Ok, let me clean up the last post a little or at least explain some of the pics. I don’t know how but I managed to loose more than 1/2 of it in the publishing process. I was pushed for time so instead of rewritting the whole thing, I just threw in several pics for ya. I basicly ended with ...
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6 Students escape fully involved off campus house fire in Lexington, va
The off campus home housed 6 Washington and Lee University Students. They were in the Furrs Mill home when the fire started Sunday night but were able to escape without injury. Stay Safe and in House! Captain Wines
Read More »Arson fires on the rise, more of EMS Today and the fire truck bar.
We had a Captain’s meeting today and our Chief updated us on a briefing that he had recently given our City Council. Kind of a “State of the Department” if you will. Our “numbers aren’t that bad. In my mind, there were 2 “stand out” categories… “Dollar Loss” … in 2010, we had around 3.6 Million Dollars in fire damages. ...
Read More »The end of the dreaded Mon, Wed, Fri cycle…
I received several questions as to the smoke condition from the attic / roof. Apparently, the picture wasn't large enough for some to see so I'll put it up again in a larger size ... I'll also highlight some smoke for ya ...
Read More »A helmet tip to our "Northern" brethern…
Those of you who know me well know that I am a big FDNY buff. I made several trips up to ride earlier in my career.
Read More »Fires and football ….
Here in "The Noke", our brothers and sisters were also faced with battleing two fires ... one residential and, the second; a commercial multi-alarm fire.
Read More »More photos and the full story: Roanoke house fire
As usual, some of the posted stories on the house fire in Roanoke on Monday morning are not entirely acurate. I’ll try to set the story straight and throw in a few more pics. Rhett posted a nice piece over on the Fire Critic , unfortunately; some of his facts were off (imagine that Statter). Here’s the video again… We (Engine ...
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