Posts Tagged: Ohio
Caught on video: A smoke explosion at a Dayton, Ohio house fire.
Fire on Campbell Street early this morning.
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Pre-arrival video: Police check out burning house that shut down Ohio University street party. Arson ruled in Athens Palmer Fest blaze. Watch suppression efforts, crowd contol & what certainly will become a classic interview.
Video abounds from street festival and fire.
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Northern Ohio Fools Heavy Rescue 101
Like most extrication folks, I’ll never miss a chance to cut up some....
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Best of the Rest – Alt Kilt, MN8 Contest, Boston Fire Gear, Random Tweet of the Week and Much More!
This week: Alt Kilt will be dressing The Fire Critic for FDIC, Boston Fire Gear St. Patrick's Day shirts, Magnesium Fire in Bellevue (OH), 4 Factor Door Chocks, Random Tweet of the Week, Woman risks life for Cell Phone, and much more!
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Fire, police & EMS audio: Chardon, Ohio school shooting this morning. Five students injured. Gunman in custody.
Listen to response to active shooter with five students injured.
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Toledo Fire Department issues report on man’s body found after demolition of burned apartment building. Provides details of search done after initial evacuation order.
Firefighters had already rescued five as fire traveled from second floor to the attic.
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Termination letter for career firefighter is signed by 13 of his colleagues.
This is Liberty Township's third attempt to fire this firefighter.
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Collapse videos: Century old Barnes Hotel fire in Paulding, Ohio.
Videos capture collapse of walls on Side A and Side B of old hotel.
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Report says Ohio chief lacks skills & ability for job. FD dealing with racial issues including noose left on locker.
Miami Township, Hamilton County chief admits weak areas but says he is not incompetent.
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Raw video: House fire in Salisbury, Maryland.
A fire Sunday afternoon on Martin Street.
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Toledo building fire: Firefighters let it burn, or did they?
Deciphering news reports from Toledo.
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‘I want to vomit’. Words of Lorain, Ohio Fire Chief Tom Brown about prospect of cutting seven more firefighters.
Chief quite blunt about cutting more firefighters.
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Ohio Voters Deal Right-Wing Extremist Koch Brothers a Humiliating Blow
After watching the Koch-funded farce in Wisconsin earlier this year, Ohio voters screamed “hell no” against their statehouse Republican’s attack to limit collective bargaining abilities of 350,000 unionized workers. The vote is a solid rejection of the nationwide attempt by the infamous Koch Brothers (not of Ohio) to bust unions.
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Ohio voters side with firefighters & other government employees. Issue 2 rejected.
Law would have greatly limited collective bargaining rights of public workers.
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Ohio Firefighter Alleges Retaliation Over Refusing Prior Promotion
Today’s burning question: I’m a black firefighter and in September, 2010 I placed 5th on a promotional exam for lieutenant. Last December, the chief offered me a promotion to lieutenant, but when it was disclosed that I was selected out of turn becau…
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Black firefighter claims discrimination after failing to get promotion he previously turned down. Berea, Ohio’s William Phelps says original offer was race & not merit based.
Firefighter says now that the promotion isn't based on the color of his skin he was passed over.
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UPDATE: Fireground audio & the story behind the Mogadore, Ohio house fire with just two firefighters on scene & two rescued. Interview with firefighters.
Earlier coverage of this story
Many of you saw and commented on the video above from a house fire last Friday in Mogadore, Ohio. In it you see two rescues being made by a pair of firefighters from the Mogadore Fire Department. The two firefi…
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Must see video: Mogadore, Ohio house fire with apparently two rescued. Lone firefighter makes first rescue.
Police dash-cam video captures rescues from house fire.
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UPDATE – Fire inspector & son of former Toledo fire chief arrested in shooting of firefighter. Kevin Wolever is suspected in series of attacks at firehouses. Watch press conference.
Firefighter wounded in latest shooting at a firehouse on Saturday night.
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What’s going on in Toledo, Ohio? Shots fired at two stations & bomb found at third.
No one injued in the three attacks on Wednesday & Thursday.
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Teenagers pull man from burning Georgetown, Ohio home. Second time within minutes that one of the teens saved a life.
One of the teenagers saved his friend from drowning at a local dam. That aborted swimming outing put them on the path for the second save of the day.
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Firefighter funnies: Adena, Ohio video.
Fun with a video camera at the firehouse.
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Fire Videos Around the World From Cleveland to Houston & Thailand to Canada and More!
This is a bit of a long post...and it involves plenty of video. I got in front of the computer searching for what fires were caught on video and uploaded to Youtube...and I found a ton!
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Pre-arrival video: Man rescued from roof of burning Cleveland, Ohio factory.
Bystanders couldn't get lift to work to reach man trapped on the roof of the exposure.
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