Rowhomes burn in Minersville, Pennsylvania: This fire early yesterday morning was the second fire in three days in Minersville. It left 10 people homeless. Click here for Part 2 and here for details on both fires. Here is video of Saturday’s fire that damaged a restaurant and other downtown buildings.
Lots of comments rolling in on the Evansville, Indiana video: The incident was only a little more than two-hours old when we first posted the video of a van fire yesterday that left a firefighter injured. A deputy fire chief says water hit a magnesium comopent of the vehicle and sent a blast into the face of a firefighter, knocking him to the ground. He was treated and released at a local hospital. The comments started coming in and, as you can imagine, they focus on PPE. Click here to watch the video and read the reaction.
Liberty Heights, the sequel: IAFF Local 734 is again making the case that a fire on Liberty Heights Avenue was impacted by the rotating closures of fire companies. This fire was at Gwynn Oak Junction in the 4700 block. The last fire, in the 3900 block, next to the quarters of Squad 40 and Truck 12, left Firefighter Jeff Novack seriously injured. Here’s the latest story. Click here to read the union press release.
Fire chief returns as firefighter: An interesting and complicated settlement from Johnston City, Illinois where the fire chief returns to the department as a firefighter. Click here.
Kentland VFD member McCloskey is PGFD firefighter of the year: At Monday’s award luncheon, Tim McCloskey received gold and silver medals for two separate rescues. In one he teamed with Kentland’s Joe Brown (also a gold medal winner) to bring Firefighter/Paramedic Daniel McGown to safety. Five other Kentland firefighters received bronze medals for the McGown rescue and the paramedic crew took home silver medals. Firefighter/Paramedic Rachel Edney was also a double medal winner. Click here for the entire list.
Display equipment stolen at seminar: Two companies attending a fire service seminar at a hotel in Salina, Kansas lost helmets, gloves, tools and vehicle lights in a theft. Here’s the story.
It ain’t over until it’s over: If you thought the ruling that provides drugs testing and gives Boston firefighters a 19-percent raise was the end of the four-year battle between Mayor Menino and the union, think again. Click here for the latest.
Fire takes six homes: Click here for Firegeezer’s coverage of the fire on Sunday morning in Milford, Connecticut.
