Good Job Dusty.......... The full story at the link below..... 

 

http://m.times-news.com/CTN/db_/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=roQpKMk1&full=true#display

 

"ROMNEY, W.Va. — Although an alert firefighter was able to lead a first-floor resident safely out of a burning Bolton Street apartment house in Romney on Saturday, a second-floor resident perished in the early morning blaze.
“It’s a sad situation with the deceased. But everyone did a great job,” said Garrett “GT” Parsons, chief of the Romney Volunteer Fire Department, who arrived at the scene shortly after being notified around 5:25 a.m.
Parsons received a call that a two-unit apartment house on Bolton Street was on fire and that people may be trapped inside.
“He radioed me direct,” said Parsons.
The person behind the radio contact was Dustin Amtower, a fellow firefighter and close friend of Parsons. Amtower was the first to discover the blaze.
“I saw a little bit of smoke coming from behind 7-Eleven,” said Amtower......." 
 The fire chief of the New Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Amtower was driving east on U.S Route 50 to work his shift as a paid firefighter with the city of Winchester, Va.

As I left work this morning around 6:30AM a box was struck out with a working fire assignment in the 5200 block of Cuthbert Avenue in the Pimlico section of northwest Baltimore. Even though its a way off from where I was I took it in. Most of the fire was knocked when I got there, but I did get some shots:

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. . . to a post?  I have answers to questions that are asked in posts but I don't know how to reply to them.  All I see is "Quote" & "Multi quote."

Around 4:00PM 3 Alarms were sounded for a fire in a large 155 year-old mansion in the affluent section of northern Baltimore City known as Roland Park. On arrival companies had heavy fire inside the first floor front and making its way to the second floor and heavy smoke showing. Companies were hampered by the recent snow and cold spell in the area. Temperatures were around 5-10 degrees at the time and dropped as the sun went down.A couple of the hydrants in the area were found to be frozen and the street is one lane going into a dead end. The house is set back from the road quite a distance. Units had some long hose lays with relays and a lot of hand dragging the hose lines. There was also a ground level swimming pool on side D somewhat close to the house that the firefighters had to be careful that no one fell in.

First shot approaching the scene about 30 minutes into the operation:

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Found this on the local CBS affiliate website and didn't know where to post it here.
So, mods please move this if its not in the right forum.

Now, I'm all for protecting FFs, but, I am concerned about securing the weapons while on the fireground. Obviously, I wouldn't want to have a sidearm on my person while going into a burning structure. Fire is not a good friend of gunpowder. Installing a lockbox within the cab of rigs, might be a solution, but, the bad guys will know and try to steal them while FFs are away from rig.

Prior to moving to NC, I grew up in the los Angeles area, and departments out there, staged one block out and waited until PD said it was clear.

Just looking for your input on the subject. Especially GADave's take on it.

http://www.digtriad.com/news/national/ar...s-On-Duty-

Thanks

a cement truck crashed into a private dwelling, killing the driver. I got a few units responding, and videoed a few rigs parked but did get the clip of the dwelling collapsing when they attempted to move the cement trucks.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=168vmgjh8io

While digging thru my stacks of negatives, I ran across a set taken at the Maryland Fire Rescue Institute Training Center in Cresaptown, Md of some recent new hires for Cumberland City going thru live fire training.

 

These photos were taken in 1995.

 

The new hires attacking a car fire prop.

 

   

In a 36 hour span this past week the Boston Fire Department lost two long time members due to Occupational Cancer. Thanks to the presumptive cancer laws both these deaths are being treated as Line of Duty Deaths. I didn't know Joe personally, I've known his brother Danny (Car 300, Group 1) for years, but I had met & worked with Frankie several times, the last time over the summer when I was detailed to E33 & he was the Acting Lieutenant. Two good men, taken too soon.......Rest In Peace Brothers!

 

 

 

The arrangements for Firefighter Joseph Mullen, Engine Company 8, who passed away on Tuesday January 21st after a long battle with job related cancer are as follows: The Wake will be held at the Casper Funeral Home, 187 Dorchester St, in South Boston, on Sunday January 26th from 4-8 PM. A Mass will be celebrated on Monday January 27th at Gate of Heaven Church, 615 East Fourth St, in South Boston at 10AM.


 

 

The arrangements for Firefighter Francis X. Flynn, Engine Company 33, who passed away on Wednesday January 22nd from job related cancer are as follows: The wake will be held on Monday January 27th from 4-8PM at the McDonald Keohane Funeral Home, 809 Main St in South Weymouth (Route 18, opposite the South Shore Hospital). A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday January 28th at 10AM at St. Francis Xavier Church, 234 Pleasant Street, South Weymouth. Brother Flynn was a member of Engine Company 33 for all 28 years of his career.

Anyone have information on E\-One's recently changes or updates to the Quest Cab. I heard that the new Quest cab will be different from the current design. Anyone?

 

Thanks in advance.

First up is Denver's newest company to go in service, Engine 18.  They're currently running out of Firehouse 14 until the construction on their new station is completed some time in February.

 

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