Don’t do it! Don’t watch this video of a medic complaining about his partner. I made it to the 2:46 mark and my ears started bleeding. Is this really what Medics talk about when they get around each other?
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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
1 commentHere 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.
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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!
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?
2 commentsUpdated 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!
Is this a typical BOX alarm in New York City? ha ha ha
This ambulance caught fire outside St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Emergency Department and John Jay College of Criminal Justice this afternoon.
FDNY Firefighters extinguished the blaze.
PHOTO CREDIT Joana Duroand
UPPER WEST SIDE – An empty ambulance being loaded onto a tow truck burst into flames outside St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital’s 59th Street emergency room Wednesday afternoon, terrifying onlookers who feared that oxygen tanks inside might explode.
No one was hurt, but the block was closed to traffic, said hospital spokesman Jeff Jabomowitz.
“There’s oxygen tanks in the back. We were concerned about that,” Jabomowitz said.
The hospital briefly stopped accepting people into its ER, employees said.
Here is another view
The Sparta Volunteer Ambulance Squad lost 2 ambulances in a fire that swept through their apparatus bay. One other vehicle sustained damage. The estimates are that the ambulances could cost $200,000 to replace…each.
At least one member was at the station at the time of the fire along with a yoga class. The member was quick to notify the class of the fire and get them out of the building. No one was injured.
The only other saving grace was that the squad’s third ambulance was out on a call at the time of the fire and was not involved in the fire.
Sparta police said today that their preliminary investigation showed that the fire started onboard one of the ambulances as an oxygen tank was being checked for pressure. There was lightning in the area around that time, prompting initial speculation that the stormy weather played a role, but authorities did not indicate any connection. Read the entire story here.
Erica Patrick / For the Daily Record
It seems as though ambulance losses are becoming a daily event nowadays. Between accidents, fires, and being stolen the trucks have become an insurance nightmare. Unfortunately, most municipalities are self insured which means that they have to be repaired without any payoff from an insurance company. All of this does not help at all with the economic woes of today….but then again thankfully no one was hurt.
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