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Bath second-alarm: From Bath, PA on Sunday. The video from NewsWorking.org. Here’s their description – A mattress fire broke out in a bedroom of this two and a half story single-family dwelling at 0940hrs. Bath station 40 responded. Upon arrival, crews reported a working fire. We arrived one hour into the fire and found the house totally gutted with heavy fire still working in the attic. Two firefighters were injured. East Allen, Hectown, Klecknersville, Nazareth and Hanover assisted at the scene. North Penn Goodwill was called in for canteen services.
Update on volunteer fill-in crew refusing to run ambulance calls -Former Oxon Hill chief speaks out about this and related PGFD issues: The former chief of the Oxon Hill VFD, Eddie Hancock, verifies most of a Prince George’s County Fire/Rescue Department career major’s account of an incident last Wednesday. As we first reported on Friday, the log written by the major indicates a volunteer fill-in crew decided to place the ambulance out of service and said they were only there to ride the fire trucks. The crew included Vince Harrison, who is the vice-chairman of the Prince George’s County Fire Commission. Lots of comments on this one. Click here for the original story and here for the follow-up with Eddie Hancock.
Must see video of a close call: Very interesting video from a house fire in New Hanover, North Carolina last week. A chimney collapses after an explosion in the attic. Click here.
The firehouse as home: Not any more in Spostylvania County, Virginia. Firegeezer has a good summary of an interesting article in the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star about firefighters who had been using the local fire station as a permanent, primary residence (something that has gone on for decades in other places). The story also discusses controversial per diem payments. In this case it appears the newspaper is setting policy. All the reporter had to do was ask some questions and new orders came out forcing some people to find new living arrangements. Click here.
Suspect in custody in murder of Houston Fire captain’ daughter: We had mentioned the plea by Capt. Larry Lira for the man accused of killing his daughter to turn himself in. Here’s the latest.
Baltimore County apartment fire: 2-alarms needed in Woodlawn for an apartment building fire. Michael Schwartzberg has the video and the story.
Raw video from Florida warehouse: Lots of video from a sporting goods warehouse in Safety Harbor eight-days-ago. Click here.
Coffee shop with the bottomless cup and the topless waitresses wants to make a comeback: The owner says he doesn’t want a fire that destroyed the Maine business to be the end of his unusual coffee shop. Click here.
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Bethel, CT fire: Read more about this fire from Saturday.
