[quote name='efin98' post='103531' date='May 2 2007, 11:11 ']Rescue 1's new rig didn't have long before it was put to the test with a nasty fire on the Longfellow Bridge last night...[/quote]
My partner and myself onsited one of thes jobs a couple of months ago. The urban outdoorsmen (homeless that won't or can't go to shelters) build mini encampments by placing plywood between the I beams on the underside of the bridge, and then take whatever they can use for insulation and cram it all in there. The fire we had was under the Cambridge St bridge in Allston on one of the nights where the temp was about 2 degrees. Engine 41 and Ladder 14 had to work on an ice covered hill to access the fire. I'm just happy no one got hurt at that one, as every aspect, right down to using water had the potential to be dangerous under those conditions.
Ladder 14 had the most fun, as they parked down below, and used their turnout gear as a sled to get down the hill after the job......I wish I had my camera for that one <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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My partner and myself onsited one of thes jobs a couple of months ago. The urban outdoorsmen (homeless that won't or can't go to shelters) build mini encampments by placing plywood between the I beams on the underside of the bridge, and then take whatever they can use for insulation and cram it all in there. The fire we had was under the Cambridge St bridge in Allston on one of the nights where the temp was about 2 degrees. Engine 41 and Ladder 14 had to work on an ice covered hill to access the fire. I'm just happy no one got hurt at that one, as every aspect, right down to using water had the potential to be dangerous under those conditions.
Ladder 14 had the most fun, as they parked down below, and used their turnout gear as a sled to get down the hill after the job......I wish I had my camera for that one <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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