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Fire flares when equipment opened at Iowa feed plant
A fire at an Iowa feed plant Tuesday demonstrates why firefighters must be cautious and consider the effects of every action when dealing with fires in compartmented areas of manufacturing equipment....
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Duct system fires can pose many challenges
A fire in ventilation ductwork last week resulted in the evacuation of an automotive manufacturing plant in Michigan. Crews spent nearly two hours isolating the fire within some very large ducts used...
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Using Your Crystal Ball
Does your size-up typically look beyond the moment you arrive? With a good working fire, this may be an obvious part of a response. But what about for those responses where we arrive and believe there...
View ArticleMassive fire at GE appliance facility in Louisville
Fire crews are battling a massive blaze this morning that has engulfed the GE Appliance Division facility in Louisville, KY. We’ll have more as this story develops…...
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Four injured in Indiana grain elevator explosion
Emergency crews responded this morning to a grain elevator explosion shortly before 10 a.m. EDT in the town of LaCrosse, in northwestern Indiana. Photos show that a concrete grain elevator,...
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FDIC International 2015
“All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go…” In a few hours, I’ll be leaving for Indianapolis to participate in this week’s FDIC International 2015. Without question, this is among the premier training...
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Multiple businesses damaged in fire; several factors work against firefighters
Firefighters had to shuttle in water to put out a massive fire that destroyed two businesses and caused damage to a third near Holland. Michigan on Wednesday morning. The fire seems to have originated...
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Not Just Another (Proverbial) Fire
A Facebook video of a funeral procession involving fire apparatus is making the rounds this morning, and aside from the obvious (which has been covered in the comments of the original post), this...
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Fire rips through Missouri biodiesel plant
A biodiesel plant in central Missouri went up in flames this week, shooting flames “taller than the town’s grain elevator”. Biodiesel is a renewable fuel that can be manufactured from vegetable oils,...
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Harvest season means fire season in many communities
Harvest season has been in full swing across much of the Corn Belt for several weeks. And with this surge of activity, typically comes an increase in the number of fires we see in harvesting equipment...
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Warehouse fire under control; Firefighters to remain on scene all day
COLUMBUS (WCMH) – Firefighters have contained a fire at a west side warehouse, but say it will still be hours before it is completely out. More than two-dozen fire trucks and 75 firefighters were sent...
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Fire at major hotel in Dubai near NYE fireworks
BREAKING: A large hotel in Dubai is on fire in an area hosting what is billed as one of the world’s biggest New Year’s Eve parties. Firefighters were dispatched just after 9:30 PM local time to The...
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Major Fire Reported At Blue Grass Stockyards
Lexington fire crews are responding to a major fire at the Blue Grass Stockyards on Lisle Industrial Avenue off Leestown Road. The fire started sometime around 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Reports of...
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Propane Fuels Industrial Building Fire in Los Angeles; Arson Unit On Scene
Propane cylinders and combustible storage items fueled a large fire Monday morning at an industrial building in the Glassell Park area north of downtown Los Angeles. IMAGES: Fire rips through...
View ArticleLumberyard fire near Indianapolis
Smoke was reported from the roof of the Wooley Lumber facility in Mooresville this morning. Per local reports, Mooresville fire chief Tim Medsker said there was something inside causing the smoke, and...
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Multiple departments fight large fire at Indianapolis truck stop
Several Indianapolis area fire departments have crews on the scene of a large fire at the Flying J truck stop at Thompson Road & SR 37 on the southwest side. Crews were dispatched to the 1700 block...
View ArticleFirefighters injured at Ohio feed facility
FROM WHIO-TV: PREBLE COUNTY, OHIO — UPDATE @ 5:35 a.m. Multiple firefighters were transported to local hospitals for treatment of ‘heat-related problems’ after a fire broke out at Cargill south...
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Fire in barge’s shipping containers blamed on spontaneous combustion
Containers are now being removed to facilitate overhaul operations at 5600 West Marginal Way SW.@USCG assisting. pic.twitter.com/DMYoGTveLN — Seattle Fire Dept (@SeattleFire) September 6, 2016...
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Massive Fire in PA Lumberyard
(PennLive.com) Emergency crews have responded to a building fire at Lafferty and Co. Inc. lumber yard at 1100 Hummel Ave. in Lemoyne. The fire was reported at about 9:40 p.m. Monday. A PennLive...
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Bigger harvesting machines mean bigger fires
  Earlier in the week, I shared a photo posting on Facebook of a combine fire that occurred in a Minnesota soybean field. The season is in full swing in many parts of the country, and these types...
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