house fire at night

Firefighter-Paramedics saved a Live Oak Street home after a passerby reported flames coming from the structure at 21:53, Sunday evening 01-December. Colleton County (SC) Fire-Rescue arrived to find heavy fire conditions with flames through the roof on the “D” side of the structure. Engine 19 deployed two 1-3/4 handlines. Crews forced entry through the front door and quickly located the fire. They spent approximately 10 minutes bringing the fire under control. It was contained to two rooms, saving the remainder of the single-story wood-frame dwelling. No one was at home when the fire occurred. The cause appears to be electrical in nature and started in the attic. Water supply was handled with tenders. Fire units were on the scene for 2-1/2 hours.

Engine 19, Engine 24, Engine 27, Tender 1, Tender 12, Tender 19, Tender 27, Medic 19, Medic 26, Battalion 1 and Car 12 responded. Battalion Chief Brent Dalton served as Incident Commander.

Barry W. McRoy

Fire Chief, Colleton County Fire-Rescue

Colleton County SC Fire Rescue Department

Barry McRoy photo

Thursday morning, October 24, 2013, the Adams County Pennsylvania 911 Center, located in Gettysburg Pa. dropped the Pre-Alert tone for Box 26-2 at 05:48 hours for a house fire with persons trapped in the gated community of Lake Meade, located in the eastern section of the Adams County.

firemen battle house fire in Lake Meade PA

Steve Roth – 911 Photography

Volunteers from Lake Meade, East Berlin, York Springs, United Hook and Ladder, Franklintown, and Dillsburg responded. Engine 26 from Lake Meade arrived on scene within four minutes of dispatch advising of a single-family, one-story, ordinary construction home, with a well involved attached garage. A working fire dispatch was requested immediately, adding additional tankers and engine companies to the assignment.

Steve Roth – 911 Photography

E26’s crew advanced handlines into the structure to make an effort to stop the extension into the living quarters of the home. The fire got up in the cockloft and began venting through the roof within ten minutes of the fire departments arrival. The fire eventually extended well into the home and the officer in charge ordered the companies to go to exterior operations.

Steve Roth – 911 Photography

Firefighters rescued several cats from the burning home, sadly one perished due to the smoke conditions it was found in.

Steve Roth – 911 Photography

The home was considered a total loss.

Steve Roth – 911 Photography

Hawthorn Woods, IL abandoned house fire, August 17, 2013

Posted by firescenesadmin on October 5, 2013

Posted in: Fire photos, FIre Scene photos, Fire Scene Video, PREVIOUS. Tagged: abandoned house fire in Hawthorn Woods IL, fire scene photos, fire scene video, house fire at night, Lake Zurich Fire Department, massive flames at night time building fire, night fire scene photos, night time fire scene, rural water supply at night fire. Leave a Comment

Several weeks ago, the Lake Zurich Fire Department (IL) responded to a reported house fire in nearby Hawthorn Woods, which is within their fire district. They found fire in an abandoned two-story house on a wooded lot that was extremely grown over.

Larry Shapiro photo

Companies hit the fire and made a quick search before declaring the structure unsafe for interior operations to overhaul and completely extinguish the fire. At that point, a decision was made to standby and monitor the building, letting the fire consume the entire structure.

Larry Shapiro photo

photo of fire blosing out of house windows

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

It certainly made for a prime opportunity to capture images and some video.

Larry Shapiro photo

flames shoot into the night at house fire

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

A gallery with many more images is on my site.

Oklahoma City house fire June 10, 2010

Posted by firescenesadmin on September 21, 2013

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, PREVIOUS. Tagged: fatal fire in Oklahoma City, fireman stretches hose at house fire, fireman with dirty face after fighting fire, firemen attempt ladder rescue at night, firemen enter window with heavy smoke, house fire at night, Larry Shapiro, oklahoma City Fire Department. Leave a Comment

I was riding with Oklahoma City companies when they were dispatched for a reported fire on the second floor of a commercial building. The address represented a frame dwelling that had been subdivided into two separate units, which classified it as commercial. The upper unit had one rear entry which was blocked by fire, and a neighbor reported seeing the resident at the window in the ‘B’ sector or side 2.

Oklahoma City Fire Department fights house fire

The scene on arrival with heavy fire in the rear as companies setup for a rescue on side 2. Larry Shapiro photo

A line is stretched as fire vents from side 4. Larry Shapiro photo

While an engine company stretched to the rear and attacked the fire, the truck crew along with another engine company went to work to attempt a rescue from the bedroom window.

A fireman takes out the second floor window. Larry Shapiro photo

Heavy smoke vents from the window. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

As the photos show, the room was heavily charged with smoke. After taking out the windows, the crew was unsure of the integrity of the floor because when they tried to sound it from the window they were unsuccessful at first.

A fireman attempts to search for the victim and checks the integrity of the floor before entering the room. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

The first fireman enters the room. Larry Shapiro photo

A second firemen tries to assist with the victim. Larry Shapiro photo

As it turns out, the window was not built to code and the ledge was over a foot higher than it should have been. The occupant had no chance of escaping through this window, and was overcome by the noxious smoke.

Larry Shapiro photo

Here is a link to more images from this incident.

Structure fire in Colleton County, SC August 21, 2013

Posted by firescenesadmin on September 11, 2013

Posted in: Fire photos, PREVIOUS. Tagged: Barry McRoy, Colleton County Fire-Rescue, colliers mansion conditions, hoarder conditions inside home, house fire at night, night time fire scene, portable water tank on the ground, tanker shuttle, tender shuttle. Leave a Comment