upon arrival, they reported a smoke condition coming from the garage structure deep within the complex. This is the Google Earth shot of the complex with the red X on the fire location.  

 

Nearby Schuyler was called for manpower as soon as they got on scene.  They struggled with reaching the seat of the fire and called for a full response from the City of Utica.  

 

This was once a factory that made guns during WWI & WWII.  In the 60's it was home to UNIVAC, an early computer manufacturer.  In the late 70's it was a mall of outlets stores.  It has been vacant and abandoned for many years.  

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From the City of Gresham Facebook page:

Gresham firefighters made a dramatic save Saturday night at a barn fire on SE Chase Road. Firefighters ran into the burning barn to cut the locks on stall doors, and saved 22 out of 23 horses. Then they laid three engines worth of hose to connect to a hydrant in this rural neighborhood.

 

Additional photos can be seen here:

http://memoriesbymuhrs.zenfolio.com/p881100140

 

 

 



 



 

 



 

 



 

 



 

 



 

 

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