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Thursday, September 26, 2002
· Update – BROOKLYN, NY: *3rd Alarm* 33-719 at 40 Knoll St. x Melrose St. A 25x25 section of the roof in the middle rear section has collapsed. Totally exterior operation. * [MNS085]. 12:10a.m.
· Update – BROOKLYN, NY: *3rd Alarm* 33-719 at 40 Knoll St x Melrose St. Fire in 1-story 200x400 Commercial building. S/C Tactical Support 2 & OEM to the scene. [MNS085]. 12:40a.m.
· Update – BROOKLYN, NY: *3rd Alarm* 33-719 at 40 Knoll St x Melrose St. CAR 4 Chief Cassano reports: visible fire knocked down. Sprinklers operating & being supplied. 3 Tower Ladders operating. Exterior operations continue. * [MNS085]. 12:55a.m.
· Update – BROOKLYN, NY: *3rd Alarm* 33-719 at 40 Knoll St x Melrose St. Car 4 reports: fire is "in stock". 3 Tower Ladders operating. Siamese in extension #4 being supplied. Remains DWH * [MNS085]. 1:53a.m.
· PHILADELPHIA, PA: Box 4299 *All Hands* State & Blye. BATT-12 has several trailers well involved to rear of a large industrial building. Fire has extended into building. Companies leading off with heaviest water lines. Fire is DWH. [EAN3305]. 3:39a.m.
· PHILADELPHIA, PA: Update *All Hands* Box 4299 at correct location of 7300 block of Milner Street. This is a 1 & 2-story building 60x400. Heavy smoke & fire showing. DWH. [EAN3305]. 3:49a.m.
· HOLLIS, NH: Working fire at 26 Hazel Street. A Mobile home fire. M/A to work & cover. *453.6125* [TAC9-C101]. 7:03a.m.
· SAUGUS, MA: Working fire on Box 58 at 5 Zito Drive. House fire. *159.645* C101 [TAC9-C30]. 7:10a.m.
· TRENTON (MERCER Co.), NJ: 2nd Alarm 20 State St. Fire in compactor room & chute of a Hi-rise building, now reporting fire on 14th floor with Firefighter down. Also people on the 15th floor in distress & threatening to jump. DWH. [EAN51/503/100]. 7:29a.m.
· Update - SAUGUS, MA: Working fire on Box 58 at 5 Zito Drive. C3 reports fire was in the attic of a 1.5-story structure. Fire is now a PWH. C30 [TAC9-C101]. 7:34a.m.
· TRENTON (MERCER Co.), NJ: Now a 3rd Alarm, 20 State St. Fire in a hi-rise building. M/A into the city. DWH. [EAN51/503/100]. 7:34a.m.
· Update & *correction* TRENTON (MERCER Co.), NJ: 3rd Alarm, address is 620 W. State St. A 15-story Hi-rise occupied multiple dwelling with heavy smoke on all floors. M/A from surrounding towns into city. DWH. [EAN51/503/915/100]. 7:37a.m.
· Update – TRENTON (MERCER Co.), NJ: 3rd Alarm at 620 W. State St. Units on the 14th floor report interior wall collapse into elevator shaft. Hand lines in operation on several floors. Recall of all off-duty Firefighters. M/A into city from numerous surrounding towns. [EAN STAFF/100]. 7:56a.m.
· STLFN: ST. LOUIS, MO: STLFD is on the scene of a Commercial dumpster fire at the rear of Value City Furniture 7435 Chippewa. S/C H&L 4 for the Thermal Imaging Camera to check for extension into the building. [STL810]. 9:01a.m.
· SANDOWN, NH: Working fire at 47 Little Mill Rd. Structure fire. Heavy smoke showing. M/A to work and cover. *154.19* C101/C603 [TAC9-C32]. 11:57a.m.
· COLUMBIA (RICHLAND Co.), SC ***2nd Alarm on arrival *** 750 Gramby Lane @ Landau Chemical. Heavy fire in gas-fed boiler and building with possible Hazmat. 4E's, 3L's, 2R's, 1HM, 6 Chiefs. C1 Chief Jansen is in Command. 500' evacs ongoing. DWH at this time. [CFP402*803]. 12:36p.m.
· MIDDLETOWN, CT: 14 Erin Street. Reported child fell from a window. Lifestar requested CT19/CT21 [TAC9-C20]. 1:23p.m.
· FALL RIVER, MA: Working fire at 178 Jencks St. Reported automobile fire - extended to a structure. DWH. 453.375 C30 [TAC9-C519]. 1:49p.m.
· 2nd Alarm - FALL RIVER, MA: 178 Jencks St. Reported automobile fire, extended to a structure. Companies charging lines. All Companies working. 453.375 C30 [TAC9-C519]. 1:53p.m.
· Update - FALL RIVER, MA: 2nd Alarm at 178 Jencks St. Request for an additional Engine to the scene for manpower. Companies having water problems. DWH. 453.375 C30 [TAC9-C519]. 1:57p.m.
· PAXTON, MA: MVA at 97 Pleasant Street. (4) vehicles involved. (1) person trapped. Request for additional Ambulances & 2nd set of Jaws to scene. *33.44* C612 [TAC9-C461]. 6:24p.m.
· LITCHFIELD, MAINE: MVA on Dennis Hill Road. Lifeflight requested & activated. *154.2500* C398 [TAC9-C20-C50]. 8:35p.m.
· WOODBURY, CT: MVA in the 500 block of Main Street. Reported multi-vehicle and multi-10-45's. Jaws working. CT3306/CT3404 [TAC9-C20]. 8:40p.m.
· WEYMOUTH, MA: MVA at 367 Washington Street. 2-car head-on. Jaws in use - additional AMBO to scene. *154.235/470.937/161.220* [TAC9-C67]. 8:41p.m.
· FireHISTORY: The following FDNY Companies were organized on Sept. 25, 1865: ENGINE 5 at 340 E. 14th Street – and they are still there; ENGINE 13 at 99 Wooster St; and LADDER 5 at 102 Charles St. (house still there). On Sept. 27, 1865 LADDER 6 was organized at 180 Clinton St. in Chinatown. [CHGO-18]. 8:56p.m.
· NEWARK, NJ: Box 2438 at Wright St. & Pennsylvania Ave. (3) 3-story wood frames fully involved. [EAN465/10]. 10:30p.m.
· ST. LOUIS, MO: STLFD has a working Still Alarm for a garage fire in the rear of 3410 Oregon. BC804 reports a garage with 1 line off. [STL819]. 10:45p.m.
· STLFN: ST. LOUIS, MO: Update on STLFD's working Still Alarm garage fire at 3410 Oregon. BC804 reports the fire is under control and Companies are overhauling. PD has been requested for an intentionally set fire. [STL819]. 11:03p.m.
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Columbus FD: W/F 1721 Convair Dr. Reports of 4 victims trapped in basement. 4 Add'l Medics enroute. FPO/D217 ©
- 1748
Columbus FD: W/F 1721 Convair Dr. Eng 31 is first due. Reports now of only 1 victim, 2 Medics cancelled. Heavy fire on 2nd floor. FPO/D217 ©
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Columbus FD: W/F 1721 Convair Dr. BN 5 reports fire K/D. Holding all companies. Arson & Red Cross S/C'd. FPO/D217 ©
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Youngstown FD: (Delayed form 1830) W/F Box # 2198 @ 123 Laureldale. Cos: Eng 7, 12, 3, Lad 22, Squad 33, BN 1, 2. Eng 7 reports smoke from 2nd floor. FPO/724/D703 ©
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NEFNN CONNECTICUT FIRE LOG (http://www.nefnn.com)
-by Scott Harris
9/21/02
1047 W/F MERIDEN CONN Box 323 98 New Hanover Ave single family dwelling - bedroom fire - EMS transported (1) occupant for smoke inhalation
1719 W/F+ JEWETT CITY CONN East Main St "Triangle Plastic & Cable" - fire in the office on floor #1 of a mill style building
9/22/02
0350 W/F HARTFORD CONN Box 531 1784 Broad St (near New Britain Ave) 3-story frame apartments over a deli - fire floor #1 rear
9/23/02
0158 W/F WILLIMANTIC CONN 99 Elm St cellar fire
2358 2nd ALM HARTFORD CONN Box 357 Park & Cedar Sts 3-story brick partially occupied building - heavy fire all floors in the front (8-engines, 3-ladders and Tac-1)
9/25/02
2033 W/F BRIDGEPORT CONN 56 Miles St vacant 1.5-story frame well involved
2142 ACW HARTFORD CONN Box 5433 154 East Elliott St 1-story metal clad commercial building - fire inside the building contained by sprinklers
2255 ACW MERIDEN CONN Box 214 opposite 12 Hickory St - single family dwelling - front porch on fire
9/26/02
1400 ACW HARTFORD CONN Box 525 19 Adelaide St kitchen fire floor #1 - EMS requested for an occupant of the apartment
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Boise Idaho Report
Sept 21st
-0141hrs - Water Rescue - New York Canal @ Sunrise Rim (South Boise) = Report of transient that has fallen into canal - Station 7 crew first due located and pulled 40 y/o M from canal, vctm is code Red. E7, 8, Dive1, Rescue 7, BC2
Chris Campbell
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AUSTRAILIA
Thursday 26th September 2002 (MORNING UPDATE)
BUSHFIRE BLAZES CONTINUES
RICHMOND VALLEY & TENTERFIELD
NSW Rural Fire Service crews continue to battle 2 blazes burning in the Richmond Valley District and 1 burning in the Tenterfield district, which started on Wednesday.
The first fire burning at Bungawalbyn in the Elliots road area, was fanned by strong winds fanned the fire, causing it to jump Bungawalbyn Whiporie Rd and continue burning to the East, through the Gibberagee State Forest.
NSW Rural Fire Service crews, along with State Forests firefighters, will continue efforts to contain this fire throughout the day by establishing containment lines along the Eastern flanks of the fire.
Another fire burning in the Bora Ridge area, jumped Myall Creek Rd yesterday afternoon, with the fire now burning through the flood reserve and private property in that area.
NSW Rural Fire Service crews worked tirelessly providing property protection to several properties in the area yesterday afternoon and into the evening. Unfortunately a caravan and holiday dwelling were destroyed, however several properties were saved by brigade's backburning around them.
A fire burning in the Tenterfield district, through the Rocky Creek area, has now burnt out approximately 300 hectares of bushland, however fire crews are working to establish containment lines on the Eastern side in grazing country.
Inspector Matt Inwood said "Fire fighting efforts were somewhat hampered yesterday by very strong winds, combined with high temperatures and low humidity, however we are expecting more favourable conditions today."
"The whole north coast area is experiencing extremely dry conditions, creating often volatile conditions for firefighting. We are appealing to the public to help avoid new fires starting and to report any new outbreak on Emergency 000."
For more information or interviews:Contact Inspector Matt Inwood, on 0500555155
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THURSDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER 2002 (MORNING)
COOLER TEMPERATURES, CALMER WINDS AID FIREFIGHTERS.
KEMPSEY
NSW Rural Fire Service crews in the Kempsey area took advantage of cooler, calmer conditions overnight, working tirelessly throughout the night to complete property protection backburns for more than 20 properties threatened by fires burning in the Pipers Creek and Dungay Creek areas.
The fire has burnt out in excess of 2000 Ha, fanned by strong blustery winds blowing from differing directions during the daylight hours. These weather conditions made fire fighting extremely difficult for the Rural Fire Service volunteer crews, who were assisted by crews from the NP&WS and State Forests.
Superintendent Warwick Roche, Incident Controller for the Kempsey area, said that the moderate weather conditions experienced overnight were expected to continue throughout today and after crew changes had been effected this morning, extension of containment lines would continue.
"After a helicopter flyover of the fire area this morning to pin point the perimeters of the fire and assess the situation, we will be tasking the crews of all three agencies to extend our containment lines in the south east and north western sectors of the fire" he said.
"We are also closely monitoring a second fire in a remote area of the Kumbertine National Park, about 15 kms south west of Kempsey. Three units are at present attending that fire, which has burnt out about 50 Ha. The expectation is that we will establish containment lines around that fire over the next 12 to 24 hours" Superintendent Roche said.
For more information or interviews: Contact Mike Donohoe, on 65621964
NSW Rural Fire Service
media@rfs.nsw.gov.au
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UNITED KINGDOM
London Fire Brigade Daily Report
26 Sept 02
1001 F35 Woodford Persons reported fire (fatal) at Flat 5, Hamlet Court on Glengall Rd, 3rd flr apartment fire using 1 hosereel, 1 civilian DOA.
0327 A24 Soho 10 PUMP FIRE at 7 Haymarket, 1, 3 & 5-sty office bldg 25m x 40m, fully involved basement fire extended to 1st thru 3rd flrs, gas main involved, using 4 jets, 4 hosereels, thermal imaging camera, Breathing Apparatus (BA) Main Control.
Runs for the day: 847
Runs for the year: 213322
KC-01
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Question regarding a past fire in TX:
USA, TEXAS, MULESHOE, Sept 20 2002.
Deadly blast at CO2 plant in South Plains.
Investigators continue to search for the cause of an explosion at a South Plains CO2 plant that killed one worker and injured three others. Authorities say the blast at the CO2 Services Incorporated plant destroyed one of four 60-foot-long storage tanks and damaged the other three. Each carbon dioxide tank is about 15 feet in diameter with walls about an inch thick. The force of the blast blew large chunks of metal weighing between 300 and 500 pounds each as far as a quarter-mile in every direction into nearby cotton fields. The plant is on Farm Road 1760, seven miles west of Muleshoe and ten miles from the New Mexico line. Muleshoe Fire Chief Richard Ronek said that it looked like a big bomb had gone off. Precinct Two Bailey County Commissioner C-E Grant Junior says workers had been applying insulation to the pressurized tanks earlier in the
day. He said the worker who died was on top of one of the tanks. The three injured workers were treated for cuts and bruises at Muleshoe Area Medical Center and released. Their names haven't been released.
Question: Why would something like this happen with CO2?
Dave Williams, dave.e.williams@affiliatedfm.c om asked some of the folks in Factory Mutual Research for their take. Here is John Sharland's reply...
Answer: Always glad to help you understand these phenomena.
Carbon dioxide is stored as a liquid under pressure. There is a vapor space at the top of the tank to allow for expansion. The pressure in a carbon dioxide storge tank is 20 atmospheres (300 psig) at -20C.
The phenomena which occured is known as a P-V rupture. This is a physical explosion and is covered in Section 11.3 of the attached data sheet 7.0. This is an elegant little data sheet that explains explosion phenomena. Explosions are gas dynamic. An explosion is "a rapid equilibration of a high pressure gas with the environment. The equilibration must take place so fast that the energy is dissipated in the form of a shock wave." All explosions are explained by Section 10 of the data sheet.
My speculation on this incident is that the insulating of the tank involved the attachment of metal pieces on the shell of the tank to hold the insulation. The hot work or physical work weakened the shell of the tank and when the high pressure and very cold carbon dioxide was re-introduced into the tank, the weakened part of the shell underwent a brittle fracture and the tank came apart explosively. A piece of this tank impacted the adjacent tank and caused it to fail at it's normal pressure.
The TNT equivalency of an explosion of the carbon dioxide tank can be approximated using Data Sheet 7-44. To keep the discussion simple, 7-44 would say that the TNT equivalency of this explosion was "a lot."
With your gracious permission, I have copied some interested parties at Chemical Operations and at Hazards Engineering (Staff Engineering). Larry Moore is working on some improvements to data sheet 7-0 and he is keeping track of these P-V rupture explosions. Some think they are rare. They are not.
Larry --- Keith is Operations Vice President and Engineering Manager of AffiliatedFM. His office is a Johnston. He consults with me often on matters of Special Hazards, etc.
-Dave Williams.
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Local & National reports from pager notification networks around the U.S.
(All times are in Central Daylight Time unless otherwise indicated)
Thursday, September 26, 2002
· Update – BROOKLYN, NY: *3rd Alarm* 33-719 at 40 Knoll St. x Melrose St. A 25x25 section of the roof in the middle rear section has collapsed. Totally exterior operation. * [MNS085]. 12:10a.m.
· Update – BROOKLYN, NY: *3rd Alarm* 33-719 at 40 Knoll St x Melrose St. Fire in 1-story 200x400 Commercial building. S/C Tactical Support 2 & OEM to the scene. [MNS085]. 12:40a.m.
· Update – BROOKLYN, NY: *3rd Alarm* 33-719 at 40 Knoll St x Melrose St. CAR 4 Chief Cassano reports: visible fire knocked down. Sprinklers operating & being supplied. 3 Tower Ladders operating. Exterior operations continue. * [MNS085]. 12:55a.m.
· Update – BROOKLYN, NY: *3rd Alarm* 33-719 at 40 Knoll St x Melrose St. Car 4 reports: fire is "in stock". 3 Tower Ladders operating. Siamese in extension #4 being supplied. Remains DWH * [MNS085]. 1:53a.m.
· PHILADELPHIA, PA: Box 4299 *All Hands* State & Blye. BATT-12 has several trailers well involved to rear of a large industrial building. Fire has extended into building. Companies leading off with heaviest water lines. Fire is DWH. [EAN3305]. 3:39a.m.
· PHILADELPHIA, PA: Update *All Hands* Box 4299 at correct location of 7300 block of Milner Street. This is a 1 & 2-story building 60x400. Heavy smoke & fire showing. DWH. [EAN3305]. 3:49a.m.
· HOLLIS, NH: Working fire at 26 Hazel Street. A Mobile home fire. M/A to work & cover. *453.6125* [TAC9-C101]. 7:03a.m.
· SAUGUS, MA: Working fire on Box 58 at 5 Zito Drive. House fire. *159.645* C101 [TAC9-C30]. 7:10a.m.
· TRENTON (MERCER Co.), NJ: 2nd Alarm 20 State St. Fire in compactor room & chute of a Hi-rise building, now reporting fire on 14th floor with Firefighter down. Also people on the 15th floor in distress & threatening to jump. DWH. [EAN51/503/100]. 7:29a.m.
· Update - SAUGUS, MA: Working fire on Box 58 at 5 Zito Drive. C3 reports fire was in the attic of a 1.5-story structure. Fire is now a PWH. C30 [TAC9-C101]. 7:34a.m.
· TRENTON (MERCER Co.), NJ: Now a 3rd Alarm, 20 State St. Fire in a hi-rise building. M/A into the city. DWH. [EAN51/503/100]. 7:34a.m.
· Update & *correction* TRENTON (MERCER Co.), NJ: 3rd Alarm, address is 620 W. State St. A 15-story Hi-rise occupied multiple dwelling with heavy smoke on all floors. M/A from surrounding towns into city. DWH. [EAN51/503/915/100]. 7:37a.m.
· Update – TRENTON (MERCER Co.), NJ: 3rd Alarm at 620 W. State St. Units on the 14th floor report interior wall collapse into elevator shaft. Hand lines in operation on several floors. Recall of all off-duty Firefighters. M/A into city from numerous surrounding towns. [EAN STAFF/100]. 7:56a.m.
· STLFN: ST. LOUIS, MO: STLFD is on the scene of a Commercial dumpster fire at the rear of Value City Furniture 7435 Chippewa. S/C H&L 4 for the Thermal Imaging Camera to check for extension into the building. [STL810]. 9:01a.m.
· SANDOWN, NH: Working fire at 47 Little Mill Rd. Structure fire. Heavy smoke showing. M/A to work and cover. *154.19* C101/C603 [TAC9-C32]. 11:57a.m.
· COLUMBIA (RICHLAND Co.), SC ***2nd Alarm on arrival *** 750 Gramby Lane @ Landau Chemical. Heavy fire in gas-fed boiler and building with possible Hazmat. 4E's, 3L's, 2R's, 1HM, 6 Chiefs. C1 Chief Jansen is in Command. 500' evacs ongoing. DWH at this time. [CFP402*803]. 12:36p.m.
· MIDDLETOWN, CT: 14 Erin Street. Reported child fell from a window. Lifestar requested CT19/CT21 [TAC9-C20]. 1:23p.m.
· FALL RIVER, MA: Working fire at 178 Jencks St. Reported automobile fire - extended to a structure. DWH. 453.375 C30 [TAC9-C519]. 1:49p.m.
· 2nd Alarm - FALL RIVER, MA: 178 Jencks St. Reported automobile fire, extended to a structure. Companies charging lines. All Companies working. 453.375 C30 [TAC9-C519]. 1:53p.m.
· Update - FALL RIVER, MA: 2nd Alarm at 178 Jencks St. Request for an additional Engine to the scene for manpower. Companies having water problems. DWH. 453.375 C30 [TAC9-C519]. 1:57p.m.
· PAXTON, MA: MVA at 97 Pleasant Street. (4) vehicles involved. (1) person trapped. Request for additional Ambulances & 2nd set of Jaws to scene. *33.44* C612 [TAC9-C461]. 6:24p.m.
· LITCHFIELD, MAINE: MVA on Dennis Hill Road. Lifeflight requested & activated. *154.2500* C398 [TAC9-C20-C50]. 8:35p.m.
· WOODBURY, CT: MVA in the 500 block of Main Street. Reported multi-vehicle and multi-10-45's. Jaws working. CT3306/CT3404 [TAC9-C20]. 8:40p.m.
· WEYMOUTH, MA: MVA at 367 Washington Street. 2-car head-on. Jaws in use - additional AMBO to scene. *154.235/470.937/161.220* [TAC9-C67]. 8:41p.m.
· FireHISTORY: The following FDNY Companies were organized on Sept. 25, 1865: ENGINE 5 at 340 E. 14th Street – and they are still there; ENGINE 13 at 99 Wooster St; and LADDER 5 at 102 Charles St. (house still there). On Sept. 27, 1865 LADDER 6 was organized at 180 Clinton St. in Chinatown. [CHGO-18]. 8:56p.m.
· NEWARK, NJ: Box 2438 at Wright St. & Pennsylvania Ave. (3) 3-story wood frames fully involved. [EAN465/10]. 10:30p.m.
· ST. LOUIS, MO: STLFD has a working Still Alarm for a garage fire in the rear of 3410 Oregon. BC804 reports a garage with 1 line off. [STL819]. 10:45p.m.
· STLFN: ST. LOUIS, MO: Update on STLFD's working Still Alarm garage fire at 3410 Oregon. BC804 reports the fire is under control and Companies are overhauling. PD has been requested for an intentionally set fire. [STL819]. 11:03p.m.
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Columbus FD: W/F 1721 Convair Dr. Reports of 4 victims trapped in basement. 4 Add'l Medics enroute. FPO/D217 ©
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Columbus FD: W/F 1721 Convair Dr. Eng 31 is first due. Reports now of only 1 victim, 2 Medics cancelled. Heavy fire on 2nd floor. FPO/D217 ©
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Columbus FD: W/F 1721 Convair Dr. BN 5 reports fire K/D. Holding all companies. Arson & Red Cross S/C'd. FPO/D217 ©
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Youngstown FD: (Delayed form 1830) W/F Box # 2198 @ 123 Laureldale. Cos: Eng 7, 12, 3, Lad 22, Squad 33, BN 1, 2. Eng 7 reports smoke from 2nd floor. FPO/724/D703 ©
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NEFNN CONNECTICUT FIRE LOG (http://www.nefnn.com)
-by Scott Harris
9/21/02
1047 W/F MERIDEN CONN Box 323 98 New Hanover Ave single family dwelling - bedroom fire - EMS transported (1) occupant for smoke inhalation
1719 W/F+ JEWETT CITY CONN East Main St "Triangle Plastic & Cable" - fire in the office on floor #1 of a mill style building
9/22/02
0350 W/F HARTFORD CONN Box 531 1784 Broad St (near New Britain Ave) 3-story frame apartments over a deli - fire floor #1 rear
9/23/02
0158 W/F WILLIMANTIC CONN 99 Elm St cellar fire
2358 2nd ALM HARTFORD CONN Box 357 Park & Cedar Sts 3-story brick partially occupied building - heavy fire all floors in the front (8-engines, 3-ladders and Tac-1)
9/25/02
2033 W/F BRIDGEPORT CONN 56 Miles St vacant 1.5-story frame well involved
2142 ACW HARTFORD CONN Box 5433 154 East Elliott St 1-story metal clad commercial building - fire inside the building contained by sprinklers
2255 ACW MERIDEN CONN Box 214 opposite 12 Hickory St - single family dwelling - front porch on fire
9/26/02
1400 ACW HARTFORD CONN Box 525 19 Adelaide St kitchen fire floor #1 - EMS requested for an occupant of the apartment
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Boise Idaho Report
Sept 21st
-0141hrs - Water Rescue - New York Canal @ Sunrise Rim (South Boise) = Report of transient that has fallen into canal - Station 7 crew first due located and pulled 40 y/o M from canal, vctm is code Red. E7, 8, Dive1, Rescue 7, BC2
Chris Campbell
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AUSTRAILIA
Thursday 26th September 2002 (MORNING UPDATE)
BUSHFIRE BLAZES CONTINUES
RICHMOND VALLEY & TENTERFIELD
NSW Rural Fire Service crews continue to battle 2 blazes burning in the Richmond Valley District and 1 burning in the Tenterfield district, which started on Wednesday.
The first fire burning at Bungawalbyn in the Elliots road area, was fanned by strong winds fanned the fire, causing it to jump Bungawalbyn Whiporie Rd and continue burning to the East, through the Gibberagee State Forest.
NSW Rural Fire Service crews, along with State Forests firefighters, will continue efforts to contain this fire throughout the day by establishing containment lines along the Eastern flanks of the fire.
Another fire burning in the Bora Ridge area, jumped Myall Creek Rd yesterday afternoon, with the fire now burning through the flood reserve and private property in that area.
NSW Rural Fire Service crews worked tirelessly providing property protection to several properties in the area yesterday afternoon and into the evening. Unfortunately a caravan and holiday dwelling were destroyed, however several properties were saved by brigade's backburning around them.
A fire burning in the Tenterfield district, through the Rocky Creek area, has now burnt out approximately 300 hectares of bushland, however fire crews are working to establish containment lines on the Eastern side in grazing country.
Inspector Matt Inwood said "Fire fighting efforts were somewhat hampered yesterday by very strong winds, combined with high temperatures and low humidity, however we are expecting more favourable conditions today."
"The whole north coast area is experiencing extremely dry conditions, creating often volatile conditions for firefighting. We are appealing to the public to help avoid new fires starting and to report any new outbreak on Emergency 000."
For more information or interviews:Contact Inspector Matt Inwood, on 0500555155
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THURSDAY 26TH SEPTEMBER 2002 (MORNING)
COOLER TEMPERATURES, CALMER WINDS AID FIREFIGHTERS.
KEMPSEY
NSW Rural Fire Service crews in the Kempsey area took advantage of cooler, calmer conditions overnight, working tirelessly throughout the night to complete property protection backburns for more than 20 properties threatened by fires burning in the Pipers Creek and Dungay Creek areas.
The fire has burnt out in excess of 2000 Ha, fanned by strong blustery winds blowing from differing directions during the daylight hours. These weather conditions made fire fighting extremely difficult for the Rural Fire Service volunteer crews, who were assisted by crews from the NP&WS and State Forests.
Superintendent Warwick Roche, Incident Controller for the Kempsey area, said that the moderate weather conditions experienced overnight were expected to continue throughout today and after crew changes had been effected this morning, extension of containment lines would continue.
"After a helicopter flyover of the fire area this morning to pin point the perimeters of the fire and assess the situation, we will be tasking the crews of all three agencies to extend our containment lines in the south east and north western sectors of the fire" he said.
"We are also closely monitoring a second fire in a remote area of the Kumbertine National Park, about 15 kms south west of Kempsey. Three units are at present attending that fire, which has burnt out about 50 Ha. The expectation is that we will establish containment lines around that fire over the next 12 to 24 hours" Superintendent Roche said.
For more information or interviews: Contact Mike Donohoe, on 65621964
NSW Rural Fire Service
media@rfs.nsw.gov.au
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UNITED KINGDOM
London Fire Brigade Daily Report
26 Sept 02
1001 F35 Woodford Persons reported fire (fatal) at Flat 5, Hamlet Court on Glengall Rd, 3rd flr apartment fire using 1 hosereel, 1 civilian DOA.
0327 A24 Soho 10 PUMP FIRE at 7 Haymarket, 1, 3 & 5-sty office bldg 25m x 40m, fully involved basement fire extended to 1st thru 3rd flrs, gas main involved, using 4 jets, 4 hosereels, thermal imaging camera, Breathing Apparatus (BA) Main Control.
Runs for the day: 847
Runs for the year: 213322
KC-01
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Question regarding a past fire in TX:
USA, TEXAS, MULESHOE, Sept 20 2002.
Deadly blast at CO2 plant in South Plains.
Investigators continue to search for the cause of an explosion at a South Plains CO2 plant that killed one worker and injured three others. Authorities say the blast at the CO2 Services Incorporated plant destroyed one of four 60-foot-long storage tanks and damaged the other three. Each carbon dioxide tank is about 15 feet in diameter with walls about an inch thick. The force of the blast blew large chunks of metal weighing between 300 and 500 pounds each as far as a quarter-mile in every direction into nearby cotton fields. The plant is on Farm Road 1760, seven miles west of Muleshoe and ten miles from the New Mexico line. Muleshoe Fire Chief Richard Ronek said that it looked like a big bomb had gone off. Precinct Two Bailey County Commissioner C-E Grant Junior says workers had been applying insulation to the pressurized tanks earlier in the
day. He said the worker who died was on top of one of the tanks. The three injured workers were treated for cuts and bruises at Muleshoe Area Medical Center and released. Their names haven't been released.
Question: Why would something like this happen with CO2?
Dave Williams, dave.e.williams@affiliatedfm.c om asked some of the folks in Factory Mutual Research for their take. Here is John Sharland's reply...
Answer: Always glad to help you understand these phenomena.
Carbon dioxide is stored as a liquid under pressure. There is a vapor space at the top of the tank to allow for expansion. The pressure in a carbon dioxide storge tank is 20 atmospheres (300 psig) at -20C.
The phenomena which occured is known as a P-V rupture. This is a physical explosion and is covered in Section 11.3 of the attached data sheet 7.0. This is an elegant little data sheet that explains explosion phenomena. Explosions are gas dynamic. An explosion is "a rapid equilibration of a high pressure gas with the environment. The equilibration must take place so fast that the energy is dissipated in the form of a shock wave." All explosions are explained by Section 10 of the data sheet.
My speculation on this incident is that the insulating of the tank involved the attachment of metal pieces on the shell of the tank to hold the insulation. The hot work or physical work weakened the shell of the tank and when the high pressure and very cold carbon dioxide was re-introduced into the tank, the weakened part of the shell underwent a brittle fracture and the tank came apart explosively. A piece of this tank impacted the adjacent tank and caused it to fail at it's normal pressure.
The TNT equivalency of an explosion of the carbon dioxide tank can be approximated using Data Sheet 7-44. To keep the discussion simple, 7-44 would say that the TNT equivalency of this explosion was "a lot."
With your gracious permission, I have copied some interested parties at Chemical Operations and at Hazards Engineering (Staff Engineering). Larry Moore is working on some improvements to data sheet 7-0 and he is keeping track of these P-V rupture explosions. Some think they are rare. They are not.
Larry --- Keith is Operations Vice President and Engineering Manager of AffiliatedFM. His office is a Johnston. He consults with me often on matters of Special Hazards, etc.
-Dave Williams.
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