Leominster, MA, July 9, 2018—Crews arrived on the scene of a well-involved house fire with an initial report of occupants still inside. The building, which sits on a steep embankment, showed two stories from the front and three from the rear. Crews could see heavy fire, but the embankment hampered their efforts to get to the rear of the building. First-due companies made an initial attack and performed a primary search as fire eventually took the roof area, prompting a second alarm. Mutual aid came from Fitchburg, Lunenburg, Sterling, Shirley and Clinton. One firefighter suffered heat exhaustion and one occupant was transported to the emergency room.
Photo by Scott LaPrade
Prospect Heights, IL, July 18, 2018—Firefighters from the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District battled a fire in a sprawling condominium complex. The fire began in a second-floor unit and quickly moved into the mansard-style roof and cockloft/attic area. Crews made multiple trench cuts in the roof as interior crews attacked the fire with little improvement. Several master streams were used to knock down the fire. The fire ultimately destroyed three buildings and part of a fourth.
Photo by Steve Redick
Passaic, NJ, July 16, 2018—Crews battle a fire in a restaurant in a one-story row of stores. A second alarm was requested as the initial companies stretched a 2½-inch handline into the building as the truck vented the roof. Heavy fire was reported in the cockloft, and the truck company reported heavy fire showing from their vent holes. Command ultimately ordered all companies out of the building and off the roof, setting up for a defensive operation. The fire went to five alarms, and six firefighters suffered minor injuries. Numerous companies from Passaic and Bergen counties assisted at the fire or provided coverage.
Photo by Peter Danzo
Fair Lawn, NJ, July 6, 2018—Units were dispatched to a reported vacant home with smoke showing. Heavy smoke from the attached garage was showing upon arrival. It soon became apparent that the fire had extended to the interior, and a second alarm was transmitted as companies made a push, but were driven back by the deteriorating conditions. Fire vented from several areas of the home, and a third alarm for staffing was sounded. Once the fire broke through the roof, two elevated master streams and several handlines were used to finally knock down the fire.
Photo by Bill Tompkins
