High-rise fire in textile market     Hindustan Times – Firefighters continued their efforts to control the blaze in Surat. A massive fire broke out at Surat’s Raghuveer Market on Tuesday. At least 40 fire tenders are on spot to ...

First-due footage from East 96th Street     FDNY Response Videos – Video for the first 10 or so minutes is raw and uncut – Sorry for a bit of shakiness, scene was very fluid as I arrived 3 minutes ...

Large-scale live fire training in Germany     Feuerwehr Gera – Realbrandausbildung, also üben mit echtem Feuer, echtem Rauch… ein wichtiger Teil der Ausbildung eines jeden Feuerwehrmanns. Doch dies ist nicht immer und überall möglich. Um so dankbarer sind wir, ...

Several hurt at Box 1031 FDNY Response Videos – Great work by the brothers at an emotionally and physically taxing job. E-44 made a very aggressive push into the apartment which had fire out the window and fire out the ...

Recent fire and violation highlight constant calls     HighRiseOperations Staff SEATTLE – KING5 reports that a recent trash chute fire highlights the many times Seattle firefighters have responded to a low-income high-rise. Department records show that 218 responses were ...

Trash compactor fire up through the chute     CINCINNATI, Ohio – Two people were hurt during a two-alarm fire at a high-rise apartment building in Cincinnati according to WLWT5. Fire in the basement trash compactor in the Marquette Manor ...

Fire on fourth floor of 13-story multiple dwelling     THEMAJESTIRIUM1 – Here you will see the FDNY operating at a quickly knocked down 10-77 high-rise fire in a multiple dwelling on East 82nd Street on the Upper East Side ...

Engine 1 calls for the box alarm       THEMAJESTIRIUM1 – Here you will see the FDNY battaling a 10-76 All Hands fire in a commercial high-rise at the New York State DMV office building on West 30th Street ...

Five firefighters hurt at Box 1081     UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan – Five New York City firefighters were injured early Wednesday fighting a blaze on the 14th floor of a Manhattan high-rise apartment. Four of the firefighters received minor ...

John devoted many years as the firefighter’s steadfast guardian on elevator and escalator safety     By Jack J. Murphy A fire service icon passed away on December 29.  A man of outstanding character in the name of John O’Donoghue, ...