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Fire Videos Around the World From Cleveland to Houston & Thailand to Canada and More!

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This is a bit of a long post…and it involves plenty of video. I got in front of the computer searching for what fires were caught on video and uploaded to Youtube…and I found a ton!

There is also a great video about the Mayday, Rescue, and Rescesutation of a Lt. in Columbus, Ohio at Paul Hasenmeier’s blog “Pass the Training & Tradition Blog”. The video describes what happened when Lt. Mike Polaski went down at a bread and butter house fire in Columbus. It occured in the basement and firefighters were quick to put their training into action and rescue one of their own. The fruits of their training and labor is that Mike survived the event. Great job guys!

I am actually sitting here working at ole #13 on C-shift. I am paying back another guy for working for him. I am sitting right next to Captain Willie Wines Jr. and we are having a great time! I even made him a cake for his 20th anniversary on the department. I made him  a cake with a bunny rabbit on it. The messed up thing is that I only put one ear on the rabbit. Willie, with the sick mind that he has, thinks it was actually something else. I just don’t see how he thought I would put that on his cake! I mean really, what kind of person does he think I am?

Now, on to the videos!

Here is a house fire (or a row of houses on fire maybe) on Fox Street in Gillingham (which is in Kent…somewhere in the UK)

This fire occured outside of Seattle. This was teh second fire in this house and it was still being rebuilt/remodeled after the first fire. Fire destroyed a home early Friday morning in Lynnwood, the second time the house was gutted by fire in less than a year.Snohomish Co. Fire District #1 spokeswoman Leslie Hynes said crews were called to the home in the 14700 block of Manor Way about 5:20 a.m. and the house was already engulfed in

http://lynnwood.komonews.com/news/911/fire-destroys-home-second-time/650443

Here is a house fire in Bicknell, Indiana

This fire is in Pattaya near Bangkok, Thailand

House fire in Norwich, Connecticut (next two videos)

Chicago, Illinois – Firefighters working on the roof at 18th Place.

Charleston, South Carolina – House fire on Rutledge Avenue (3 videos)

Cleveland, Ohio – Fire at East 57th Street

New Orleans, Louisiana – House fire on Harvest Valley Street

Kanata, Ottawa, Canada – House fire started by lightning

Garland, Texas – House fire on Hampshire Street

Vancouver, BC – 3 cars on fire

Shreveport, Louisiana – House fire

Houston, Texas – House fire on Sherman Street (2 videos)

Posted by on July 1, 2011 • Filed under: Administration & Leadership, Command & Leadership, EMS Topics, Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Fires, News, Videos • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

UK Rap Fire Prevention Song: Good or Bad Investment

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Check out the story and video below. The West Midlands Fire Service spent around $8000 (US) for two rappers to create “The Fire Song”. Now it has some people thinking they spent too much.Some are citing frivolous spending in a slow economy.

I think that $8000 is a drop in the bucket. If any fire department wants to get down to spending there are so many other things to point fingers at.

The song may not be extremely appealing to me, but it does have a good message and I think it should be used as much as possible. The song already has over 7000 views on youtube. Let’s just hope they do some ideal marketing on this one to get their moneys worth!

As for the product, production, song, and subsequent video I think they got their moneys worth!

From FireRescue1.com:

WEST MIDLANDS, England — A city councillor has claimed a rap song highlighting the importance of fire safety was too expensive.

West Midlands Fire Service has spent pounds 5,000 — almost $8,000 — of taxpayers money on The Fire Song which it hopes will become an internet hit.

It cost a total of pounds 10,000 to produce with the other half raised through grants.

Birmingham-based Corey ‘SMan’ Campbell was joined by fellow rapper Nigel Hinds on the safety-conscious song. Film director Daniel Alexander produced the video.

Read the entire article here.

Posted by on December 8, 2010 • Filed under: Command & Leadership, EMS Health & Safety, EMS Topics, Fire Prevention & Education, Fire Rescue Topics, News, Videos • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Early Video: Clock Hotel Fire in Welwyn, UK takes 60 Firefighters to Contain

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Clock Hotel Fire — Thursday, November 11, 2010

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Photo frAt 1423 on Thursday, November 11, 2010, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to a fire at the disused Clock Hotel in Link Road, Welwyn.

Ten fire engines from Stevenage, Welwyn, WGC, Wheathampstead, St Albans, Hitchin, Letchworth and Baldock, Rickmansworth, Hertford and Potters Bar arrived at the scene, as well as the Control Unit from Hertford and aerial ladder platforms from Stevenage and Watford.

Click here for the entire set of 6 videos

Click here for 5 more videos from the fire

(more…)

Posted by on November 13, 2010 • Filed under: Fire Rescue Topics, Firefighting Operations, Fires, Major Incidents, News, Videos • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Firefighters Under Attack in the UK

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Cameras have been installed on apparatus in the United Kingdom to record attacks on firefighters. The Fire Brigades Union FBU says that not enough is being done to deter this type of action. The government says that stricter penalties will be put in place.

Posted by on August 25, 2009 • Filed under: News, Videos • Tagged: , , , , ,

New Video from Camberwell Fire in England

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The Fire Critic first reported this incident here. Apparently, some newer footage has been released on the incident included below. I noticed some interesting things in the video, the most interesting being the car sitting on its side. It appears as though firefighters turned a car over to provide space for a ladder truck to set up its outriggers. There is a report here of an extended amount of time getting to the people trapped on the upper floors. I doubt it took that long, but I am sure that it took a little while to get up to them after setting everything up.

A brigade spokesman said that they had sent eighteen fire engines and nine rescue units. One firefighter was taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion.

“We gained access to the building as soon as we got there,” he said. “The time it took to reach the top of the building was simply the result of the firefighting operation. They progressed as quickly as they could.”

Posted by on July 23, 2009 • Filed under: News, Videos • Tagged: , , ,