Blackout, Part 2
News footage from July 13, 1977 - when a Blackout hit NYC. FDNY operates at MANY arson fires amid the looting and chaos. This clip is from Bushwick, Brooklyn,…
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Fire Service History - The New York City Blackout, July 13 and 14, 1977
News footage from July 13, 1977 - when a Blackout hit NYC. FDNY operates at MANY arson fires amid the looting and chaos. 1st clip is from Morris Ave @ E-183 St…
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FireRescue’s editor-in-chief explores communications in this month’s column.
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The Tucson Fire Department took in an unusual call early this morning...
Firefighter was able to shut down runaway construction tractor.
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New York City Fire Department (FDNY) on the scene of a building collapse in Brooklyn
FDNY units are on-scene for a reported building collapse at 1438 Fulton Street in Brooklyn, with operations ongoing.
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Difficult situation in this fire from Florida last night - Initial call was for an odor of smoke in a large condominium complex.
Nothing found during investigation of Ponte Vedra condo complex.
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  • Michael Russ Having been reprimanded as a volunteer ff for rolling a second Engine to a "burning smell in laundry room/ smoke in area" it is understandable in Fl. The single firefighter that responded the day I am speaking of was lucky and I learned despite the printed statistics on dryer fires if the ass chief says they are rare then even the chief will support that...
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  • Dan Boothe That's not much detail for a story...did they use a TIC on the initial call? Did they do a lengthy analysis on the area where smoke smell was coming from?
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We're thinking that it was determined not to have a suspicious device inside before being opened up.
Newspaper building was evacuated on anniversary of 1995 strike.
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In apparatus news, the USFS begins converting seven HC-130H's into tankers.
Seven HC-130H help efforts to stabilize the fleet.
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Videos: Rescue at this Portland apartment fire
First-arriving companies faced reports of people still inside.
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