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The Secret is out…The Fire Critic is Interviewed by Newspaper

By in The Fire Critic at July 14, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Ok, I admit that I have tried to stay anonymous on this blog. The reason being not what is said by who but moreso I don't want "who says it" to cloud "what is said". Even though The Fire Critic is semi-anonymous, I have had a few people guess it was me a… Read More »

Tuesday Morning Job Security Check 3

By in The Fire Critic at July 14, 2009 at 5:28 am
Since we aren't too far removed from the fireworks of July 4th, I thought I would share one more fireworks explosion. This guy made it away with his life...barely. NEVER stick your head directly over the top of a firework. That is like staring down the b… Read More »

House Fire Caught on Film in Barrhaven, Ottawa

By in The Fire Critic at July 13, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Firefighters in Barrhaven, Ottawa responded to a house fire on July 11th. The fire was caught on film from the very beginning by an amateur videographer and is reported to have been caused by a lightning strike. The series of videos are below. The firef… Read More »

Flashmob – a new threat for building construction

By in The Fire Critic at July 11, 2009 at 1:36 pm
First off, if you do not know what a flashmob is... Wikipedia defines it as a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse. The term flash mob is generally applied only t… Read More »

Saturday Hotshot – Australia's Firies at work

By in The Fire Critic at July 11, 2009 at 5:43 am
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… Read More »

Firefighters Rescue Two Year Old From Peril

By in The Fire Critic at July 10, 2009 at 5:17 pm
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… Read More »

Roadside Tributes Blamed for Fatal Crash

By in The Fire Critic at July 10, 2009 at 4:43 pm
[caption id="attachment_234" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The scene after a woman died in a collision in Lynbrook this morning. Picture: Trevor Pinder "][/caption] You have seen them, I have seen them. It seems as though they are everywhere n… Read More »

Tiller Ladder Truck Overturns in Raleigh NC

By in The Fire Critic at July 10, 2009 at 1:46 pm
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. [caption id="attachment_231" align="aligncenter" width="400" cap… Read More »

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