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Florida FFs Extinguish Tractor Trailer Full of Lotto Tickets

Marion County Fire Rescue responded to a tractor trailer fire on Interstate 75 near mile marker 343 on Thursday, March 11.


 Miranda Iglesias , Public Information Officer

 


Posted: Fri, 03/12/2010 - 09:30
Updated: Fri, 03/12/2010 - 15:25

MARION COUNTY, Fla. -- Marion County Fire Rescue responded to a tractor trailer fire on Interstate 75 near mile marker 343 on Thursday, March 11. The fire forced two south bound lanes to shut down for more than four hours.
 
When firefighters from Marion Oaks Station 24 arrived on-scene at 3:52 p.m., they found a tractor trailer engulfed in heavy smoke and light flames in the rear hub of the trailer.

Illinois Fire Destroys Four Businesses


Rich Bauer , Managing Editor, Leader-Union (Vandalia, IL)

Incident Information

Units responded: 
1 aerial, 5 engines, 3 supply trucks, 5 chiefs
Location:
Gallatin Street
Vandalia, IL, 62471
United States
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A fire that investigators believed started in the rear of a bar spread and destroyed four downtown businesses in Vandalia early on Tuesday.


An investigation into the fire, which was discovered shortly after 1 a.m., by the Office of the State Fire Marshal is continuing.


The Vandalia Volunteer Fire Department was on scene within four minutes, and requested mutual aid assistance from the volunteer fire departments in Brownstown and Ramsey.


The buildings destroyed in the fire housed a bar, carpet store, tax and accounting service,

Location:
Denver, CO
United States
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The Denver Fire Department recently purchased new inflatable rafts to assist firefighters with ice rescues. The new rafts were strategically placed on fire trucks around the city. The department's underwater rescue team recently spent the better part of January and early February training firefighters on the use of the new rafts. Fire officals say that their busy time for ice rescues is coming up as the ice in local lakes begins to thaw.

West Babylon School Burns

West Babylon School Burns


Joe Comparato , Joe Comparato

Incident Information

Units responded: 
Multiple

The West Babylon Fire Department was activated for an automatic fire alarm at the South Bay elementary school at 22:28 hours on Thursday, February 18, 2010.

2nd Asst Chief Pete McArdle first on scene advised "smoke showing", 1st Asst. Chief Jim Campbell and 3rd Asst. Chief Chrissy Manzi arrived on scene, and after a quick size up the Chiefs discovered heavy fire on the north side of the building. Chief Campbell immediately transmitted working fire and asked BCFA to re-tone call as such.

Cincinnati Firefighters Tackle 2-Alarm Fire

Collier Mansion Conditions Hinder Suppression Efforts


CPT Michael Washington , Cincinnati Fire Department PIO

Incident Information

Units responded: 
4 Engines, 3 Trucks, 1 RAT Truck, 1 Rescue (ALS) 1 Heavy Squad, 2 District Chiefs
Location:
2460 Observatory Avenue Hyde Park
OH, 45209
United States
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Date: 02-03-10


Time: 9:37 a.m.


Incident Location: 2460 Observatory Avenue, Hyde Park


At 9:36 a.m.

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