Salem firefighters went to work on a single family dwelling fire on August 16, 2008. After a storm blew the area a local neighbor spotted the fire. The fire appeared to have started in the basement and did some damage to the under side of the floor framing ans subfloor. While venting the dwelling the firefighter fell through the comprimised floor to his waist. The firefighter was able to get out of the holw with some assistance from the interior crew. The firefighter was not injured as a result of the fall.
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www.firefighterclosecalls.com sent us this great (or not so great) video of firefighters making an attack on a car fire at a Home Depot #4163, 145 Levittown Parkway, Levittown, Pennsylvania on July 26, 2008. Watch how this unfolds, and as always feel free to add to the comments what you see to be the issues.
Firefighting video from Europe featuring tell tale signs of a future collapse. Firefighters in the video appear to not have taken the proper precautions in the event of a collapse:
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