Posts Tagged: Kentland
Arrival video: Kentland VFD on house fire in Glenarden, Maryland.
First due house fire for Kentland.
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For The Inner-Squirrel In Many of You
Inspection videos of Tower 833.
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Chopper video: Prince George’s County apartment fire with rescues on 85th Avenue in New Carrollton.
Mother and child brought out of top floor window.
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Equations or Effectiveness? Have We Become So Smart We’re Stupid?
How did it come to be this way? Is this truly the future of the fire service, to not fight fires at all? It’s hard to be called out for being wrong when you stand on the side of over-cautiousness with a second helping of safety. And alas that is where the nation’s authors have gone to avoid confrontation, a catch phrase contest on who can be the safest. I have a new catch phrase for you, “Return to Effectiveness”.
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P.G. Working:
College Park House Fire, and Other Workers
In Prince George's County, you can always count on snow to bring along a number of working fires.
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A Sunday tour ..and BONUS video from Hershey Vol. Fire Dept.
Well, the Holidays are over and it's back to the grind stone. Today's our first day back and it hasn't been too bad. A few runs scattered here and there but nothing post worthy. I hope and trust that everyone had a very happy new year. No New Years Eve p…
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P.G. Working:
Landover – no, Hyattsville…uh, Kentland? FedEx Field? Capitol Heights?…Ritchie?
Townhouse fire goes to two alarms as exterior fire runs all three floors and the exposures.
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Vinton home burns. 10 or more minutes to get an Engine on scene… 1st due is .22 miles away!
Almost a week ago now (last Monday November 29th) City Engine 6 caught a fire. Now, that in itself is not news ... those guys catch a lot of work. What is news is some of the circumstances surrounding the fire. I am not going to "point fingers" here but…
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Using the “nuclear” option to force change to 12 hour work shift at London Fire Brigade. Invalidate 5500 labor contracts.
Firing entire firefighting workforce to compel a change in working hours. No, not PGFD, London Fire Brigade.
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Quick Takes
Monday's Quick Takes: PGFD reports backdraft blew firefighters more than 15-feet, "Spontaneous combustion" may not be the best explanation for New Jersey bonfire explosion; Three alarms equal 10 firefighters; Captain takes tumble after delivering Santa; Early video after gas explosion levels house;Legal battle over Knox Box; Baltimore County extrication; South St. Louis fire.
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Reported backdraft at Maryland house fire. Prince George’s County firefighters mounting an interior attack were uninjured. Explosion blows firefighters more than 15 feet.
PGFD reports a backdraft during a Sunday evening house fire sent firefighters flying, but no one was hurt.
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Being On The Top
While reading the ongoing saga in PG County last week, Dave Statter's interview with Jerry Engle brought forth a quote that honestly, made me cringe: “When you are the best fireman in the county and you come from Kentland, I mean, yeah, everyone’s go…
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Heroes?