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Video: Pawtucket, RI Firefighters Battle 4 Alarm Fire that Swept Through Neighborhood Burning 8 Structures (3 Videos)

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Video by: sparkywfd. Video info: 8 structures, including garages, sheds were either destroyed or damaged on the afternoon of Sunday April 7th 2013 on Harrison St. A 3rd alarm was struck on arrival and a 4th alarm was transmitted shortly after. It took about 2 hours to bring the fire under control. Heavy afternoon winds only added a degree of difficulty for firefighters trying to knock down the inferno. Several homes in the area were also evacuated. Several tenants were injured but none seriously as fire spread from one structure to another. http://www.providencefirevideos.com. News on the fire can be found here.

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Video by: RI BNS. Video info: Pawtucket Fire along with multiple M/A companies fighting a multiple alarm fire during high winds today.

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Video: 4 Alarm Row House Fire in Jersey City, NJ. Check out the Trench Cut on this Job. (3 Videos)

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Video by: AssociatedPress. Video info: Firefighters battle a four-alarm fire in Jersey City, N.J. spreading through a row of homes. Some six of the 14 homes are believed affected by the blaze. (March 27). The fire occurred on Belmont Avenue. 100 Firefighters worked for 3 hours to contain the fire. More news on the fire here, and here.

Take a look at the trench cut the firefighters made across the roof-line. What a job that must have been!

View more videos at: http://nbcnewyork.com.

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Best of the Rest – FDIC Stair Climb, Fire Videos, Bullies, FNG, Fitness, MN8, NFE, and Much More!

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I am getting geared up for FDIC. If you are going, the only thing you HAVE to do is participate in the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb. I wrote about it just yesterday here.

The Fire Service Warrior meetup (Facebook Event Page) will be April 24, 2013 at 5pm at the Ram Restaurant and Brewery. Be there!

I will be posting our itinerary when it gets a little closer. You will be able to find Captain Wines and I split between the MN8 Foxfire booth #5571 and Black Diamond Group booth #2401.

It’s promotional testing time again. This is one of the books I bought. I would love to tell you what it is, but I would have to kill you. We aren’t allowed posting the text book list online according to a memo. I wish I could tell you more about the $230 purchase I made on the books…but I can’t. BTW, this is not one of the books on the list.

In case you missed it, I was busy this weekend with a series of videos on FireCritic.com. Check them out here:

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Check out the custom inserts for our Phenix TL2 helmets. J5 Firelids sent these to us. Check out J5 Firelids here.

Fire Law Blog offers us Cyberbullying – The Ugly Side of Social Media

Firehouse Zen offers two great articles recently “I am a Bully” and “The FNG“.

True North is giving away a scholarship (paid trip to FDIC). This year, they renamed the program “Lt. Richard A. Nappi Training Scholarship”. Read more about it here

Since 2010, True North has provided training scholarships for firefighters to attend the 2013 Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) so they continue to get the training they need to stay safe and protect the safety of others. This year True North had renamed its FDIC Training Scholarship in honor of Lt. Richard A. Nappi.

Firefighter Nation – Monte Egherman writes about Building a Functional Fitness Program

MN8 Foxfire’s new illuminating helmet bars

STATter911.com found a great video: Arrival video: House fire in Calverton, MD. PGFD in action from 1991. Plus an apartment fire in Oxon Hill.

MN8 Foxfire has rolled out the brand new illuminating helmet bars (to the right). Read more about them here.

Mike Legeros has pictures of a fire on Roger’s lane here. AND…you can buy his books Raleigh and Wake County Firefighting  or Raleigh and Wake County Firefighting, Volume II. Read more about that here.

Challenge Coins – I collect challenge coins and trade them. If you would like to purchase one of our coins, check out NM Coin. That is the only place you can get them unless you catch us with one to spare. If you would like to trade, let me know at firecritic@firecritic.com. Below is the National Firefighters Endowment Officer’s Club Chief level coin. Mine is number 005. Learn more about the Officer’s Club here.

This is my Officer’s Club coin from the National Firefighters Endowment. To learn more about the Officer’s Club and get your own coin, check out this link.

Video: 4 Alarm Fire Destroys Multiple Buildings in Shenandoah, PA. One Man Rescued From Fire

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Video by jck5055. One man was rescued and a woman jumped from the third floor to escape the fire. The fire occurred this morning around 4am. Video info: Crews from throughout Schuylkill County battle a four alarm fire in Shenandoah that destroyed almost a dozen homes. Visit FIREandFILM.com for more info and photos! More news on the fire here.

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Video: 4 Alarm Apartment Fire in Orange, NJ With Occupants Trapped

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4 alarm apartment fire in Orange, NJ on Dec. 7th. Video by Ed Gray of AllHandsGoingToWork.com.

News reports that occupants were trapped during the fire.

NewYork.CBSLocal.com:

Backup crews from neighboring towns and Essex County had to be called in to help fight the flames and carry some people who were trapped inside the building to safety.

Click the image for all 6 of the videos

 

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Video: 4 Alarm Apartment Fire in Irving, Texas

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This fire was shared with The Fire Critic.

On December 3, 2012, Irving Fire Department with assistance from surrounding fire departments battled this apartment fire in the 1000 block of San Jacinto. The fire quickly escalated to 4 alarms.

More news on the fire here

Video: 17 FDNY Firefighters Injured in Fast Moving 4 Alarm Fire in the Bronx. 200 FF’s on Scene

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Seventeen Firefighters were injured in a fast moving fire in the Bronx today. The fire swept through 4 buildings and went to 4 alarms bringing 200 firefighters to the scene. Two of the firefighters were injured when the ceiling collapsed on them.

The fire occurred at 726 Van Nest Ave. in the Bronx.

News links: 17 firefighters hurt in Bronx blaze that causes partial building collapse

DAVID HANDSCHUH FOR THE NEWS Two firefighters were injured fighting a blaze on Van Nest Ave. in the Morris Park area of the Bronx.

Video: 4 Alarm Fire in Kyoto, Japan

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Check out these Japanese firefighters in action. This is a 4 alarm fire (appears to be a residential dwelling) in Kyoto, Japan.

I don’t have any more information on the fire.

Do check out the little hose cart the firefighters are deploying hose from.

Thanks to HPFirefighter.com for sharing on Facebook.

3 Banger in VA, Pension Attacks, Albuquerque Helmet Stickers, Austin Applicant Issues, and More

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In case you are just tuning in….it has been a busy day here at FireCritic.com!

photo by Wells P. Wilson

3 Alarm Fire in Alexandria, Virginia including Videos and photos
VAFireNews.com (sister site to FireCritic.com) has early video and photos from a 3 alarm fire in Alexandria, Virginia today.

Hosed…This Satirical Show on Volunteer Firefighters is Hilarious!
Check out this hilarious look at volunteer firefighters! Is this good or bad for the volunteer fire service?

Major Fire at Fertilizer Plant in South Carolina
A big fire in South Carolina last night

The IAFF and MSNBC’s ED Schultz Take a Stand Against Attacks on Firefighters Pensions
Hopefully there will be plenty more to this debate. We won’t go down without a fight!

Albuquerque Firefighters Helmet Stickers Causing Controversy
Firefighters have a unique helmet sticker that they claim is not derogatory at all.

Firefighter Applicants Disqualified After Inability to Follow Directions
Should they have been turned away? Who is at fault?

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FireCritic.com is the place for Fire Service Product Reviews! The latest review is of the book Capitol City Fireman by Jake Rixner. Read all about Capitol City Fireman and how to order it here!

Some of the reviews in the works are: Boots: Lion Marshall 14″ fire boots and the Book: The Cavalry is coming by John Broyles. I am also waiting to hear back from two more products and awaiting my brand new Black Diamond X2 fire boots to review. Review the terms for product reviews by The Fire Critic here. Check out all of the product reviews here.

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Civil service commission upholds firefighter firing – This same thing happened in my department. He should have been fired. We don’t welcome thieves.

FireMom offers her thoughts on Ohio Senate Bill 5 - Quoted: “As a fire family, I staunchly oppose Senate Bill 5 (SB5; bill text here) which aims to remove collective bargaining from unions. Every time I think of this bill, sponsored by Senator Shannon Jones (R – Springboro), I get this mix of angry anxiety in the pit of my stomach. It’s not just the security of my husband’s job and thus our livelihood on the line. It’s the safety of the citizens of Ohio.”

House Fire in Westerly, Rhode Island

Video: Massive 4 Alarm Fire Tears Through Entire New Jersey Condominium Complex. The Complex was Under Construction.

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RAHWAY, N.J. (WPIX) —

A four-alarm fire ripped through an under-construction condominium complex early Wednesday morning in New Jersey.

The intense blaze began at about 1:30 a.m. at the four-story building located at St. Georges Avenue & Stone Street along Route 27 in Rahway. The fire appeared to have consumed the complex’s top floor and rooftop.

The building was vacant at the time of the fire and no injuries have been reported.

The scene of a fire in an under construction apartment building on Saint Georges Avenue in Rahway. . 1/4/11 John O'Boyle / The Star-Ledger

More coverage at Firefighter Nation

Fire Rages In Rahway: MyFoxNY.com

Fire Rages In Rahway: MyFoxNY.com

Updated: Early Video of Union City, New Jersey 4 Alarm Fire.

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Previous Coverage of this fire with aerial view of the fire once the fire went through the roof here.

The video below shows the fire shortly after the crews arrived on scene. The fire began in the basement. No cause has been determined yet. Obviously the fire was a stubborn one as the fire and as you can see from the video in the previous post completely destroyed the building. Five firefighters were injured fighting the blaze.

Click here for the entire 9 part series

Click here fore Parts 5,6,7,8, and 9

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Video: Massive 4 Alarm Union City, NJ Fire Injures 4 Firefighters

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Jean-Pierre Mestanza/The Jersey Journal Firefighters look on as water is sprayed on 3807 Park Ave.

NJ.com:

A Union City fire devastated two adjoining residences, collapsing one building and displacing 23 people, according to today’s Jersey Journal.

The four-alarm blaze that started about 2:30 p.m. in the basement of 3807 Park Ave, North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue Co-Director Jeff Welz said.

Firefighters were able to contain the blaze within four hours, but continued to battle flames that were fed by a ruptured gas line after 3809 Park collapsed around 6 p.m.

2 Alarm Fire in Glendale, California

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At 0130 hrs. on November 27, 2010 Glendale, California Fire Dept. units arrived on scene reporting heavy smoke and fire showing from a two-story hillside single family dwelling in the 800 block of Brockmont Drive. The blaze quickly self-ventilated and a second alarm was soon requested. Flames could be seen from miles away as crews battled to extinguish the blaze. No injuries were reported.

Check out FireGroundAction.com for more!

Plenty of Fire to go Around…Check out these recent videos of Fires around the US including New York City, Prince George’s County, Boston, West Virginia, California

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Here are a pile of great videos from the past several days. The fires span the US from New York, Pennsylvania, California, West Virginia, Maryland, and Massachusetts.

Follow the links to the articles

Photo by Paul Martinka

FDNY Firefighters Battle Fire in Brooklyn at Associated Supermarket. The massive three-alarm blaze broke out inside a building on Fifth Avenue near 17th Street about 12:15 a.m. today and quickly spread throughout the three story structure, tearing through the Associated Supermarket, in the ground floor and gutting 10 residential apartments above, said officials.

Video: Firefighters Battle AC Transit Bus Fire in Berkeley California. According to Sabina Imrie, assistant fire chief for special operations at the department, the first call reporting the blaze came at around 12:35 p.m. She said the back portion of the bus was on fire when firefighters from the department arrived.

Stubborn Three Decker Fire in Boston Works its Way from the Basement through the Roof in this 4 Alarm Fire on Chester Street. This stubborn fire in a large three-decker residential structure in the Allston section of Boston. Eight residents were displaced, 125 firefighters were on the job, 20+ apparatus on scene, 1 firefighter injury.

Video Shows Rankin Borough Rowhouse Burning in Allegheny County Outside Pittsburgh. Two Firefighters Injured. Lonell Horton, Anthony Carter and several of their neighbors lost everything they own Wednesday when a quick-moving fire swept through a rowhouse in Rankin, sending billowing smoke so high into the air that it could be seen in several Mon Valley communities.

Early video: Prince George’s County house fire. Five firefighters hurt on Anaio Court in Clinton, Maryland. This is video from Morningside VFD  of Wednesday’s house fire at 8200 Anaio Court in Clinton, Maryland. You can also hear a little of the radio traffic in the background. The fire left five firefighters with minor injuries.

Granville Firefighters Battle Well Involved House Fire in Maidsville. Well involved, decent video. This is a perfect example of the need for use of 2 1/2″ hose instead of 1 3/4″. Although the report says they had early water supply issues so it might not have been a feasible option.

Video: Is this a Box Alarm? St. Luke’s Roosevelt Ambulance Catches Fire outside New York City Hospital. Who Said EMS Doesn’t need the Fire Service? Updated with another video at the bottom (hat tip STATter911.com) Who says Emergency Medical Services doesn’t need the Fire Service? It looks as though these guys needed firefighters!

Stubborn Three Decker Fire in Boston Works its Way from the Basement through the Roof in this 4 Alarm Fire on Chester Street

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Backstep Firefighter was first to catch this one here

This stubborn fire in a large three-decker residential structure in the Allston section of Boston.

Eight residents were displaced, 125 firefighters were on the job, 20+ apparatus on scene, 1 firefighter injury.

More of the story here

Part 1 shows the fire in the basement and part 4 shows it going through the roof.

Two Big Fires in San Francisco

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San Francisco firefighters found themselves battling two mutli-alarm fires today. One involving four apartment buildings in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood and another involving several warehouses in the Bayview District. The Bayview fire went to four alarms while the Haight-Ashbury fire went to three alarms.

Needless to say, SF firefighters were very busy.

Photo from http://www.nbcbayarea.com by Bryan Carmody

Photo from http://www.nbcbayarea.com by Bryan Carmody

You can read more about the fires here, here, and here.

Four-Alarm Brooklyn Fire Injures 14, Including 12 Firefighters

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Thanks to @RES911CUE via twitter for the heads up on this story. Twitter it folks! Keep me in the loop and follow @FireCritic!

Story and video link

BAY RIDGE (WPIX) – A four-alarm fire erupted in Brooklyn late Wednesday night, injuring 12 firefighters and two residents.

At about 11:45pm, firefighters responded to blaze at 6805 Third Avenue in Bay Ridge. There was soon heavy fire on each of floor of the four-story mixed occupancy apartment building and conditions quickly escalated to four-alarms.

All occupants either self-evacuated or assisted out of the building via fire escapes, according to FDNY Deputy Chief James Leonard.

“I thought it was something small, that we were going to leave and we were going to come right back. I didn’t think it was this [serious],” said evacuated resident Rebecca Rivera.

4-Alarm Fire Rages At South San Francisco Food Factory

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From CBS5.com

Firefighters continued to battle a four-alarm structure fire at the Columbus Food manufacturing plant in South San Francisco Thursday morning.

The fire was first was reported at a warehouse at 465 Cabot Road just after 2 a.m., the dispatcher said. Crews from the numerous mutual aid fire departments responded, including Foster City, Daly City, South San Francisco, San Mateo and Burlingame.