CARTERET, NJ, JULY 23—Members of the Carteret Fire Department responded to a large, four-story, 48-unit apartment building for a reported fire. They encountered heavy fire conditions on an exterior balcony area. The fire traveled into the attic area, which lacked sprinklers, and consumed the entire roof. The building was deemed a total loss. Approximately 75 residents were displaced. Mutual aid was provided by the Edison Division of Fire, the Old Bridge Volunteer Fire Department, the Perth Amboy Fire Department, the Sayreville Fire Department, the South Amboy Fire Department and the Woodbridge Fire Department. Photo by Keith Addie
FORT WORTH, TX, JULY 10—At 4:30 a.m., the Fort Worth Fire Department received multiple calls that reported a possible structure fire. Engine 17 arrived to find heavy smoke and fire in a large golf cart warehouse and service building. Crews pulled multiple hoselines and began an offensive attack but were removed quickly from the building because of the large amount of fire involvement and the size of the structure. Battalion 1 took command and requested a second alarm and declared the fire defensive. Multiple ladder trucks were set up to provide large master streams, including Truck 2, which was used to flow water through a large door opening. Ultimately, a third alarm was struck for manpower, which brought the total number of apparatus to 18. It took crews more than an hour and a half to control the blaze.
Photo by Glen E. Ellman
Photo courtesy of Baltimore Firefighters Union IAFF L-734
Photo by John Odegard
