Not-So-Recent Fires Page 6
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Photos Posted 1940 hrs. 6/18/99
Brockton, MA, approx. 1600 hrs. 6/18/99 Box 4125, 8 Arthur Av. 3 Alarms plus two special called engines were required to bring a fire in a large (approx. 125x60) 3 story wood frame structure under control. The fire was on floors 2 and 3 and in the cockloft. Fire conditions quickly took full posession of the third floor and all companies were ordered out of the building, and an exterior attack made.
Photos Posted 2115 hrs. 6/16/99
Hampton Beach, NH approx 1430 hrs. 6/16/99. Photos taken approx 1745 hrs. 6/16/99. 20 Engines, 9 Ladders and 6 rescue Companies from 23 Communities in three states responded for a fire that involved three large three story buildings.
Photos Posted 2345 hrs. 6/6/99
Commack, NY approx 1600 hrs. 6/5/99. A fire that involved a large area of brush, and a pile of abandoned tires required the reponse of multiple communities to be brought under control. AFFF firefighting foam was utilized to supress the tires that were on fire.
Photos Posted 1715 hrs 6/1/99
Providence, RI 6/1/99, approx 0100 hours, box 1467-equivalent of 2nd alarm response for fire in a 3 strory wood frame building, initially fire found on all floors. I took this in from Boston, and these photos are from approx. 0150 hrs.
After leaving the fire, I happened upon this MVA at approx 0200 hrs.
Photos Posted 1800 hrs 5/29/99
Brockton, MA 5/28/99 4 Alarms 660 MAin Street Vacant 2 story commercial building, formerly a furniture store. Initially, the first arriving companies reported heavy fire conditions with exposure problems.
Unfortunately for my photos, I was in work when the fire came in and got to the scene about two hours into the job.
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