Archive for November2014
Indiana crews work to save piglets from overturned tractor-trailer
Not a fire, but an interesting situation Thursday night for a central Indiana fire department. A livestock semi tractor-trailer hauling nearly 2,100 piglets from North Carolina to Iowa overturned along Interstate-465 in the Indianapolis area. Crews worked nearly 4 hours to save as many animals as possible by offloading into other trucks, which hauled surviving […]
Employees evacuated after dust collector catches fire
FOND DU LAC (WITI) — The Fond du Lac Fire Department was called out to Mercury Marine on Monday afternoon, November 10th after a dust collector system caught fire. Fire officials say Plant 98 at Mercury Marine had to be evacuated after plant personnel reported a fire occurred in a dust collection system connected to […]
Firefighter killed, hundreds evacuated after ammonia leak at meat processing plant
This past week, a firefighter was killed and 20 people were injured after an ammonia leak at a meat processing plant in Israel. The leak occurred at the Hod Hefer processing plant at Emek Hefer industrial zone north of Netanya. The incident forced the evacuation of over a hundred people from the surrounding area. Some […]
Fire badly damages Indiana feed mill
PIERCETON, Ind — An overnight fire badly damaged a feed mill in northern Indiana, although firefighters were able to largely keep flames from reaching its grain bins. Officials say a police officer on patrol spotted smoke coming about 2 a.m. Thursday from the Egg Innovations Feed Mill in the Kosciusko County town of Pierceton. Pierceton […]
Not Just Another Cause?
When we stop to consider what constitutes an incident that’s “not just another fire,” I’m sure the first thing to come to mind for most of us isn’t the cause and origin. However, we sometimes need to be thinking outside the box when we review facilities, both in our investigation and our inspection modes. A […]
Spontaneous combustion destroys NY grain plant
Spontaneous combustion fires are fairly common this time of year, especially when it comes to storage of grain or organic material that may contain excess moisture. Through an oxidation process involving moisture and air, bacterial fermentation can generate heat. If the material is very dense, packed tightly, or otherwise stored in a way that does […]
Something to think about: Renovated factory buildings
Last month, a massive fire destroyed a large former factory site that was undergoing an extensive renovation into apartments and retail space. In my travels over the past 10 years, I have gotten through many of these very old, multi-story factory buildings while they were still in use for manufacturing operations. The floors and structural […]
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Not Just Another (Proverbial) Fire
As a Boston based EMT I just want to let you know that there are people out there who who rant and rave against everything decent. I owe this to there bitterness at life in general. I have just one thing to say to these folks, If you need us call 911. It is our…
2015-07-16 14:55:45
Not Just Another (Proverbial) Fire
Perhaps; if the individual criticizing this show of respect for a passed Brother or Sister had ever "Walked where angles fear to tred" as many of us have, they might view this final show of honor a bit differently! It is simply ultra hippo-critical to make these sort of comments on something they simply do…
2015-07-16 09:53:05
Not Just Another (Proverbial) Fire
Great article. I will have you know this person is NOT on any way a voice for this community. She is the town PAIN !! She has crossed a line this time and should be put in her place. The $50 or whatever was spent on fuel is nothing compared to what she has cost…
2015-07-14 04:08:37
Not Just Another (Proverbial) Fire
Awesome article and very well stated! Thank you!
2015-07-09 20:31:47
