Posts Tagged: Brush Fire
Brush truck found burned. Manorville, NY firefighters found injured but alive. Watch their story.
Details from the front lines of the fires in Long Island.
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Nevada Brush Fire Claims 27 Homes
A BRUSH FIRE THAT SPRUNG UP around noon Pacific near Reno, Nevada, on Thursday has raced through six square miles and burned at least 27 homes so far.
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The Brushfire Beat Goes On
You Gotta Have the Raking Rhythm
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FF’s Battling Large Brush Fire
WCIV News 4
CAINHOY -- Local firefighters and the South Carolina Forestry Commission are battling a large brush fire near Interstate 526. Nicknamed the Beech Hill Fire by forestry commission officials, the fire began as a controlled burn several weeks a…
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Charges dropped against New Mexico Chief Eddie Velarde. He had been arrested while in command of a fire.
Cops say chief had called for mass evacuation when arrested.
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Hot Spots Rekindle Brush Fire
SCNOW
CAROLINA FOREST - South Carolina Forestry Commission crews will leave for the night after continuing to fight today's hot spots from Sunday's Horry County brush fire that flared back up Monday. Spokesperson for SCFC Scott Hawkins said crew…
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Velarde, New Mexico chief arrested for disorderly conduct while in command. Sheriff’s deputies claim fire wasn’t out of control but chief was.
Sheriff's department says chief made too big of a deal out of a relatively small fire.
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STATE RED FLAG ALERT
A RED FLAG ALERT IS IN EFFECT IN ALL SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTIES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. STAY TUNED FOR MORE ON THIS ALERT.
MORE: Tradesville Brush Fire Scorches 14 Acres
MORE: SC Forestry Says Fire Danger Continues
MORE: Teen Arrested After Woods Fire …
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PGFD Chief sends out thanks to the troops. Encourages A.A.R. Read message.
Acting Chief Marc Bashoor looks at one of the busiest days in PGFD history.
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Fires, Fretting, more fire and Hazmat in “The Noke”
I worked and extra shift yesterday (the 2nd half of it anyway) at Station #3. Rhett needed the day off so he could go to some kind of dance contest. Now, he put on like it was for his daughter but I know the truth.
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One of the busiest days in PGFD history: Run down of fires & mutual aid from far & wide. New arrival video from early AM College Park house fires.
Ride-along in College Park captures arrival video of first fire of the morning.
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UPDATED (new video added): High winds slam MD, DC & VA. Prince George’s County hit hard with numerous large fires damaging structures. Mutual aid from as far away as Baltimore City & Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
Maryland and Virginia hit hard by wind driven fires.
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This ‘Fire Fighter’ Game Must Self Destruct
Is it possible that I've become more and more particular about my game apps for my Android phone especially those that charge a fee? When I can get Angry Birds for FREE or any of the HD apps for my iPad from EA Games at only 99 cents I expect more and mo…
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UPDATE: Columbia, South Carolina Firefighter Chance Zobel dead & Firefighter Larry Irving injured. Struck by a vehicle while handling brush fire on I-20.
Incident occurred around 2:00 this afternoon.
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A Mop-Up Surprise
As the crews were mopping up the hot spots, they came across a charred human skeleton.
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Brush Fire Threatens Homes
BERKSHIRE FOREST -- A brush fire threatens ten homes in Carolina Forest, Wednesday. Fire crews and residents worked to protect their homes and put out the blaze. "I grabbed my water hose, I took it out, and started spraying," said Berkshire Forest resid…
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Total Loss House Fire in Las Lomas and Taking Care of the Exposures!
When I think of exposures I think of houses nearby or maybe a propane tank. Sometimes this means the apartment next door or above. Never has it occurred to me that the exposure could be the countryside.
As you can see in this video, their exposure is the potential of this house fire turning into a brush fire or wildfire that could consume acres of land and other houses.
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California Brush Fires Claim 40 Homes, Still Spreading.
TWO FAST-MOVING BRUSH FIRES IN KERN COUNTY, California, have raced through 17,000 acres and destroyed at least 40 homes.
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Saturday Hotshot – Australia's Firies at work
This week we are welcoming the newest column (weekly post) titled Saturday Hotshot. Enjoy.
[caption id="attachment_238" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="INFERNO: Firefighters battle a fire raging at Darwin River (above) and (below, right) the fu…
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Firefighters Rescue Two Year Old From Peril
A man holds his two year old child out the window of an 8th story apartment building threatening to jump. Who are you gonna call. Where I live, more than likely the firefighters and EMT's are going to wait while the SWAT team mitigates the emergency. I i…
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Roadside Tributes Blamed for Fatal Crash
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You have seen them, I have seen them. It seems as though they are everywhere n…
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Tiller Ladder Truck Overturns in Raleigh NC
This morning around 10:50am, a tiller ladder truck overturned in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Three of the four firefighters on the rig were injured, two being in serious condition.
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