Bradford, PA, April 4, 2015 – A Bradford City firefighter directs an attack line toward a fully engulfed 1½-story residence. The vacant structure was destroyed during the two-alarm fire. Low water pressure hampered firefighting operations. Firefighters used two attack lines, one portable monitor and a deck gun to fight the fire and protect nearby homes. The fire is considered suspicious and is under investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal Unit.
Photo by Jay Bradish
Portland, OR, June 15, 2015 – Portland Firefighters were called to an apartment complex where first-arriving crews noted fire on a balcony spreading into an apartment and into the building’s attic. Firefighters worked to extinguish the fire, searched for trapped occupants and evacuated the building. Fire crews were able to quickly knock down the fire in the apartment and on the balcony, but the attic fire proved stubborn and took longer.
Photo courtesy Portland Fire & Rescue
West New York, NJ, May 8, 2015 – Upon arrival, North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue crews could see heavy smoke showing from the fifth floor of a five-story building. The fire started in the kitchen of a fifth-floor apartment, and flames advanced into the walls and up to the cockloft. A second alarm was transmitted, followed shortly by a third as truck companies opened the roof. A fourth alarm was transmitted as long stretches were needed for water supply. A total of four elevated master streams, a deck gun and several handlines were used to knock down the fire.
Photo by Bill Tompkins
Detroit, March 23, 2015 – Shortly after midnight, a box alarm assignment responded for a reported dwelling fire. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy fire in a single-family dwelling. Here, firefighters from Detroit Ladder 6 use their elevated streams to go to work extinguishing the now fully involved two-story dwelling.
Photo by JJ Cassetta
Chicago, June 3, 2015 – The Englewood Fire Alarm Office sent Truck 30 to a still alarm. Engine 54 arrived to find fire showing from a two-story wood-frame on the second floor. Engine 54 made a push but was pulled out due to worsening fire by Battalion 18 who then requested a Still & Box Alarm.
Photo by Joshua Boyajian
