Police and firefighters responded to a fire with occupants trapped in the City of Lake Geneva, WI (1/19/16). The home was fully engulfed when they arrived and found two adults with a baby who head crawled out onto the roof. The baby was tossed to a police officer and the others climbed down a ladder provided by a neighbor.
Here are a few shots of Saturday’s working fire in Chicago at 7814 S. Phillips (9/19/15). The fire started on the second floor of a three-story, occupied apartment building and extended to the third floor.
Montgomery County Fire & Rescue units were alerted to the house fire on Tuesday afternoon (6/2/15) on Coltfield Ct. in Gaithersburg. Firefighters arrived on scene to find heavy fire and smoke showing from an end of the row townhouse. The fire extended through two additional town house units in the row, with heavy fire load in the ceilings and walls, causing significant structural damage. The rapid intervention and a working fire task force were dispatched quickly, and a 2nd alarm was sounded to bring more manpower and relief crews.
Units from the 3rd and 5th Battalions operated for a few hours to get the fire completely knocked and to perform overhaul.
Baltimore City fire units were alerted to the dwelling/building fire on Tuesday morning (5/19/15) at the corner of E. Lombard and S. Conkling Streets in the Baltimore Highlands. Upon arrival firefighters encountered smoke and fire coming from the 2nd floor and roof of the building. A second alarm was toned out bringing in additional manpower and resources. The fire was quickly knocked and extensive overhaul was performed on a day of hot and humid weather reaching the high 80s. The Baltimore Box 414 Association responded with their canteen rigs to provide hydration and refreshments for the firefighters.
Here are some photos of rigs and crews working on the scene during the overhaul process.
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Additional photos from the scene can be viewed on my Flickr here:
Schaumburg (IL) firefighters were dispatched to a garage fire at 1126 E. Algonquin Road shortly after noon on Wednesday (2/4/15). Multiple callers reported heavy smoke from what was multiple garages built around the ring of an apartment complex. Two units were involved and the fire extended to three other garages.
