JULY 4TH - FDNY AND OTHER FIRE DEPARTMENTS

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July 4th has always been not only a day of celebration, but also a day when fires and emergencies are out-of-control. More fires are reported on July 4 than any other day of the year and 50 percent of those are caused by fireworks, per the NFPA.*

This thread is dedicated to firefighters in these videos and discussions who lost their lives in the Line of Duty September 11, 2001.

It is also dedicated to all firefighters, EMTs and LEOs who have served, and will serve, on July 4th holidays and every day, selflessly protecting others.






* https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/half-july-fires-caused-fireworks-trade-group/story?id=56314058

 

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"248-Where's your fire ??" Video from July 4th, Late 1980's from "Rescue-911" Features Chief Bill Feehan and events on that July 4th in Boro of Brooklyn, The C.O.'s taking alarms, and finishing with a Bronx 4th Alarm

 

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July 4th, 1991 Nite of Fire in Brooklyn

 

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FDNY Rescue 3 vintage footage July 4th, 1991​

 

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Detroit - July 4th

2016

2017




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wCWyobvv5k&list=PLW1xlW-bb9i3H8dRY4SHFDh-TMZ3ra7DJ&index=7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80-YyKTIaXE&list=PLW1xlW-bb9i3H8dRY4SHFDh-TMZ3ra7DJ&index=8

2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeS8Vly_XD0

2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs-hFO8uxRs

 

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St Louis

2021

 

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Sacramento

2021

Fire crews battle multiple blazes in Sacramento area on busy Fourth of July

The Fourth of July is typically a busy night for firefighters and that was definitely the case for Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District crews in the North Highlands-Antelope area.

www.kcra.com

 

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SF & Bay Area

2012

Bay Area firefighters fought hundreds of July Fourth fires, many from illegal fireworks

Crews responded to hundreds of fires over the holiday, many sparked by illegal fireworks,...

www.sfchronicle.com

Photos: Fourth of July with a Bay Area firefighting crew

As fireworks sizzled and popped, a Contra Costa fire crew answered calls and put out blazes.

www.eastbaytimes.com

Contra Costa County Crews Battle Several Fires Caused By Fireworks

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is responding to several fires in the county that were possibly caused by illegal fireworks.

www.nbcbayarea.com

 

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Oregon July 4th Wildfires

Here’s how many wildfires humans cause July 4 and why West needs to skip fireworks: Opinion

Four Western academics -- Philip Higuera and Alexander L. Metcalf, The University of Montana; Dave McWethy, Montana State University; and Jennifer Balch, University of Colorado Boulder -- join dozens of professors in calling on Westerners to skip the fireworks this year.

www.oregonlive.com

 

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FDNY 1990 AUDIOS

 

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FDNY AUDIO 1990 AUDIOS (CONT)

 

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FDNY 1990 (AUDIOS CONT)

 

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FDNY 1990 AUDIOS (CONT)

 

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FDNY Engine 75 July 4th, 1994 w/ 10-75​

 

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July 4 1992 FDNY Brooklyn Dispatcher​

 

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Brooklyn 1991 video

 

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HUNTS POINT DOING WHAT THEY DO BEST SAVING LIVES PART 1 4th OF JULY FIRE BUFF VIDEOS​

 

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BAKERSFIELD CA 2019

 

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Providence, RI 4th of July fires from the 1980's​

During the 1970's the City of Providence Fire Department was very busy during the 4th of July holiday and it continued thru the mid 1980's. All of these photos were taken from 1980-1985 over the holiday. Fires were mostly in vacant buildings in the areas of Broad St in South Providence or the West End in Engine 8 and Ladder 2's 1st due district. Often the city received mutual aid task forces to assist in battling the fires.

Providence, RI 4th of July fires from the 1980's - 105firephotos

During the 1970's the City of Providence Fire Department was very busy during the 4th of July holiday and it continued thru the mid 1980's. All of these photos were taken from 1980-1985 over the holiday. Fires were mostly in vacant buildings in the areas of Broad St in South Providence or the...

www.105firephotos.com

 

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Denver Fire Department

Fourth of July fires in Denver injure 3 people including 2-year-old boy​

By KIRK MITCHELL | kmitchell@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: July 5, 2017 at 3:16 p.m. | UPDATED: July 5, 2017 at 3:19 p.m.

Denver firefighters responded to 29 fires on the Fourth of July while paramedics took a 2-year-old boy and two adults to hospitals for burn treatments.

Fourth of July fires in Denver injure 3 people including 2-year-old boy

Denver firefighters responded to 29 fires on the Fourth of July while paramedics took a 2-year-old boy and two adults to hospitals for burn treatments.

www.denverpost.com