Posts Tagged: Abandoned
Why We Search, 2012
We are not saying you should be reckless, unsafe. We are saying you should be realistic.
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This Day in LODD, Structure Fire History
Collapse Six Minutes After Under Control, Chicago 2010
The T-16 crew proceeded into the structure and observed a small amount of rubbish burning on the ground.
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Why We Search: Maryland Father Tries to Save Son in Abandoned House Fire
The elder McKeown called 911 and then entered the home to search for his son.
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Lesson in Awareness:
Two Dead in Presumed Vacant CT House Fire
Tin foils hats, boarded up windows and two dead bodies.
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Detroit’s “Paradigm Shift” Jams Gears
Well, that certainly made an impact.
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Updated: Detroit’s New Vacant Building Policy.
All Flash, Little Substance and A Big Loophole
Detroit's new broom (Fire Commissioner) attempts to sweep clean (on vacant building fires) with the wrong word usage and flimsy policy.
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Why We Search: Atlanta
Homeless Woman Reportedly Killed In Demolition
“I was watching the backhoe turn and as he turned I heard a woman moan.”
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April at Backstep Firefighter
April saw discussions primarily centered on risk, sizeup and personal responsibility.
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Why We DON’T Search, Maybe, Kinda:
Vallejo, California
"- I watched and watched and they never once went in there to look for them."
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Why We Search: Despite Owner’s Claim, Vacant Ohio Rental Home Was Occupied
Homeowner told crews that the home was not occupied and there was reason to believe anyone was inside.
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January at Backstep Firefighter
We "covered" January rather well.
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Why We Search: Shared Post Courtesy of CMD-FD, on Squatter Resourcefulness
CMD-FD allows us to share with you another in the multiple examples of why we search when fire and building conditions allow it.
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Why We Search:
Neighbor Rescues Two Squatters From Springfield, Missouri Fire
Neighbors knew home was vacant for years and squatters were using it during the winter.
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Why We Search:
Michigan Teens Ditch Class and Videotape Themselves Setting Fire In Empty Warehouse
They set a fire in this warehouse, but it wasn't a warming fire.
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From Sir Lancelot To Wyatt Earp to Dick Winters, Putting Others Ahead Of Ourselves
The spirit of the message makes sense, but it a message we cannot follow to the letter, unless we leave the trucks in the building and don’t respond.
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Vacant Hyperbole, or
“Janet Doesn’t Ride Here”
Worth looking for? Really? Are we trying to foster constructive dialogue or create hype to get clicks?
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Why We Search:
Chicago, Two Fires With Rescues
On the heels of laying two of their members to rest, Chicago firefighters rescue squatters and tenants from two different fires.
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Why We Search: Philadelphia
One “Rat” Unable to “Scatter Away”
I suppose Christmas and the few days after might have been just another day, another day alive or dieing, struggling. Rest in peace old timer, you are no rat no more.
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Why We Search: Dallas
Someone's calling for help behind that boarded up window? Impossible!
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Why We Search: Prague
Fire knows no boundaries. Two rescued, nine dead in vacant building fire.
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Why We Search: Baltimore
Instead of another night huddled in a vacant, he's in a burn center.
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Preplanning Pays Off For Boston Chief
District 7 chief's first thoughts on arrival were of the Worcester Cold Storage fire.
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Newest NIOSH Alert: Preventing Deaths and Injuries of Fire Fighters at Structure Fires
NIOSH released it's latest Alert on Firefighter Risk Reduction. Fire fighters are often killed or injured when fighting fires in abandoned, vacant, and unoccupied structures. These structures pose additional and sometimes unique risks due to the potentia…
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Worcester: Reinforcing Lessons Learned
"“We’ve been having trouble with people getting in there, - "
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Why We Search: Camden
Pot of Gold at the End of the Row?