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Concord, NH - On July 13, 2024, city firefighters battled a house fire in the Penacook section of Concord on a hot and humid afternoon with temperatures in the 90’ s. A 911 call came into the Concord Fire Compact dispatch center reporting smoke coming from a house on Elm Street at 1:32 p.m. Engine 5 and Battalion Chief Jeffrey Stone arrived to find heavy fire showing from a large cape with a barn attached. -

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Concord Firefighters Battle House Fire in 90 Degree Heat Concord, NH - On July 13, 2024, city firefighters battled a house fire in the Penacook section o f Concord on a hot and humid af ternoon with temperatures in the 90’ s. A 911 call came into the Con cord Fire Compact dispatch center re porting smoke com ing from a house on Elm Street at 1:32 p.m. Engine 5 and Battalion Chief Jef frey Stone arrived to find heavy fire showing from a large cape with a bam attached. A second-alarm was transmitted for tankers and a gen eral alarm for all off duty firefight ers to respond. This part o f Elm Street is out o f the hydrant district, so a tanker shuttle was established. Firefighters fought heavy fire from the interior and exterior o f the single-family house at 286 Elm Street. “I have to give credit to the first arriving companies, it was alot o f fire and for this heat, they did a very aggressive, very hard attack on that fire.”said Fire Chief John Chisholm. “They came out and they were spent. I mean they gave it everything they had.” Other firefighters rotated in to fully extinguish the fire. One fire fighter was evaluated for heat ex haustion but did not need to be transported to the hospital. The fire was brought under control at 2:44 p.m. and crews remained on the scene for the afternoon extinguish ing hot spots and overhauling the interior and exterior o f the build ing.

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As Engine 5 members wait for water at the rear of the house, heavy fire is ripping from the roof.

First arriving companies had heavy fire showing from the exterior and interior of this single family home on Elm Street in the Pena cook section of the city.

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Tower Ladder 1 rises above the roof as heavy smoke and fire pours out.

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PATRICK KERRIGAN

N ashua NH T a n ke r T ru c k R o llo v e r Nashua, NH firefighters were dispatched to a reported tractor trailer rollover on the FE Everett Turnpike in the early morning hours of July 1st. Enroute companies were informed that the tractor trailer was in fact an oil tanker that had rolled over and the driver was trapped inside. Companies arrived on scene and immediately began extricating the trapped victim. Com mand requested an extra engine and ladder and the Special Hazards to the scene to start controlling any leaks. Due to the injuries of the trapped driver, a helicopter was landed on the highway for transport. The patient was extricated and trans ported to a trauma center via the medflight helicopter. Com panies remained on scene for almost 11 hours while the oil was pumped off and the truck was righted and towed away.

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The Newington, NH Fire Department runs this 2023 KME Panther PRO 1500/1000 as Engine 4. This truck replaced a 1996 Seagrave 2000/750 which was purchased used in 2016 from Fairless Hills, PA.

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The West Ossipee, NH Fire Department operates this classic 1980 Mack CF/Baker 75' Aerialscope as Tower 1. This truck runs in re serve status, and still go es out on calls occasionally. This truck was original to the FDNY, and before West Ossipee, it served a stint in Ashland, MA as well.

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The Milton, NH Fire Department runs this 1997 HME/Ferrara/LTI 1250/500/75' as Truck 5. This truck originally served Grey, ME and received a new paint job upon being purchased by Milton.

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CONNECTICUT

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M u lti- V e h ic le F ire a t A u to A u c tio n L o t New Britain, CT. - A fire involving several vehicles was put out by the New Britain Fire Department in the rear lot of Co part at 138 Christian Lane on July 24th. The lot is full of re pairable salvage and insurance autos for auctions. The main building is located in New Britain, but the rear lot extends into the Town of Newington where the fire was located. The cause is under investigation.

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Green Line Saves Preston Home At 10:36 a.m. on Sunday, July 28th, the Preston Fire Department with an engine from Norwich and Mashantucket were dispatched to 6 Wheeler Farm Road for a house fire. Crews from Pre ston and Norwich arrived to find a fire had started on the front of the home and had been mostly suppressed by a neighbor with the garden hose. Engine 2 assisted Engine 11 with getting a 1.75”hose line to the attic where they found a moderate smoke condition. Crews pulled insu lation and opened up while checking for extension as Tanker 12 tied into Engine 11. Firefighters then threw a ladder to the A side and pulled down the vinyl siding while a fan was set up for ventilation. The Preston Fire Marshal’ s Office is investigating.

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West Haven (CT) 911 Dispatcher Richard Standish working his last shift, on July 5, 2024, after a 47 year career. There was a radio sign off, on duty firefighters and apparatus in front parking lot, and bagpipes by New Haven County Firefighters Emerald Society. On duty officers lined up in the hall outside dispatch to shake his hand. He was driven home by E31.

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Lightning S trike Causes House Fire in Newtown

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Dodgingtown CT - On Friday evening, June 14th, firefighters and the other 4 Newtown Depart ments were called for a structure fire on Greenleaf Farms Rd. A lightning storm had recently been through the area. Chief Steve Murphy arrived first, reporting a 4000 Sq ft McMansion with heavy fire through the roof. He immediately requested additional tankers from several neigh boring towns. The non-hydranted area required two water sources and an extensive tanker shuttle. The fire was knocked down in 20 minutes, but required extensive overhaul bringing in a few more departments for additional crews. The roof, second floor, and much of the basement suffered extensive damage. The first floor and an attached garage were saved. On scene were Dodgingtown, Hawleyville, Newtown Hook and Ladder, Sandy Hook, Botsford, Redding, Bethel, Stepney, among others.

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Windsor Locks Fire Department firefighter, Logan Sopelak, at a recent fire.

Milford recently placed a 2023 E-One Typhoon 1500/750/30F in service as Engine 7. Emergency One built this pumper for another department that canceled their order after the apparatus got painted.

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T ra c to r-T ra ile r R o llo ve r in F alm outh Falmouth received a call on July 12th for a truck that took down som e wires at 400 Gifford Street. Falmouth Engine 1, 4 and Ambulance 34 responded when it was determined that a trailer truck was on its side with wires down. The driver was uninjured. The main thorough fare was shut down for about two hours.

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Fall River Rescue 1 operates with a 2018 Spartan Gladiator / EVI walk-through heavy rescue. This newer apparatus replaced a tired 1993 International / Ranger.

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Groton Working Fire On July 9, 2024, as companies battled a fire in Ayer in the neighboring town of Groton, a reported structure fire from a lightning strike was dispatched on Flavel Road. Companies arrived on scene with fire showing from a detached two bay garage and struck the working fire bringing in mutual aid to the scene and to cover. Companies had the fire knocked down in a short amount of time.

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Abington Assists Whitman with EMS Carry Out WHITMAN, MA (PLY M OUTH COUNTY) - Around 12:00 p.m. on the afternoon o f Sunday, June 2, 2024, the Whit man Fire Department responded to the area o f 383 South Avenue, the MBTA Station, for a request from the p o lice with a medical emergency on the Jum p t o fiie # tracks. Crews arrived to 071724102 find a serious m ed i ical patient halfway i* 4 between South Av enue and Essex Street along the tracks. Firefighters walked out to the patient with their equipment while police officers were already attempting to treat the patient. With access difficult, com mand requested Abington Fire to respond with their UTV to assist with m oving the patient to the awaiting ambulance. Whitman struck a box for manpower, as all units were committed on-scene. The patient was treated and re m oved from the tracks utilizing both the UTV and manpower. The patient was transported to the South Shore Hospital.

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Firefighters Respond to Shed Fire Fall River, MA - Around 7:00 p.m. on Monday, July 15th, fire fighters responded to 48 Applecreek Lane for a reported shed fire. When the first units arrived on scene, they had a fully in volved shed and a large storage bin on fire with a vinyl fence as an exposure. Firefighters quickly knocked down the fire and began the investigation. The large storage bin melted completely down and appeared to store pool chemicals. Command called for the Fire Investigation Unit to respond to determine origin and cause.

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Hudson ran this 1989 Ford C/E-One 1250/500 pumper from the now-closed Station 2 at 551 Main St.

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Two-Alarm Fire in W altham, Cowboy M arket Waltham Fire responded on July 15th to 369 Main Street Cow boy Market for smoke in the building. Engine 2, 4, Rescue 1, Tower 1 and Medic 1 were dispatched. Engine 4 reported a light smoke condition and then said there was som e fire. A working fire brought Engine 1. A second-alarm brought Squad 5, Engine 3 and Ladder 2. Firefighters were hampered be cause water could not be used with live wires. Firefighters had to be rotated out with 92 degree temperatures. Once utility services arrive an hour later, they were able to extinguish the fire. The Mass State Fire Marshal was requested.

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Ashland operated this second-hand 1980 Mack-CF/ Baker 75' Aerialscope, which originally operated as FDNY Tower Ladder 120 in Brooklyn.

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H ead-O n A c c id e n t R o u te 151 in M a s h p e e Mashpee, MA- On July 12th the Mashpee Fire dispatched two engines and two ambulances to a head-on accident at Route 151 and Old Barnstable Road. Firefighters found four vehicles involved, two head-on and two with minor damage. Mashpee requested an engine and ambulance from Falmouth. One driver was in serious condition and was to be transported by a Medflight helicopter. However, inclement weather cancelled the flight. Three individuals were transported to Falmouth Hospital.

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Melrose Ladder 1 operates with a 2022 Seagrave Marauder 100' tractor-drawn aerial. This truck replaced a similar 2007 Seagrave tiller that has becom e the department spare (Ladder 2).

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Medford Ladder 1 operates with a 2022 Seagrave Marauder 100' tractor-drawn aerial. This truck replaced the 2000 Pierce Dash 100' Tower that ran out of headquarters.

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Ayer, MA W orking Fire Ayer, MA - On July 9th, firefighters were dispatched to Wash ington St. for smoke in the building from a lightning strike. The Chief of Department arrived on scene and reported fire showing from the attic in the rear of the multiple dwelling. Command struck a working fire bringing mutual aid to the scene and to cover the town. Companies made an aggressive interior attack and had the fire knocked down in a short amount of time.

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Engine 3 in Revere is assigned one of the two Emergency One Typhoon 1250/560/30A pumpers pur chased in 2022. The other is at Engine 5. These apparatus were added to a Boston order of the same year. They have identical specifications and paint schem es as the BFD rigs.

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Grafton placed a 2024 Seagrave Marauder 1500/1000 in service as Engine Company 1.

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MVA, Rollover w ith Entrapment Fall River, MA - On Sunday afternoon July 14th, fire, police and paramedics responded to the intersection of Tremont and Pine Streets for a motor vehicle accident rollover with entrapment. Heavy Rescue 1 and Engine 2 arrived and went right to work stabilizing the vehicle while medics attempted to enter the vehicle to begin patient care. Cutters and spreaders were used to access the driver and extricate the patient. Within minutes the patient was on a backboard and loaded into a waiting Medical Rescue for treatment and transport. CHUCK LOWE

Norfolk recently placed a 2024 Rosenbauer Commander MP3 1500/1000 in service as Engine 2. This apparatus replaced a 2008 E-One Typhoon.

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Bolton recently placed a 2024 Seagrave Marauder 1500/1025 Rescue Pumper in service. This apparatus is painted orange color to be more visible on the interstate.

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Hancock County Firefighters in full swing of Basic Pump Operation training in Sedgwick, ME.

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Hancock County Firefighters in full swing of Basic Pump Operation training in Sedgwick, ME.

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Volunteer Firefighters, Mallary Reece (Stonington) and Jordan Lapka (Surry), at Basic Pumps Operation Course held by Maine Fire Service Institute led by Ray Gale, Assistant Chief of Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department.

Stonington Firefighters (L-R, Broc Eaton, Assistant Chief, Carl Shahan, Captain Seth Reece, Mallary Reece and Evan Rainen) on duty during Stonington's annual Fourth of July activities on the town pier.

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Car vs P ole in K in g sto n Kingston, MA - Firefighters were called to Hilltop Ave. in the area of Main St. for a vehicle that struck a telephone pole. First arriving units found a vehicle into a pole with live wires down. Eversource was notified, and the patient was trans ported by ground to Beth Israel Hospital in Plymouth with non-life-threatening injuries.

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MVA on Menauhant Road in Falmouth On July 8th, Falmouth Fire received several calls for a car hitting a fence and beach in front of the Inn Seasons Resort on Menauhant Road. Engine 21 and Ambulance 34 responded and upon arrival, found two vehicles heavily damaged. Engine 21 requested an additional ambulance sending Ambulance 37. Two people were transported to Falmouth Hospital.

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person really needs to go!” By ignoring the problem, your fear is that the subject’ s health will deteriorate. A simple issue treated now could head o ff a major catas trophe tomorrow. What’ s more, with treatment, the patient would actually feel better. But they re fuse, insisting on their own stub born way. You shake your head and wonder. The B ible tells us that Jesus our Savior stands at the door o f your heart and knocks. “Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if any one hears My v oice and opens the door, I will com e in to him...” (Revelation 3:20). Have you opened that door, the door to your heart or are you unwisely refusing His care, A D A - against divine advice?

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Fire Apparatus Fighting Fires II By Peter A loisi Available from: FSP B ooks & Videos 433 Main Street, Suite 2A Hudson, M AO 1749 1-800-522-8528 Email: support@fire-policeems.com www.lire-police-ems.com Price: $14.95 This is a soft cover book meas uring 8 Vi inches by 11 inches, with 135 pages. It is copyrighted for 2013, but I do not believe it was re viewed before in this column. N ev ertheless, the author by this time has been photographing for 50+ years (same as myself), and you can tell that he loves it. He is well known for books, calendars and videos, som e o f which have been used in training. The b ook is en tirely photos, except for a dedica

tion to a fallen firelighter from Boston who died suddenly. He was a dedicated and highly decorated firefighter taken too soon. May he rest in peace. All photos have been taken by the author. There is no text other than the captions/cut lines below the photos. The table o f con tents include FDNY, B oston Fire, Classics, Apparatus A cross Am er ica, Tillers, Second Career Appara tus, Massachusetts Fires, Fires A cross America, Winter Firefight ing, Truck Work, Groups, M em ori als, Gone But Not Forgotten and N o Words Are Needed. The C lassics are interesting apparatus from dif ferent departments. The Second Ca reer Apparatus shows trucks in their original assignments and in their new homes. Groups involves crew and apparatus photos. M emorials are about tragedies. Gone But Not Forgotten are former firehouses now used for other purposes, as well as former agencies now disbanded, former manufacturers n ow out o f business and a photo o f a B oston District C hief car from a former dis trict. N o Words are N eeded is selfexplanatory. If you have any interest in fire scenes and apparatus, you will thoroughly enjoy this book.

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In s tru c to r P re p a re d n e s s Any elementary or secondary teacher will tell you a s u cce ss ful lesson is 90% in the prepa ration while the actual delivery is a fraction of that time. In struction within the fire service is no different although it is ar guable that this point has to be driven home more s o due to the fact that fire service in structors may not have as much training in the field of education not to mention the fact that the venue for a fire in structor is typically a lot more varied. The point is if your in tention is to be a fire instructor and/or stay in that part of the profession then you better know that in order to be su c cessful you are going to have to put A LOT of time into preparing your lesson. Are we talking about an actual lesson plan here? Actually, no. That topic can be quite exten sive and appeared in a previ ous article in this column. What kind of preparation are we talking about then? We are talking about organization and logistics because one of the exciting things about teaching (add som e sarcasm here) is there never really is a dull mo ment. Just when you think everything is going smoothly and according to plan all of a sudden, your projector bulb dies - now what? Do you have an extra? How are you going to present your material if your projector is inoperative or un available from your employer; assuming that is the method you ch ose? Being a professional fire in structor means in part being prepared as much as possible just like on the fireground. But just like on the fireground there will be situations beyond your control that you will just have to roll with to get the best result possible. There is no way to prepare for everything

but remember that “ chance fa vors the prepared mind” . OK, so let’ s take a given scenario. As a fire instructor you have been tasked to provide a re fresher course on ropes and knots at “ Inferno Fire Depart m ent” . The location is two hours away but you promised a Lt. you know that you could drive up and assist with drill since it is a very small com pany and no one is really pro ficient with knot tying. What happens next? Even for expe rienced instructors if you don’ t have a checklist, it may be a good time to create one (a generic one appears at the end of the article). It is best to have a modified and specific check list for each drill because the props will likely be different for each. Start by testing all of the equipment you plan on using. With ropes and knots it is cu s tomary to start with a short presentation on the types of ropes, differences between utility and life safety rope etc., you get the idea. The point is to make sure your projector works (notice I said yours be cause it really is better not to have to rely on availability from an employer). A working projector includes testing your laptop or other source. Be sure to include in that laptop check the remote used to ad vance the slides is working as well as ensuring you have extra batteries for the latter component. If you have a screen check to see if there is any damage but if there is an exception to “ al ways have backup”it would be a projector screen because of the bulk and difficulty to trans port. This is where an instruc tor has to be creative. Carry a flat, white sheet to use in a pinch. Mine had grommets in

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the corners to make it easy to hang. Because the venue is two hours away it may be difficult to get there to sco p e out the room ahead of time so ask the Lt. who initially booked the drill for som e information. You should ask for pictures of the room s o you have a general idea of the layout. Ask qu es tions like: 1) How large is the room? 2) Where are the bathrooms? 3) Is there a projector and screen? (Note - bring your own anyway and use theirs as a backup) 4) How many power outlets are there? 5) Is there WiFi available? Make sure you have HotSpot capability and/or a flash drive with your presentation. 6) Will there be food or at least refreshments? 7) Is there a separate space for the practical application? 8) Is there a training ground and what is the proximity to the classroom ? 9) How many firefighters will be attending?

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Lastly, being prepared means arriving EARLY. As the phrase goes “ early is on time and on time is late” . That way if there are any issues they can be re solved and mitigated. For ex ample, say you forgot to bring practice ropes then you can run down to a local hardware store and get som e rope to cut up. Yes, traffic happens and that may be one of those “ things on the fireground”you can’ t control but you can con trol when you leave and plan ning out an alternate route. To see sample checklists and a sample budget form, go to https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fU-NTCG6Vkv_hqOUH4pmaY87WJPSDVIbGc_AvhaN 4U/edit - JOSEPH CEA

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