The majority of fires we attend require just a few small hoselines and less than 500 gallons a minute to put under control.

Monday evening members reviewed monitors and large diameter attack lines. These devices can individually accommodate 250-500 gallons a minute and are used in instances of heavy fire loads such as warehouses, large commercial or industrial facilities, or where the incident ... (Full Story & Photos)

The first arriving resources found a moderate to heavy smoke condition inside the manufacturing area of the facility and employees in the process of evacuating the building. Several employees initially fought the fire with portable extinguishers which helped keep the fire in check. Firefighters deployed a hose line to the interior and were able to quickly extinguish the remaing fire. Operations ... (Full Story & Photos)

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A contractor, Jason Ensign, working the Wrights Spring Fire in Oregon was overtaken when his escape route was cut off, he was found in the cab of his D6 dozer.

In Utah, a S64 Skycrane crashed shortly after takeoff while working the Widemouth 2 fire killing the 2 crew members on board. Names of the crew have yet to be released, the helicopter was contracted by the US Forest Service.

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Training Focus:
The training was designed to build cadets’ confidence in operating in reduced space and entanglement situations that may occur during firefighter duties.
Skills Practiced:
Cadets learned how to move through a training prop used annually by Town of Berlin firefighters. They began slowly, with the level of difficulty increasing during each evolution.
Outcome
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Arriving resources found a downed power line and after investigation it was determined there was no extension into the home. The road was closed for a short period until the hazard could be cleared by Eversource.... (Full Story & Photos)