Friday, October 26, 2007
Firehouse sleepover could cost FF's job; DC hydrant settlement; FF makes threat during 911 call; Hazing claims; Hero lashes out; New videos
(This news digest is updated throughout the day, so scroll down. Last update at 7:32 p.m.)
A couple having marital difficulties died in this fire in New Market, MD on Thursday night. Officials say accelerants were used throughout the house and the woman was beaten and strangled before the fires were set. The top photo is from Susan Sanner. Despite the tragedy, the pictures above seem to indicate the fire department did its job, with the townhouses on either side still standing. More can be found on wusa9.com.
Firehouse sleepover has firefighter facing charges
Lost in the larger unrelated sex scandal, STATter 911 has exclusive details of charges that a DC firefighter is expected to face in November. He is accused of having a woman share his bunk at the firehouse and then misleading his superiors about what happened. A lieutenant claims he caught the couple in bed with the lights out. Our story can be found here.
Deal between WASA and DC Fire & EMS
After months of battling it appears that an agreement has now been reached between DC Fire & EMS and the DC Water & Sewer Authority over hydrant testing. Mayor Adrian Fenty is scheduled to announce details at 1:00 p.m.
The San Diego Union-Tribune looks again at complaints about the state and federal response to the fires. The state says Santa Ana winds and bad timing contributed to delays.
The AP has another story on choppers that apparently could have been flying that weren't.
Above is one of the better shots of a funnel forming as one of these fires creates its own weather.
An interesting video, above, of some of the San diego action, that was shot, at least in part, by an EMS crew
Audio of frustrated firefighter threatening to shoot politicians while asking for an ambulance for his ill dad
A Stockton, California firefighter is under investigation after making threats while trying to get an ambulance from a third service. Read the story here. Here is the call that got him in trouble. Here is the call to his own department.
Hazing in Ohio
It doesn't quite rise to the level of burning a 17-year-old, but an Ohio fire department is under investigation for a possible hazing incident involving a teenage Explorer Scout. Instead of fire, they are accused of using ice. Firehouse.com has the details.
This doesn't sound good
“I found misuse of credit card charges, misuse of vacation and sick pay, missing checks, missing invoices and statements for expenses and services and failure to pay state and federal unemployment taxes”. The words of an accountant telling the political leaders about an audit of an AZ fire department. More here.
Location, location, location
In Cedar Falls, IA they are finding the move to a new EMS building, closer to the action, is bringing overall response times down.
Hero arrested after scuffle with firefighters
Steven Rivers helped lead an elderly couple to safety from a house fire. Then things didn't go so well.
EMS vs. fire (literally)
In WA, an emergency department doctor, at the urging of paramedics, is running against an incumbent, veteran firefighter for a fire district commissioners race.
Fire in the Philippines
Above, a fire on Thursday morning on West Avenue in Quezon City.
What's behind the curtain?
An unusual video. Someone uses the burning apartment across the street as a backdrop for their humor.
Fire safety demonstration
I am not sure where this is, but it is an interesting fire safety demo.
Make sure you see this one. The name Mehlville is listed as a key word in the description, so this could be Mehlville, MO.
This was posted by the same person who did the one that may be from Mehlville. It is mostly just the aftermath of a house fire and then a fire engine at the end. I probably am running it only because I love the sound of the film projector.
Car fire Down Under
Above is a helmet-cam video from the Seahampton Rural Fire Brigade in Australia.
Citizens not happy with the fire department
Neighbors where this fire occurred critique the fire department's work. If crude language offends you, this one may not be what you want to watch. Here is the description that goes with this video:
Fire fiasco Upon being called to the scene of a fire in a small home on Hazel St. in Porterdale, Georgia we find out how inept the Newton County and Porterdale Georgia Fire Departments were, thank goodness no one needed rescuing.
This was part 1 of 3 or 4 parts. Click here to see the rest.
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