Tenafly, NJ, June 14
The first-arriving unit of the Tenafly Fire Department transmitted a working fire for smoke showing from a large, 2½-story house. A second alarm was sounded as heavy fire was showing from a first-floor rear room that spanned the structure. The heavy fire was subdued, but heavy smoke pushed from the A side and B side. Englewood Fire Department Truck 2 took the front of the house and laddered the roof. Lines were stretched into the front door and an attached garage. A third alarm was sounded as water problems occurred.
Photo by Bill Tompkins
Upper Mahantongo Township, PA, June 12
A call came in for a barn fire, with flames shooting out and up to the roof. While en route, Mahantongo Fire Co. Chief 10 reported a column of smoke visible and requested a working fire dispatch and a tanker task force. On arrival, the chief advised of having a three-bay, approximately 20 x 30-foot garage fully involved. Smaller structures to the C side became involved, too. Units from Dauphin, Northumberland and Schuylkill counties operated on scene for several hours.
Photo by Seth Lasko
Detroit, May 24
A fire on the second floor of an occupied, two-story apartment building ultimately ended up going through the roof and required a second alarm. Engine 34 and Ladder 22 arrived first. The engine crew stretched a line, and members of the ladder company started rescues over ground ladders. Six people and one dog were rescued from the second floor. Seven engines, three trucks, two squad companies, two battalion chiefs and one senior chief were on scene. About 50 firefighters worked the fire.
Photo by David Bryce
St. Louis, July 4
Among numerous structure fires on that night, Truck 13 pulled up on this one and asked for the first alarm. (A fire alarm hadn’t dispatched yet.) The two-story, brick residence was fully involved, with exposures on the B and D sides. Members of Truck 13 were on scene by themselves for a good amount of time, given the volume of calls during the same time frame, yet they protected the exposures. Ultimately, 30 firefighters, six engines and trucks, a heavy rescue and two battalion chiefs responded.
Photo by Dave Dubowski
