Posts Tagged: Bushfire
New Mega-Fire Category for Bushfires in Victoria, Australia
In the wake of Black Saturday, the Brumby led Government will be unveiling a new "Mega-Fire" warning for bushfires. The new category will be very similar to the cyclone warning system for major storms. The "Mega-Fire" warning will only be used a couple o…
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Two Big Fires in San Francisco
San Francisco firefighters found themselves battling two mutli-alarm fires today. One involving four apartment buildings in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood and another involving several warehouses in the Bayview District. The Bayview fire went to four al…
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Saturday Hotshot – Fighting a Wildfire in California
The Saturday Hotshot comes to us via WildfireToday.com. The image is by Wally Skajil although I am not sure the original publication it was in. The fire is the "Station" Fire in California, one of many burning right now.
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Video Coverage of Buffalo Brothers Laid to Rest
Here are several videos of coverage of our Fallen Brothers Firefighter Croom and Lt. McCarthy in Buffalo.
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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.
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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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