MANCHESTER, CT, JUNE 8: With the first-due engine of Manchester Fire Rescue EMS unavailable, the second-due engine responded and put the first line into operation. A person who was in a second-floor room had exited, but Truck 2 attempted VES from the garage roof. Members were unable to make entry because of the heavy fire condition. The second floor on the B/C side collapsed.
Photo by Patrick Dooley
AZUSA, CA, AUG. 29: Two helitankers fill out of the Morris Dam, which sits on the east side of San Gabriel Canyon Road/Highway 39, to operate on the largest (at least 150 acres) of three starts of a brush fire on the west side of the highway. The dam is about four miles up the canyon, so the helitankers required no more than three minutes to return to the fire.
Photo by Michael Meadows
HARRISBURG, PA, JULY 1: Aggressive interior work via multiple hoselines and master streams from Harrisburg Bureau of Fire Truck 32 and Tower 1, respectively, knocked down the bulk of fire in a row of four dwellings in about 20 minutes. The two middle dwellings were marked as no entry per the bureau. A C-side partial collapse occurred. Eventually, the balance of the second alarm was requested, as extensive opening up and humid temperatures required more staffing.
Photo by Jason Coleman-Cobb
MADISON, IL, AUG. 10: It took 10-and-a-half hours for the Madison Fire Department, the St. Louis Fire Department and numerous other departments to get a five-alarm fire at a recycling company under control. Reports cited numerous explosions that resulted from the ignition of hazardous materials. More than 200 firefighters were on scene. A one-mile-radius shelter-in-place order for residents was called because of concerns about air quality.
Photo by Connor HamiltonFirehouse Staff
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