Hot Shots: Fire Scene Photos 7/24

Bel Air, MD, April 9—The homeowner was alerted to smoke coming from the garage by employees of a landscaping company who were cutting grass in the neighborhood. First-arriving units found a well-involved attached garage with extension to the dwelling. An initial attack on the garage was made with a deck gun while interior crews attacked the fire, which had reached the attic. The fire went to two alarms, with a total of seven engines, two rescue-engines and three trucks. The fire caused minor damage to a neighboring house.

Photo by John Gallagher

St. Paul, MN, March 12—While en route, Chief 3 reported heavy smoke and advised that the fire building was a two-story hoarder house that had windows and doors boarded. On arrival, the house was well involved. Chief 3 ordered a defensive attack and had Ladder 7 set up for aerial operations and Engine 4 and Squad 1 pull their lines to protect two exposures. After knocking down fire on both exposures, crews redirected their lines to the original fire building and reported heavy fire on both floors. The fire broke through the roof. Two ladder pipes knocked down the main fire.

Photo by Paul Barrett

Springfield, PA, March 31—Crews of the Springfield Fire Company were dispatched for a vehicle fire. On arrival, Chief 44 found a semitrailer well involved and its fuel tanks dumping onto and running down the pike. The semitrailer was reported to be carrying carbonated beverages. First-in crews went in service with 1¾-inch handlines. Eventually, a BlitzFire was added. A special call was put in for Snozzle 8 from the Prospect Park Fire Company to penetrate the trailer and extinguish hot spots. Mutual aid also was provided by the Clifton Heights Fire Company and the Morton-Rutledge Fire Company.

Photo by Brian Feeney

Whitman, MA, April 10—Around 4:00 p.m., a 10-year-old child climbed out of a second-floor window, scaled up a steeply pitched roof, and climbed up and into the chimney. Firefighters arrived to find the child stuck feet first on top of a two-story wood-frame. A box was struck for staffing because of the complexity of the incident. While the aerial was put into place, firefighters raised ground and roof ladders to gain access to the child on the opposite side of the house. They were able to lift the child up and out of the chimney and put him on the tip of the aerial.

Photo by Pat Travers