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Level III HazMat, University of Maryland, College Park, Aug. 8, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on August 10, 2014
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Prince Georges County Fire Department (MD) units responded to the Level III HazMat at the Laboratory for Physical Sciences (http://www.lps.umd.edu/) on the campus of the University of Maryland Friday afternoon.  Units discovered a release of what is being reported as hydrogen bromide in a “Lab Clean Room”.

HazMat units worked to contain the release and also performed a three stage decontamination of the firefighters and HazMat technicians who were involved in the operation.

Units from the Prince Georges County HazMat team were on the scene as well as support units including Squad 14 (Berwyn Heights), Engine 12 (College Park), Truck 34 (Chillum-Adelphi), Engine 1 (Hyattsville), the PGFD Command Unit and various other engine companies, battalion chief units and support teams.

Thanks to Mark Brady, Chief PIO of PGFD for supplying info on the incident via his Twitter feed https://twitter.com/PGFDPIO.

At this time, no one was reported to be injured from the incident.  The incident was ongoing as of 6 p.m. on Friday but units were working to complete the decon process.

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fire department rescue squad

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Prince George's County mobile command post

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Prince George;'s County Fire Department air truck

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firefighters at hazardous materials incident

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firefighters at hazardous materials incident

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firefighters at hazardous materials incident

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firefighters at hazardous materials incident

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firefighters at hazardous materials incident

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fire engine and fire hydrant

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firefighters at hazardous materials incident

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More photos are up on my Flickr account:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/59625319@N02/

 

Level II haz mat incident in Chicago, August 6, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on August 9, 2014
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Images from Tim Olk of a Level II Haz Mat in Chicago for a leak of about 500 gallons of muriatic acid from a truck

Chicago FD Haz Mat unit HIT

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Chicago FD mobile command post

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firemen at a haz mat scene

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firemen at a haz mat scene

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firemen at a haz mat scene

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Chicago fire engine hooked to a hydrant

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haz mat techs in protective suits

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Chicago FD command board

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hazardous materials incident in Chicago

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Detroit Box Alarm – August 3, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on August 8, 2014
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Detroit, MI 08/03/14  0530 hrs.

E42 returning from a fire down the street came across this vacant 4-flat apartment building going throughout. E42 asked for the Box sending E40, L17 and S5. Chief 2 responded in place of Chief 5, who was still at the other fire. An additional engine for manpower was called for. A defensive posture was taken, and exposures where covered. The fire eventualy spread to the roof of a vacant 2-story house in sector B, but was quickly extinguished. The original fire building collapsed, and crews where able to extinguish the remaining fire, followed by extensive overhaul.

Jeff Rudolph

 

vacant building burns in Detroit

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vacant building burns in Detroit

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vacant building burns in Detroit

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vacant building burns in Detroit

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vacant building burns in Detroit

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vacant building burns in Detroit

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Working fire in Chicago – August 6, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on August 7, 2014
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Just a few quick shots of a fire in an occupied two-story frame that left 15 people in need of human services.  Images are about 20 minutes in.  Fire started on the first and made it’s way into the attic.  Incident was in the 400 block of West 61st Place, in Chicago.

 Eric Haak

 

siding melts at house fire

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firemen vent roof at house fire

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firemen vent roof at house fire

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firemen vent roof at house fire

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Working fire in Hagerstown, MD – August 4, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on August 6, 2014
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Units from the City of Hagerstown Fire Department were toned out at approx. 20:00 hours for the house fire at 423 W. Franklin St.  The box was upgraded quickly to a working fire assignment bringing in most of the city’s fire units including Rescue Squad 20, Air Unit 25, the Rehab & Canteen unit, and Hagerstown Community Rescue Service Co. 75.  Surrounding volunteer companies also responded including the Halfway Volunteer Fire Company bringing in their tower rig.

Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire and smoke showing from the back of the attic and 2nd floor.  They had the fire controlled in about 30 min. but due to the large amount of smoke and water damage, overhaul was extensive and units remained on the scene for close to four hours.  Investigators are still determining the fire’s cause, but it may have started from an electrical issue in the walls of the two-story building.

This was one of the first major working fire assignments for the brand new Hagerstown Engine 1, a 2013 KME Predator with a 1500-GPM pump and 500-gallon tank and foam system.

All units went available around 2350.

Here is the complete assignment via Washington Co. MD Fire Calls FB page:

423 W FRANKLIN ST – HOUSE FIRE – E04,E01,E05,TRK4,TWR26,UT3,CA31,E02,E03,SU32,S754,CO25,SO20,U255,FM3,M754,RS20@ 20:06 (01)

Special thanks to Washington Co. MD. Fire Calls (https://www.facebook.com/WashingtonCoMdFireCalls) for allowing me to post their arrival shots of the fire.

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flames as house burns at night

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firemen at night house fire

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fire truck at night fire scene

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fire truck at night fire scene

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fire truck at night fire scene

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fire truck at night fire scene

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firemen at night fire scene

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fire truck at night fire scene

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firemen with hose line

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firemen at night fire scene

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More photos from the incident are up on my Flickr account:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/59625319@N02/

3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago – July 31, 2014 (part 2)

Posted by firescenesadmin on August 4, 2014
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More photos and audio from the 3-11 Alarm fire at 2525 W 25th St.

firemen at huge fire scene at night

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firemen at huge fire scene at night

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Chicago FD Snorkel at night fire scene

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Chicago FD tower ladder at night fire scene American LaFrance

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Chicago FD tower ladder at night fire scene American LaFrance

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huge fire scene at night

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Chicago FD tower ladder at night fire scene American LaFrance

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chief fire officer at command post

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