Utility company hits a gas line and, well, you can guess the rest.
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Everyone has a camera. Everyone. E-V-E-R-Y-O-N-E.
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Years ago multiple alarms brought the same number of equipment in succession as well as reflected the severity of the fire.
August was a mild month in Boston as far as multiple alarm fire went. (more…)
Apparently I’m on the squad… (more…)
Boston District Chief draws a line and keeps troops safe; says first thought upon arrival was Worcester cold storage fire.
Early in July District Chief Pettaway had walked through Norfolk Avenue working on a preplan. Known as the Boston Ice Company, the 200′ x 80′ structure had been vacant since a fire in 1963. Progressive disrepair led the owner of Cumberland Cold Storage next door to shut down the utilities and leave that structure vacant as well. On Saturday evening Engine 14 arrived and struck the second alarm. (more…)
…and it’s not a Seagrave. (more…)
July heat made for a busy month of multiple alarm fires in Boston. Here is how Independence Day kicked off the month. (more…)
Ladder 10 (Tower Ladder company utilizing a reserve) was first in on today’s worker in Jamaica Plain. Box 2512 was struck for the fire across from 128 South Street. Along with multiple calls, TL.10 confirmed the working fire by requesting the second alarm upon arrival. (more…)
High heat and humidity contributed to today’s fourth alarm in Boston. Today’s worker was for a landmark restaurant in Beacon Hill (District 3). Ladder 24 was first arriving on the box and reported smoke showing from the basement. (more…)
Known as the location where the quote ‘don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes’ comes from the Bunker Hill area of Charlestown was the scene of yesterday’s four-alarm fire in Boston (the actual battle itself was fought on Breeds Hill nearby). An barbecue grill illegally placed on the roof of 41 High Street fell over. As a result, fire extended to additional propane tanks, the roof, cockloft and exposures. (more…)
May’s multiple alarms were unique in that three of them started out as still, or local, alarms. (more…)
March and April were full of multiple alarm fires in beantown, most notably the nine-alarm fire on Beacon Street. Here is the summary of latest: (more…)
Firefiighters pulled Graling to the roof and performed CPR on her. (WBZ)
“Upon reentering the blazing complex, [Firefighter Joe] Hughes aided in the rescue of a young woman on the roof in “full cardiac arrest, with no pulse and no respirations.’’ Firefighter Scott Coyne performed CPR, while Lieutenant Robert Dean gave her his face piece, Hughes said. “Things spiral really quickly,’’ Hughes, of Walpole, said, adding that the hot weather, the heavy smoke, and the old building’s narrow stairwells and lack of a sprinkler system all contributed to the confusion. (more…)
Boston firefighters battled a mid-day job that just went to nine alarms. Ladder 15 was on the box alarm 483 Beacon Street and reported heavy smoke on the No.7 floor and from then on it became multiple alarms and multiple rescues.
Firefighters work to extinguish a nine-alarm blaze that broke out this afternoon at the Beacon Towers at 483 Beacon St. (Photo by Mark Garfinkel)
The box came in just before 1400 hours, for a fire on the seventh floor. Additional early reports noted extension to the floor above as well. Complicated by a 100+ year old building with no sprinklers and narrow stairwells, multiple alarms were quickly struck. As companies moved in and went to work, occupants on the fire floor and below were removed. Some on the floors above, and in the penthouse, went to the roof. (more…)
Tuesday brought Boston another multiple alarm fire. Box 3842 was struck for 1904 River Street, fire in the apartment building.
Boston Firefighters battled a 2 alarm fire at 1904 River Street in the Readville section of the city just after 1pm on Tuesday March 23, 2010. (Stephen Walsh/Box 714 Imaging, with permission)
The fire was in a 2 story brick apartment building with fire on both floors. (Stephen Walsh/Box 714 Imaging, with permission)
See more of Steve’s photos here at:
Boston 2nd Alarm 1904 River Street
Fire in the basement ran the walls into the first floor of the 1 1/2 story structure.
1303 Box 3842
E.49, 48, 53 – L.16, 25 – Car 12 acting(Ops)
1305 R.2
1306 Rehab and RIT
E.16* – TL.10* – W.25 – Car 9*(RIT)/(2nd)
1311 2nd Alarm
E.55, 30, 52 – L.26
SU, FlC, W.12 – H.1, Z.1(2nd)/(RIT), C.7, Car 8 acting – A.65
1317 Special
E.21 – L.4 – Z.1
Courtesy A.65, Belin
On a side note, Stephen Walsh captures more than Boston fires. The time he doesn’t spend roaming the suburbs for working fires he devotes to being President of the International Fire Photographers Association. Chances are there is someone in your department, or buffing your calls, who is good with a camera and composition. Let them know about the IAFP.
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Josh faces the Pirates this afternoon. Hopefully he’ll finish with a W.
March, as they say, comes in like a lion. In Boston, March has come in with three two-alarm fires in three weeks. Rescue 2 was on the box alarm for each, the latest being a house fire in District 12. A nice start for the new rig. (more…)
Safety inspector at work in January 2009.
32 St. Stephens St. (on right with awning). Hard to determine from the exterior signs of hoarding. (Google Map image)
February was relatively quiet as far as multiple alarms for the Boston Fire Department, with only two 2-alarm fire struck back to back during the month. (more…)
Engine Co.24, 2010 E-One/Cyclone II, 1250/500 (Boston Local 718)
Boston, October 1998
CBS 48 Hours comes to town and catches a nine-alarm fire at 85 Essex Street, a six-brick vacant.
Leo Stapleton was the Commissioner at the time.
Two water mains were shut off for construction and oh yeah, there were fireworks inside as well. (more…)
Firefighters untangle hoses in front of a three alarm fire on East Seventh Street in South Boston. (Photo by Jim Mahoney)
This morning (11 January) a three-alarm fire struck a apartment house in Boston’s South End on East Seventh Street. Fire on the second floor extended into the attic. A frozen hydrant caused a slight delay and three firefighters suffered minor injuries. (more…)
Herbert Portillo ran out of his home with his mother and father. A neighbor gave him a jacket to keep him warm. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff)
On Saturday, fire out the rear basement of a three-decker in east Boston went to the attic and exposures, prompting the chiefs to strike four alarms. The homes on Princeton Street sit relatively close to one another. (more…)
Boston Fire Gear
No commentsAny true Sox fan will tell you that you can – and should – wear the colors all year round, even when you feel like the season has ended but it’s only July. (more…)