Monday, March 28, 2011

Odd Fire News today

Firefighters To Extinguish Blazes With 'Harry Potter' Wand
MyFox Los Angeles
(NewsCore) - BOSTON -- Scientists have invented a way of controlling fires using a wand that puts out flames by zapping them with electricity, a physicist said Sunday. The Harry Potter-style device could enable firefighters to quell flames without ...
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Future Firefighters Could Fight Fire With Blasts of Flame-Bending Electricity
Popular Science
But fundamentally, we're still fighting fires the old fashioned way: point hose/bucket/pressurized container and drench. But a team of Harvard researchers envisions a day when firefighters will snuff out flames not with a physical suppressant but with ...
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A fire truck that suppresses fires without water
By Bill
A new design for a fire truck for suppressing wildland fires, using sand.
Wildfire Today - http://wildfiretoday.com/

Boat like nothing we've seen
Quad City Times
"We've had fires during floods, and we had no way of getting water to property on the river. "It's just a matter of time before something like that happens again. There's an opportunity for disaster." The fire department currently uses flat-bottom john ...
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Top 10 Actors Who Died in Fires
By JFrater
The 84-year-old Patrick, who played Vaughn Leland in the hit soap Dallas, was found dead by firefighters, with the body of his dog Josh on the floor next to him. It took more than 50 firefighters 30 minutes to put out the fire, ...
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Saturday, March 19, 2011

LODD

Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Lee, FL

James Von Roden of the Lee Community Volunteer Fire Department in Lee, FL has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2011-03-12

Initial Summary:  
Captain Von Roden was responding to the fire station for an outdoor fire call when he collapsed from a cause still under investigation. Captain Von Roden was transported to a local hospital where he passed away from his injury. Incident Location: 9782 Southeast River Road, Madison County

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Wake and Mass Information for Retired Chicago Battalion Chief Raymond Hoff. Please click link for details:

CITY OF CHICAGO MEMORIAL
SERVICES FOR RETIRED BATTALION CHIEF
RAYMOND C. HOFF

OF BATTALION 4 WILL BE
HELD ON MARCH 26, 2011 AT HOLY FAMILY
CHURCH, 1080 W. ROOSEVELT ROAD
WAKE (AT CHURCH)
0900 HOURS TO 1100 HOURS
FOLLOWED BY A MASS AT 1100 HOURS
UNIFORM MEMBERS
WALK‐THRU AT 1030 HOURS

Friday, March 4, 2011

LODD

Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Westport, KY

Chris Stock of the Westport Volunteer Fire Department in Westport, KY has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2011-02-24

Initial Summary:  
Several hours after participating in a training exercise related to wildland fire incidents, Fire Chief Stock passed away from a heart attack he suffered while at his residence.