I was on my way home from an EMT exam when I heard a report on TAC9 Radio about an MVA on Newport Ave in Attleboro, MA-the audio was being overridden by background noise, but if it was enough to be put over the air, it was worth taking in.  I was actually approaching the Newport Ave exit on I-95 so I continued past my normal turn to the accident scene.

I spoke with a witness who reported that at least one of the vehicles was travelling at high speed.  They estimated in excess of 100 mph.  There were two vehicles involved, both rolled, at least one multiple times.  The scene covered about a quarter mile an has snarled traffic for the forseeable future.  Multiple people were transported to Rhode Island Hospital, unknown status

   

Providence Fire Alarm dispatched units to 306 Douglas Ave on Sunday 8/2/20-the reports with the dispatch were for a fire in a 3 story home, fire on floor 3, reports of occupants trapped.  First due units were met with heavy fire on floor 3 of a 3-1/2 story woodframe approximately 25 X 50.  # lines were stretched, one aerial placed in operation and the fire was knocked down quickly.  I was onscene within 15 minutes and this is what I found.  Thankfully, the reports of trapped occupants was not accurate.

   

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I was able to catch part of the action this evening as the Freeland Volunteer Fire Department and several other departments were paged out for a structure fire. Freeland arrived on the scene and struck the box for a working fire. I made it about half way to the fire when they called knockdown. I was able to hook up with another fire photog and get a few shots. Sorry guys no flame but some good shots of the brothers in action.

I had to park about a half a mile away and was able to get this shot of White Haven Fire Engine 63

Jackpot Fire Department

Engine 2:  1995 Spartan/3-D  1500/500

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This one rewuires a little bit of background/explanation.  I had noticed on the night of the 3rd into the 4th that a large impromtu car show/get together was happening on Livernois Ave around 3 AM.  I was coming down Livernois on the 4th into the 5th and noticed traffic as I approached Tireman Ave.  I bypassed the area as traffic was pretty much at a standstill.  I worked my way over and evaentually took Martin (which has a spectacular 2 dwelling fire on Devil's Night 2008 that I shot) to McGraw, back out to Livernois.  As I was sitting at the red light waiting to turn onto Livernois, Engine 34 was stilled out to a car fire at Livernois and Wagner.  I went to plug it into the GPS but noticed that Wagner was 2 blocks to my left.

It took Engine 34 quite a while to get to the scene due to the large gathering of people and cars.  The video at the end of the photos gives a pretty god idea of the environment.  This was at the end/beginning of the gathering depending on which way you were travelling.  I would estimate that there were at least 5000 people involved.

   

   

While attempting to find Engine 46 working a garage fire, Hamtramck Engine 1 reported a working fire in a commercial building at E 7 Mile and Hershey.  When the box was assigned, Engine 35 was on the ticket....they passed me about 1 minute later.  Figuring it couldn't be too far, I took it in.  15 minutes later when I arrived, it was pretty much under control, but I got a few shots anyway.

   

So, with the 4th of July concert cancelled in Boston this year, I decided to take a drive out to Detroit to see what I could catch.  Traffic was heavier than what I have experienced in the past so getting to jobs was a bit of a challenge.  I sat and watched the neighborhood fireworks show at Grand and Gratiot until Ladder 23 reported they had a civilian report of a trash fire that they would be investigating.

A few minutes later, they requested a box for Barlow/Minden, reporting a dwelling going throughout, first engine will be stretching.  A part of Gratiot was shut down for an unknown reason, causing a detour that delayed me by about 10 minutes.  This is what was shoing on arrival

   

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Does anyone know what has happened to Five Star Fire Apparatus.
This is the second switch from them to Shipman's.

We had a hours long stand off with a armed felon in Hazleton last night. The State Police Cert Team brought in this Bobcat which they call The Rock.