ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, JUNE 24—Various reports indicated that 60 firefighters were required to bring under control a fire along Atlantic City’s boardwalk. Five businesses burned, with two of the five—a brick-oven pizzeria and a massage spa—taking the most damage. It took firefighters three hours to control the fire.
Photo by Dennis C. Sharpe
VOLUSIA COUNTY, FL, JULY 7—Volusia County Fire Rescue (VCFR) responded to a hazmat call at a transfer station for the county’s solid waste division, because an individual illegally dumped various household and pool chemicals at the location. Containers of chemical and biological hazards received significate damage and spilled, and their contents mixed to create a toxic gas and chemical release. VCFR and mutual aid crews worked through disposed furniture and garbage to find all of the biological/chemical products, separate them and neutralize them.
Photo by Megan Johnson, courtesy of Volusia County, FL, Fire Rescue
MEMPHIS, MARCH 7—A burning gas line in the rear of the fire building and high winds contributed to a major fire at a hotel that required a second alarm within minutes of first-arriving units reaching the scene. Eight engines, four truck companies, two rescue squads, an air truck, two battalion chiefs and two division chiefs responded. The fire took hours to bring under control.
Photo by Raymond Chiozza
SEATTLE, JUNE 30—Seattle Fire Dispatch received multiple calls for flames from a historic 1890s apartment building that was slated for demolition. First-arriving units found flames involving the second and third floors, which eventually spread to the attic space. Access to the building was hampered by security fencing and boarded windows. The incident was subsequently upgraded to a second alarm.
Photo by John Odegard
