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Working Fire: Chenango Bridge, N.Y. – Firefighters Fight House Fire 11.07.2016

(Chenango Bridge, New York) A house fire broke out at 23 Newman Ave in Chenango Bridge, in Broome County,  N.Y. just after 5 p.m. Monday evening.

The house fire is reported to have started in the front, left corner of the home in the living room. Firefighters responded from multiple fire departments. A woman and her two dogs escaped the evening house fire making it safely out of the house. The Chenango Ambulance was requested to the scene for elderly occupant with smoke inhalation and also to standby on the scene. The woman was taken to the hospital.

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"We were toned out for a possible house fire with entrapment. Law enforcement on the scene confirmed the house fire. The one occupant inside the house got out of the house and was treated by Chenango Ambulance for possible smoke inhalation and transported to the hospital," said Michael Norton, Chenango Bridge Assistant Fire Chief.

The fire caused significant damage to the residence.

Officials are investigating the cause of the fire.

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

Small Single-Engine Plane Crashed Into Chicago House - 11.18.14

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say a small plane has crashed into a home on the city’s southwest side.

Police spokesman Ron Gaines says the single-engine plane crashed into the house around 2:45 a.m. Tuesday.



Gaines says the occupants of the home were not injured but he did not know about the condition of the person or people aboard the plane.

Fire officials told local news outlets they were still searching for the plane’s pilot.

Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Elizabeth Corey told the Chicago Sun-Times the small cargo plane, an Aero Commander 50, had just departed from Midway International Airport on its way to Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling when the pilot reported engine problems and tried to return to Midway. The plane crashed about a quarter-mile from its departing runway.





There was one pilot on board the plane. Firefighters have not been able to locate the pilot.

The plane crashed through the roof of the house and into the living room through to the basement.

There was no fire or explosion after the plane crashed.

Firefighters have not been able to enter most of the home because the building is unsafe.



(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

Two Phoenix Firefighters Burned; Structural Fire Glendale AZ - 11.12.14

GLENDALE, AZ
Phoenix and Glendale Fire Department, with about 25 firefighters, responded to a house fire at 5 p.m. Wednesday. The two-story  vacant home is located at 6024 N. 47th Ave. West near 47th Ave. & Bethany Home Road in Glendale.

Flames coming from many parts of the house sent huge clouds of smoke into the air. Firefighting crews were seen pulling siding off of the house to gain access to the interior to gain control of the fire.

On arrival, Phoenix firefighters tackled the flames with an offensive approach, meaning crews tried to combat the fire from the inside while looking for anyone who may have been in the house.

Firefighters seemed to have contained and under controlled the blaze by 5:30 p.m.. 

Glendale Fire Chief Mark Burdick described the fire as an intense blaze that caused items being stored in and around the structure to go up in flames.

No one was inside the house, and Burdick said it was possibly a situation where the resident had been hoarding.



Two Phoenix firefighters were rushed to Maricopa Medical Center with burns suffered while battling a house blaze on Wednesday evening in Glendale, according to fire officials. 

One of the firefighters suffered first-and second-degree burns to his legs, abdomen, arms and hands. The other firefighter suffered first-and second-degree burns to his arms and hands.

The one injured firefighter was badly burned but alert and speaking to colleagues while on the way to the Phoenix trauma hospital's burn unit, said Danny Senese, a Glendale Fire Department spokesman.

"We always approach these situations knowing that there's a certain amount of danger. It's a hazardous occupation," said Ron Hart with the Glendale Fire Department. "However, that's what the community asks of us and that we will risk our own lives to save others."

The cause of the fire is not yet known. A fire investigator remains on the scene of the vacant house which burned trying to determine the cause.

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

Roof Collapse During Home Fire; Jacksonville Florida - 11.11.14

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.
The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department responded to reports of a house fire in the 1900 block of Phoenix Avenue about 10:30 a.m.  Tuesday morning.

It was reported that two people living in the home were able to egress out of the house  safely.

"There was heavy fire and smoke conditions," said Chief Adrian Johnson, the incident commander, "Smoke was pushed out of the building. The roof started to sag and walls were pushed out." A dozen local firefighters are safe and uninjured thanks to the quick thinking of their Fire Chief.

No one was injured due to the actions of incident commander Chief Adrian Johnson and the other district chiefs on scene, Fire Chief Martin Senterfitt said.

"This type of fire -- across the nation -- typically can be a firefighter killer," Fire Chief Martin Senterfitt said. "... Roof collapse is one of the things we fear the most."

The last firefighter left the building about 90 seconds before parts of the roof collapsed.

Firefighters were able to get the fire under control but the roof did collapse during the incident. Firefighters also had to employ defensive tactics to protect surrounding property as they could no longer go into the home and directly fight the fire.

No one was hurt in the fire or during firefighting operations.

The State Fire Marshal is investigating. 

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

Smoke Detectors Helps Family Escape; House Fire Cheektowaga New York - 11.11.14

ERIE COUNTY, N.Y.
U-Crest Fire Department firefighters were called to respond and fight  a fire at 3:15 a.m. Tuesday morning, to a two-story house on 77 Leni Lane in Cheektowaga New York.

The fire was reported that it started in the bathroom ceiling and spread from there.

All five family members escaped from the house fire safely thanks to working smoke detectors inside the home that woke up all in time to egress the structure. The home fire is an example of another instance when smoke detectors saved lives. Working smoke detectors helped with an early warning that allowed all to leave their home safely.

Firefighters were able to put out the house fire and had the flames under control after about an hour after arriving on scene.

The investigation into the fire is still ongoing.

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

Backdraft at Worcester Fire 11.08.14

WORCESTER, Mass. - Firefighters responded to 46 Lafayette Street around 12:30 a.m. where they arrived to heavy fire condition coming from the back of the 4-story building.




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Firefighters on the fireground coming up to the third floor of the building were caught by a backdraft explosion that caused flames to be blown about 30 feet across the street. Four or five emergency responders were blown down stairs. The backdraft blew out all the top floor windows, but no one was injured and everyone made it safely out of the building.

"We saw the pop and the window just flew out and landed on top of a blue vehicle  that was outside," said Doreen Ramos, who lives across the street from where the fire took place. "You could hear the wood crackling, it was scary and you heard the glass pop, literally pop out."



As firefighters were climbing a stairway to the fourth floor, a backdraft explosion blew out windows on the upper floor, Deputy Fire Chief Geoffrey Gardell stated. The backdraft explosive fire left 17 people homeless in Worcester Saturday, while firefighters escaped serious injury.

The fire was under control within the hour.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

Structural Fire; Multiple Fire Crews Respond; 2473 Gaskill Rd. in Campville Fire District 11.07.14

TIOGA COUNTY, N.Y.
Tioga County Fire Control dispatched Campville Fire Department to respond to 2473 Gaskill Rd. in the Campville New York Fire District, at 10:02 a.m. Friday morning for a fully involve garage fire.



Mutual-aid request was called for from the Owego Fire Department, and responded a fire engine to the fire scene along with it’s cascade air system. Also responding were the South Side Fire Company with two tankers, a tanker reponded from Newark Valley Fire department, and an engine company from West Corners Fire Department. Tioga County Fire Investigation responded to the fire scene also.

The fire destroyed the detached garage and all its contents which included trucks, lawnmowers and snow-blowers. Firefighting crews were able to prevent flames from reaching the nearby house.

"It did melt the siding of the home but it was a detached garage, so that was fully engulfed," said Assistant Fire Chief Diana Ford from Campville Fire Department. "We got a great knock down and saved the home, so that was our goal."

Firefighters had the structure in flames under control within an hour, and around 11:30 a.m., the fire was mostly out.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the Tioga County fire investigators.


(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

Structural Fire; Town of Main, New York 11.06.14

BROOM COUNTY, N.Y.
The East Maine Fire Department was dispatched to 298 Flint Rd. in the Town of Maine just after 10 a.m. Thursday morning .




Smoke and flames could be seen coming from the roof of the building when crews arrived. A second-alarm was called for the building fire in the town of Maine. Endwell Fire Department’s was requested for their FAST team to the fire scene.

The Broome County Sheriff's Office informed that the fire started on the upstairs floor of the split-level house.
    
There were no one was injured in the blaze and the fire was in a crawl space between two bathrooms and located in the attic of the two family home. 
   

East Maine, Endwell, Maine and Union Center Fire Departments responded and were on scene at the fireground for fire-fighting operations.
    
"We have fire damage in one area of the second floor in the attic, smoke damage on the second floor. There's water damage from both plumbing and fire fighting operations in the area of the bathrooms," says Brett Chellis, Broome County Fire Coordinator.
  
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the Broome County fire investigators.


(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

Binghamton House Fire 11.02.14

BROOM COUNTY, N.Y.
The Binghamton Fire Department responded to the fire call Sunday evening around 6:45 p.m.

The fire destroyed both the kitchen and attic of a home. There was heavy fire and flames in the second floor kitchen with the fire extending to the attic above kitchen.

Binghamton Fire Department firefighter had the fire extinguish within 45 minutes.

"They can probably replace and rebuild the kitchen there, and then reoccupy the building," said Binghamton Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Steve Faughnan. "The fire was completely confined to that area of the building, both the attic and the kitchen. The rest of the second floor and the first floor just have water and smoke damage at this point."

All occupants were in the home at the time but were able to make it out without any injuries.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

Chimney Fire 500 Shady Dr. Town of Union 11.02.14

BROOM COUNTY, N.Y.
A  possible chimney fire in the town of Union Sunday evening was called in for the Endwell Fire Department for it's fire crews to respond at  5:30 p.m.

Vestal, West Corners and Union Center fire departments were requested & toned out to repondas a second alarm was sounded for heavy smoke at the fireground.

Fire was  burning in the first floor inside the chimney, and began to extend into the second floor bedroom. Fire crews extinguished the fire in 20 minutes.

Home owners were home at the time and Fire Chief Winchell said they were active in suppressing the fire.

"The people had just bought the house within the past year or two and we really haven't gotten into the investigation to see if it was a faulty install or a maintenance problem," said Fire Chief of the Endwell Fire Department Jeff Winchell. "We're really not sure yet."

No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time, and is under investigation.

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

Structural Fire 245 Ithaca Road, Spencer, New York 10.29.2014

TIOGA COUNTY, N.Y.
A structure fire in Spencer was reported a little after 4:00 p.m. Monday evening on 242 Ithaca Road. Firefighting crews were able to save a family's dog after a fire broke out.




Firefighter Christine Lester also stated firefighters attacked the fire from the inside, using the hose and ventilation. Firefighters were able to contain the flames from spreading through the whole house.

The structural fire caused significant smoke and fire damage to the garage and parts of the home.

The couple that lives at the house and were not home when the fire broke out. There are no injuries reported.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Spencer Fire Department, West Danby Fire Department, Candor- Van Etten Fire Department and Tioga County Fire Investigation teams responded  and were on scene at the fireground.




(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

Multiple Fire Department Respond To A House Fire 10.26.14

TIOGA COUNTY, N.Y.
A structure fire in Apalachin was reported just after 5:00 p.m. Sunday evening on 55 Glann Road. The fire was under control about two hours later.

The house was unoccupied, and was left with significant damage inside a home

Apalachin Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Steve Luker said, "There's significant damage to the house, the homeowner will have to spend some time and a little rehab should be able to reoccupy the house in a little while." 

Assistant Fire Chief Luker also stated that arriving fire crews, went into immediate attack mode as soon as they arrived, "It's standard protocol for us to bring in multiple agencies in order for us to make sure we have enough man power and enough trucks here when we have an unknown condition," said Luker. "So what you saw was a lot of our agencies working together as our team work that we always practice to do."

There are no injuries reported.

Apalachin Fire Department, Campville Fire Department, West Corners Fire Department and Tioga County Fire Investigation teams responded  and were on scene at the fireground. 

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

Tioga House Fire 09.28.14, Under Investigation . . .

(Nichols, NY) Multiple vehicles and a garage caught fire on 345 Tuttle Rd just after four o'clock Sunday afternoon.

According to officials, the fire started in the detached garage later spreading to the cars and home. Three cars are totaled after the blaze. 




The home owner was home at the time of the fire and called it in. 

It took firefighters about three hours to get the fire under control. Fire officials say they still don't know the cause of that fire.
     

The attack on the outside of the building took about a half an hour. Then a interior attack, trenching the roof of the home in order to cut the fire in half to salvage the left portion of the home from any more damage.

Six fire departments were called to the fire ground scene. Fire departments from Nichols, Tioga Center, Owego, Wyndham (PA) were on scene to fight this structural fire.

No one was injured.

The fire is still under investigation. 

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

City of Tonawanda, New York House Fire, 53 Coronet Drive - 04.23.2014

  

A response was made by firefighters to fight  a fast moving house fire Wednesday morning. Fire destroyed a home at 53 Coronet Drive home in City of Tonawanda, New York.
   
Officials say an elderly couple, Al and Claire Festaiuti, who lived inside the 53 Coronet Drive home in City of Tonawanda, New York made it out okay.
    
"Either a police officer or a relative was able to escort them from the building just prior to us arriving," City of Tonawanda Fire Chief Charles Stuart said, "I believe the gentleman did have a little bit of smoke inhalation, but there were no other injuries to the occupants and no injuries the firefighters."  
     
It was reported the police were called by the elderly couple’s son who lives in Clarence for a domestic issue on his mother’s behalf.   

“Before they got here, before the police pulled up, the fire started. In speaking with the daughter, she doesn’t even think the parents knew there was a fire in the house,” said City of Tonawanda Fire Chief Charles Stuart.  
  
The elderly couple made it out of the home before police and firefighters arrived. It is suspected that the fire started in a bedroom. After the fire was out a dog was found dead in the bedroom. 
  
“It’s fairly gutted. Burned through from the front to the back. Some salvageable items in the basement but for the most part this fire took off really, really fast and despite our best efforts it pretty much consumed everything on the first floor,” said Chief Stuart.
  
Fire damage of the home estimated between $80,000 and $100,000. The cause of the fire remains unknown, and police are treating it like a crime scene.



(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

Two Vacant Buffalo House Fires - 04.13.2014

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Flames ripped through two vacant homes in the City of Buffalo at 333 Mills Street at 10:55 PM, late Sunday night.

Firefighters found flames shooting from a home and a nearby rear cottage on Mills Street.



Crews fought the fire from the outside for safety.

"We tried to make an interior attack, and the fire was just to heavy," said Division Chief Michael Biasillo. "We had a difficult time with water pressure so we decided to go defensive."

No one was hurt.

There's no word yet on a cause.



(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

Massive Wildfire In Tioga County, Southern Tier New York State - 04.13.2014

Approximately 13 fire departments and over 100 firefighters responded to  899 Tilbury Rd Campville in Tioga County, New York for a massive 21 acre wildfire on Sunday, April 13,2014 at 12:30 PM.

Town of Owego Supervisor Donald Castellucci declared a state of emergency--advising the public to avoid the area.

"I hereby direct all town departments to take whatever steps necessary to protect the life, property, public infrastructure and any other such emergency assistance as deemed necessary," Castellucci wrote.

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Firefighters on scene managed to keep the fire contained, and other than woodland, there was no property damaged.

The wildfire was under control around 6:00 p.m., according to the Campville Fire Department.

Owego Supervisor Donald Castellucci lifted the statement around 8:00 p.m.

There is no known cause of the fire yet. An investigation is underway by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forrest Rangers.

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

House Fire - West Seneca New York 04.12.2014

As many as 10 fire companies were on hand to deal with the flames at this home on Burch Avenue in West Seneca, New York on Saturday. Smoke from the fire could be seen as far away as the 400 expressway.



WEST SENECA, NY - A home at 148 Burch Ave. in West Seneca was extensively damaged in a fire that was reported by a neighbor about noon on Saturday.

Volunteers from multiple fire companies responded to the scene. No one was injured in the blaze, and it was believed no one was home when the fire broke out. The building is considered a total loss.

The Erie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire, which was believed to have started in the rear of the home.

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.) 

Newark Valley Fire On 04.05.14, Investigators Find Cause . . .

A house in Tioga County, New York is ruled a total loss after a two-alarm fire ripped through the second floor of a home on April 5, 2014. The call came in around 11 a.m. Saturday morning for a structure fire at 1163 Tarbox Lane in Newark Valley.

   

Tioga County Investigators say the Saturday morning fire started in the chimney and quickly spread to the walls.

  

It was reported that the home’s sole occupant, an elderly woman, was not home when the fire broke out.

       

Firefighters were unable to safely enter the house in efforts to control the blaze. Firefighting crews kept to a defensive mode approach of fighting the fire with hose lines at two rear corners of the house.

  

Firefighting crews arrived on scene and the roof of the house had already collapsed, which forced the crews into a defensive attack.

   

Fire departments from Union Center, Berkshire, Maine, and West Corners were called in to assist the Newark Valley Fire Department get water to the fire ground, and assisted with fighting this structural fire.

(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)