Prince George’s County (MD) had a fire in the University Park area last night. The crews were met with heavy smoke and fire upon arrival. Apparently they had some waterContinue readingPounds of Aluminum?
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New Style Hockey Puck
Tim Anderson from Philadelphia Engine 16 sent in these pictures of an interesting find. The first floor of the structure appears to be vacant, but the apartments above are probablyContinue readingNew Style Hockey Puck
Roof Ops
[flv]http://www.vententersearch.com/videos/flv/portlandroof.flv[/flv] Gotta love this. This is an Associated Press video from Portland (OR.) Check out how quick conditions improve, when it’s coming out like that it’s no longer beating upContinue readingRoof Ops
Interesting Training
[flv]http://www.vententersearch.com/videos/flv/campertraining.flv[/flv] We’re not even sure what to say about this one. A camper, live fire and a leaf blower… Really? This video was sent to us by our friends overContinue readingInteresting Training
Parapet Add-On
Bill Schnaekel and Lt Rich Dawley from Fairfax County (VA) Tower Ladder 430 sent in these photos of an interesting parapet and roof structure. Getting a 360 is also justContinue readingParapet Add-On
Interesting Door
Lt. Tim Moody from Marion County (FL) Engine 11 sent in this door he and the crew found during some pre-planning. From the outside the door doesn’t look like anythingContinue readingInteresting Door
Change YOUR Battery!
For many years now, the fire service has reminded citizens to change their smoke detector battery when the clocks change. While that is a great reminder for them, we needContinue readingChange YOUR Battery!
Basement Security
Robbie Marsh from Montgomery County (MD) Takoma Park Station 2 sent in another interesting basement find. From the outside this part of the basement appears to have a typical basementContinue readingBasement Security
Stairway to Nowhere
Jeff Purcell from Riverdale (MD) Fire Department sent in these pictures he took while in a store in Hanover, Pennsylvania. The pictures are taken from the basement level of theContinue readingStairway to Nowhere
Ladder Trick
Dan Dejkunchorn (D-Chorn) from Orlando (FL) Firehouse 9 showed us this great method to assist in throwing ladders. This method works great in a number of different instances. The firstContinue readingLadder Trick