WINTER IS UPON US and the temps will just be colder and for longer. We have had several residential structure fires over the past week and want to put out a reminder that home heating requires some safety steps. Whether you heat with wood, electricity, or gas, it is up to you to do so …
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Another Structure Fire this evening. This one is on Top Hill Road south of Burlingame Road. Our crews are wrapping up another chimney fire call after being dispatched after 4 PM this afternoon. We were able to contain the fire quickly and hope to be clear within the hour. Thanks again to mutual aid partners …
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WPFD had three structure fire calls and two structure fires in 12 hours between last night and this morning. This has been a tremendous strain of work in a short period but it is made better with help from your friends. When we suddenly get a large demand incident (requiring extra manpower and portable water …
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A little about this photo…this image has decades of experience by dedicated WPFD volunteers at a recent structure fire. The significance is that the two old guys Nathan and Phil, are career firefighters with lots of experience and a young officer, Josh on the right, gives it his all to be a better firefight and …
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Sorry for the noise, Ferndale. WPFD is out working a structure fire this evening and without hydrants in the area we are trucking a lot of water with our tanker trucks and the Pulaski County tanker taskforce. Around 7:30 pm we were dispatched for a structure fire involving a chimney on West Hawk Trail. The …
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