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Houston, TX Firefighter Mayday Video
This video is from the March 28, 2007 at a Houston,
Texas Four Alarm High Rise Fire. Our good friends at
www.TheBravestOnline.com acquired
the radio traffic as well as exclusive video that was captured by news
photographer Scott Meyers!
The video is just over 20 minutes long. The video and
audio audio has been edited to format this video to a manageable time. This
video should be SEEN by every firefighter in America.
Please before you watch this video be advised some of
the radio traffic is a bit hard to handle and may be too much for some people.
You have been warned.
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purchase the DVD and see more great videos and photos!
Jonesboro, AR Flashover Video
Jonesboro AR Firefighters arrive to a working house fire
with reported trapped occupants. The attack and search crew entered the front
and during the search for the fire and occupants, one of the front rooms
flashed. An evacuation signal was issued and all firefighters exited the
building. No one was home and there were no report of injuries. This is another
excellent training video!
Beaumont Texas Firefighters Injured in
Flashover
Beaumont Texas Firefighters were caught in this
flashover while fighting a house fire. The video shows several firefighters,
including those injured, escaping the house. The firefighters were injured
because of a flashover. The most seriously injured firefighter, 27 year old Cody
Schroeder remains at U.T.M.B at Galveston.
A Beaumont firefighter is in stable condition following
skin graft surgery for burns he received in a house fire, while a second
firefighter who was burned has been released from the University of Texas
Medical Branch in Galveston. Cody Schroeder underwent several hours of surgery
Tuesday at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
Firefighter Schroeder received burns to about 40%
of his body, primarily his back and lower body. It was estimated the burns
covered 34% of his body. He received burns to his face. Kirk Blanchard,
Jeff Nesom and Pete Johnson all had minor burns. They were treated Monday at
Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth and released. James Blanchard received a back
injury and wasn’t hospitalized. No one was home at the time of the fire.
The woman who lives in the home told us her son had left for school and she had
left for the grocery store at about 8:30 a.m. with her one year old grandson
just before the fire was reported at about 8:45 a.m. Investigators have
determined the cause of the fire was a small space heater sitting too close to a
bed.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota Mini Van
Explosion
This video is from Minneapolis-St. Paul from
their Highway Division. This is a standard fully involved minivan with NO
modifications. The traffic cams were able to pick this up from two angles. The
video shows vividly what can happen with an exploding gas tank. Exploding gas
tanks on cars are a RARE thing and most people will never see one in their
career. That said, we should NEVER let down our guard! Had the crews been
advancing a line on this car, one would hope they had on their FULL protective
gear! As it turned out, Fire Rescue and PD arrived about 4 minutes after the
video took place. Watch closely the white tractor trailer in the second photo
angle -Before and After the explosion. What if that were your engine
arriving??? This same incident could occur any day. Think about it!!! Are we
always ready - at ALL times???? There is NO sound in this video.
Baltimore City, Md. Firefighter Escapes
Flashover by Bail Out
This BCFD firefighter is on the 2nd floor of a 2 story
rowhouse fire and luckily crews were ventilating and had a ground ladder in
place. He bails out head first and is guided down by another firefighter. Crews
quickly knocked the fire down from the interior.
Just Another Routine House Fire Right???
A firefighter without gear sizes up a dwelling fire
before the 1st pumper arrives and as he walks back to the front of the house, a
backdraft / smoke explosion occurs which almost injures him. This video shows
the dangers we face everyday on what we would consider a "routine" house fire.
