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Indiana house fire: From Lake Station yesterday morning. Here’s the write-up with this video- Crews were dispatched to a reported house fire at 3804 East 36th Ave just after 10am on 8-27-09, police had all residents evacuated before fire personnel arrived on scene. After a line was advanced in the front door it was determined that the easiest way to access the fire was through the roof. Two lines were used from the roof vantage point and the fire was brought under control with no injuries. Fire investigators have determined the fire started due to an electrical problem.
A different kind of hydrant problem for DC: The Washington City Paper and a neighbor are bringing up the issue of fire department vehicles parked in front of the fire hydrant on Vermont Avenue adjacent to DC Fire & EMS Department headquarters. Click here for the story.
A very close call: Firefighters in Oxnard, California extricated a man involved in a crash on the railroad tracks seconds before a Metrolink train hit his vehicle. Read and watch the story here. More details here.
Funeral today in Buffalo: Firefighters are gathering today to remember and honor Lt. Charles “Chip” McCarthy and Firefighter Jonathan Croom who died fighting a fire in Buffalo on Monday. Click here for the latest.
911 investigation in Durham moves forward: On August 17 an address mix-up had the Durham (NC) Emergency Communications Center send firefighters to a location that is about a half-hour from a burning house. An elderly man died in the fire. Durham officials provided an update on their investigation to city council members. Click here for that story. Click here for the initial coverage of the incident.
Woman who reports TV is burning perishes in fire: In Palm Beach County, Florida a girlfriend of a sheriff’s deputy was found dead in a fire shortly after she called 911 to say her TV set was on fire. A call taker told her to get out of the house but the woman failed to respond. Here’s the story.
Deputy crashes on way to house fire: In Tennessee a Sevier County sheriff’s deputy and a fire truck didn’t make it to a working house fire. The deputy crashed his vehicle while en route and the fire engine crew came upon the accident while responding to the house fire. Click here for the story.
Bug bomb explosions injure firefighters: 31 aerosol bug bombs helped fuel an explosion that injured firefighters and others in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Click here.
Fire chief faces bigamy charge: After being arrested on forgery and credit card fraud charges, investigators in Eureka Springs, Arkansas found something else about Donald Lee Wilkins. Wilkins, who is the chief of the Hilltop VFD, is now accused of bigamy. Read the story.
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3-alarm fire in East Orange: This is from Tuesday’s fire on William Street.
