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News helicopter footage of a truck fire at Chicago's Midway Airport. ARFF trucks and Quick Attack Truck tackle the fire using water, foam, and Purple K https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/maintenance-vehicle-catches-fire-at-midway-international-airport/

Cincinnati Fire Department was called to the Anna Louise Inn women's shelter Monday evening for the report of a mattress on fire. The fire was localized to one apartment though smoke filled the floor in which the fire unit was. Residents on other floors were advised to shelter in place. Fire was...

Here are reports from LAFD Official Alerts Page

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Crews from the Charlotte Fire Department were dispatched to an unusual odor coming from the cargo hold of an American Airlines flight that had just arrived. The cause turned out to be a broken bottle of nail polish...

Fire broke out early Friday at Clark Auto Machine Shop on the west side of Cleveland. No one was injured but the building is a total loss. https://www.cleveland19.com/2022/09/02/massive-flames-rip-through-warehouse-clevelands-west-side-overnight-fire/

Crews from Columbus Division of Fire, with help from Worthington, Washington Township, and Liberty Township (Delaware Co.) battled a 2-Alarm blaze at an apartment complex in Northwest Columbus Thursday afternoon. The fire caused the roof to collapse on the two story building destroying second...

People these days: "Oh, no the building is on fire, I have to get out, but first let me get out my phone and take videos and pictures of the fire."

A European friend of mine couldn't understand why address numbers in the U.S. are so high, often 3-5 digits. I had to explain the grid system to them. They said that each street there starts with 1.

David Decker is a battalion chief for the Newark Fire Department outside of Columbus. He posts videos of working fire incidents with cellphone video from the dashboard of his vehicle. You can also hear all radio traffic during the videos. All videos are only 30 minutes long as that's all his...

On Monday morning, West Metro Fire responded to an RV that crashed into a donut shop. The driver of the RV and one customer inside were transported to an area hospital. Two employees were treated on scene for minor injuries. Official photos...

Cincinnati is actually backwards from a lot of fire departments in that a fire engine or ladder truck responds to every medical emergency and is responsible for initial care of the patient. An ambulance may be dispatched at same time as the engine or ladder or may be requested at the scene and...

Yes, ambulances are medical only. At fire scenes they are responsible for treatment and transport of patients as well as firefighter rehab. Each is staffed with 2 people and is staffed 24/7.

No, not for Cincinnati Fire Department. Some smaller, rural communities have that. All of the fire engines and ladder trucks are paramedic staffed and respond to all medical emergencies in Cincinnati.

My first thought was that this was intentionally set. While it's not impossible that someone tampered with the wiring (I watch a lot of Law & Order and other crime dramas) it doesn't seem like something religious extremists would do. The church should have had extra exits. Reminds me of the...

Cincinnati has just gotten two new Ford/Horton ambulances and they are now red with new graphics. The two new ones are located at Medic 9 in Bond Hill and Medic 12 in Camp Washington. Here are photos of the new Medic 9 as well as a photo of Medic 51 as a comparison of the color and graphics.

From Columbus Division of Fire Facebook page

Cincinnati Fire Department responded Saturday to a bus on fire in front of the Cincinnati Association for The Blind and Visually Impaired in the Walnut Hills neighborhood. A full 1-Alarm Structure Fire compliment was sent to scene. Fire crews were able to extinguish the flames using just a few...

As far as the outdoor dining goes, here in Cincinnati, I've found it more difficult for pedestrians than drivers. Tables are taking over sidewalks. In some areas sidewalks have been expanded to accommodate these. In the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood-a popular hotspot for restaurants and bars-a...

Fire suppression foam was released for a yet unknown reason on Sunday in a hangar at the Wilmington, OH Airpark. Two people were reported trapped and one person was unaccounted for at the initial report. The two who were trapped in a vehicle inside the hangar were rescued, while the missing...