A three alarm blaze at 222 Kings Highway in the Bensonhurst area of Brooklyn was swarmed by over 150 firefighters. WCBS 2 reports that eight firefighters were hurt, one is injured and in critical condition from a wall collapse. From what I understand, he fell out the third story window and rode the debris [...]
Firefighters Help Spread Holiday Cheer
You know what I love about this time of year? All the news of firefighters doing more than their fair share for their communities. Like the guys at my firehouse holding a Christmas party at the firehouse and having neighborhood kids come and spend time with Santa and getting a bag of toys. Yesterday, I [...]
Crossville Firefighter Shoots Self at Station
A Crossville, Tennessee firefighter accidentally shot himself while cleaning his handgun at his fire station.
According to investigators, firefighter Brian Wyatt was cleaning his handgun at his fire station before he decided to show it to two other men. While he was displaying his hand cannon, it accidentally discharged and shot him in the hand
Firemen in a Bucket Caught in Backdraft
Here’s some incredible footage of firefighters tackling a huge structure fire from a bucket with a master stream. What’s important to note is that the fire is in a plastics factory, and what you’ll see is one incredible backdraft. I don’t have more information about whether or not the firefighters are okay.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ac9_1229655073
Awesome Pics from Latest Structure Fire in Town
So, the guys from my fire house along with other Neptune Township fire companies, which include Unexcelled Fire Company, Liberty Fire Company and Shark River Hills Fire company, along with fire companies from Ocean Grove Fire Department, Asbury Park Fire Department, Bradley Beach Fire Department and Fort Monmouth Fire Department were at this intense structure [...]
Raw Video: Extrication from Burning Vehicle
From what I can gather, this happened in Vancouver. I don’t know if they did or did not successfully get the person out of the burning car.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a72_1221956396
Backdraft Destroys Two Story Building
A little undermanned, I’d say. And I don’t think it’s a backdraft, but the video says so. But it’s still an impressive explosion, none the less.
http://www.Break.com/index/backdraft-levels-two-story-building.html
Axed Albert Arroyo Argues on the Airwaves
Arroyo pleads his case on the airwaves today by using his buddy Jimmy Myers’ segment from Boston’s WTKK Talk Radio. Myers admits they’re long time friends and commenses to lob floaters right down the middle for Arroyo to slam out of the park (that is, figuratively, since Arroyo is “disabled”…)
Some of the things Arroyo said [...]
Boston Board reBuffs Buff Bluffer’s Bid for Reinstatement
Boston’s most infamous bodybuilding bamboozler has lost his bid to be reinstated by Boston Fire officials. This news comes after Albert Arroyo submitted supporting documentation to “prove” that his “injury” was career ending.
Fire Commissioner Roderick Fraser and two other fire officials reviewed the documentation and decided that it did not contain enough information to warrant [...]
HUGE Fire with Collapse in Shark River Hills, NJ
It started at 10:45pm on the night of August 18th with a call for a brush fire. As the first firefighters burst through the doors to our station, the call was upgraded to a fully involved structure fire. Shark River Hill’s company got to the call first and started in on the house with a [...]
