San Bernardino, CA, Oct. 6, 2017—A captain from the San Bernardino County Fire Department battles a fire in a mattress warehouse. The fire started in brush and spread to piles of old mattresses located outside the warehouse, and eventually to the warehouse itself. The three-alarm fire took several hours to contain.
Photo by Tod Sudmeier
Hawthorne, NJ, Sept. 27, 2017—Firefighters arrived on scene to find a well-advanced fire on the second floor/attic of the structure. Lines were advanced into the home. Fire broke through the roof, and with limited access to the seat of the fire, the order was given to back out and go defensive. After an initial water supply problem was resolved, the elevated master stream and exterior handlines had the heavy fire knocked down, and companies were able to re-enter the structure. The fire was placed under control in less than two hours.
Photo by Bill Tompkins
Stamford, CT, Sept. 25, 2017—Stamford firefighters were dispatched to a reported structure fire. First-arriving units found the back of the house fully involved on all floors. Lines were quickly stretched and put to work, and an interior attack was attempted but water supply issues forced units back out of the building. The fire then extended into an exposure building with fire coming out of the attic. Congestion of the small street compromised access to the fire.
Photo by Bill Tenca
Anaheim, CA, Oct. 9, 2017—Orange County firefighters worked with Engine 347 to hold the fireline along Highway 91 as the Canyon 2 Fire burned through brush-covered Anaheim Hills. The fire burned more than 9,000 acres, destroyed 25 structures and damaged 55 structures. Assigned to the fire were more than 1,600 firefighters from multiple agencies throughout Southern California as well as 255 engines, 34 hand crews, 13 helicopters and five airtankers. The Canyon 2 Fire was one of numerous major wildland fires that burned across California during a period of extreme fire conditions—high winds and temperatures and low humidity—resulting in the worst fire season in state history.
Photo by Keith Cullom
