Structure Fire
An explosion inside a Southeast Portland fourplex triggered a 2-alarm fire that burned all four apartments
A top-floor blaze tore through a six-story building in Manhattan, collapsing the roof, sending debris onto the sidewalk, and injuring three residents and a firefighter
A firefighter suffered minor burns after falling through a hole created by a crawl space fire
The fire had spread to the attic forcing a defensive attack
Firefighters found fire in the center of the church ceiling that ran the length of the building
They put out the blaze in 20 minutes, and prevented the flames from spreading to an adjoining building
Chimney fire extinguishing aids work by consuming available oxygen
Mega churches and those in strip malls or other nontraditional settings are a danger to firefighters — know where they are and plan for them
They don’t burn often, but when they do legacy churches can hurt or kill firefighters in many ways
The objectives when operating at a garden apartment fire are the same as for each type of incident you run — life safety, incident stabilization and property conservation, in that order