Hot Shots 4/21

BRIDGEPORT, CT, JAN. 13—The Bridgeport Fire Department received multiple calls for a structure fire. Engine 3 was first due and reported heavy fire showing from the first floor of the B side of a two-and-a-half-story wood-frame and then extending into the upper floors. The fire quickly grew. A second alarm was called 15 minutes later. Once the fire started taking control of the entire top floor (approximately 40 minutes after the first calls were received), the evacuation tones were sounded, and the attack went defensive. Six engines, three trucks and 49 firefighters were on scene.

Photo by Keith Muratori

Rob Reardon 1 Xx 21 Middleboro, Ma Three Alarm Pic 5

MIDDLEBOROUGH, MA, JAN. 14—The Halifax Fire Department’s tower ladder was put to work at a three-alarm house fire that quickly jumped to a commercial building next door. It took firefighters from numerous towns about an hour-and-a-half to bring the blaze under control. Middleborough Fire Chief Lance Benjamino told reporters that a worst-case scenario could have found the whole block on which the fire occurred decimated, given how quickly the fire traveled from the first structure to the second and the age of the buildings that are on the block.

Photo by Rob Reardon

Mark O'dell 1 20 21 Blaine, Mn Two Story

BLAINE, MN, JAN. 20—The Spring Lake Park-Blaine-Mounds View (SBM) Fire Department arrived at a two-story single-family dwelling to find smoke showing from the C side. An SBM captain ordered an offensive attack. Tower 3 took position in front of the structure while crews deployed multiple handlines to control the fast-moving fire that made its way into the attic. Those efforts were unsuccessful, and the operation transitioned to a defensive attack. Mutual aid was provided by the Ham Lake Fire Department, the Lexington Fire Department and the Lino Lakes Fire Department.

Photo by Mark O’Dell

Doug Walton 1 18 21 Howard County, Md Trailer Fire Pic 1

LAUREL, MD, JAN. 20—Transport 10 of Howard County’s special operations team, which is capable of carrying roll-off containers, was called to the scene of a fire in a shipping container that held an automobile, among other items. Transport 10 moved the trailer away from a building and then firefighters used saws and cutting torches to gain access to the inside of the container. Once firefighters gained access, they used foam handlines to knock down the fire. Firefighters from the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service and the Anne Arundel County Fire Department worked with Howard County to contain the fire.

Photo by Howard County Department of Fire & Rescue Services