Structure Fire - City of Poughkeepsie - 10 Harrison Street 8/19/09

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The City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department and the Fairview Fire Departments FAST team operated at a structure fire in a vacant residence at #10 Harrison Street this morning. Firefighters arrived shortly before 3:00am to find heavy fire from the rear of the structure. Two lines were placed into operation and the bulk of the fire was quickly knocked down..... The buildings balloon construction proved problematic as firefighters pulled walls and ceilings to get at the last remaining pockets of fire.... The roof took off briefly but these flames too were quickly knocked down by interior crews....... The cause of the fire is being investigated by the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department......... I'll post more photo's later but for now I need to recharge my batteries.....

Edited August 19, 2009 by Photounit

[x129K 1,393]

NIce shot Bill! Glad they left a little orange stuff for you!

Another great job by the PFD.....despite the first due truck being OOS........

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Here are some more.....

Walk up shot...... Ladder 1 was first-due and had the front being that Ladder 2 is O.O.S. Not a lot happening....

A shot of the front......

A shot of the rear..... Firefighters found heavy fire in the rear upon their arrival and quickly knocked this down.....

After getting clearance from the interior crews, a firefighter hits a hot spot that they could not get at from inside.....

The smoke was pushing out quite heavily from the soffits.......

Members of Fairviews FAST team watch the operation from the front of the structure......

Members of the initial attack team take a well deserved break.......

The fire now breaks through the roof after the truck crew opened things up.....

Time for the interior crews to get back to work......

It didn't take long for the crews to get the fire from below.....

Edited August 19, 2009 by Photounit

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Some two minutes later, interior crews have the fire knocked down.....

Looking good now....

Report from the tired interior crew.....

Fairviews FAST team has their bags packed and head home.....

The City of Poughkeepsie PD investigated the fire.... Here one of their officers arrives and begins doccumenting the scene....

Alamo had several crews on the scene..... Here they evaluate a PFD Firefighter.....

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Some people shots......

Edited August 19, 2009 by Photounit

[PVFD233 68]

Great Pictures Bill!

[x129K 1,393]

Awesome Bill!!!!!!!!

I spy the BESTEST firefighter EVARRRRRRR!, A great Cub Scout Co-Leader (6 Den K! LOL!), JHK lookalike gear, and some good old fashioned firefighting - from the inside out!Way to go PFD!

[Guest TCA-ALS25]

Awesome. Ever notice how FFs have the same look in every picture at every fire: determined!

[x129K 1,393]

Is this guy SULKING!?

"Awwww.......I WANNA go play!!!!!!"

Who loves ya Burkie!?

[abaduck 123]

These are great shots, and I hope you don't think this comment churlish, but... could ya lose the watermark? It's *very* intrusive and really distracts from my appreciation of the shots, I find. Isn't possibly to digitally, invisibly, watermark the files in EXIF data these days?

[pfdff 10]

Is this guy SULKING!?

"Awwww.......I WANNA go play!!!!!!"

Who loves ya Burkie!?

Someone has to do it Right

[x129K 1,393]

And NO ONE does it betta!

[64FFMJK 21]

These are great shots, and I hope you don't think this comment churlish, but... could ya lose the watermark? It's *very* intrusive and really distracts from my appreciation of the shots, I find. Isn't possibly to digitally, invisibly, watermark the files in EXIF data these days?

I don't know if its possible or not. however I do not find it a problem and in today's computer age its to easy to steal photos. He puts allot of time, energy and even more expence into his photography and I think its good that he puts his copyright on it since it is some of the best fire photos I have seen.

Keep up the great work Bill and when are you going to give photo classes I can't use the wife's digital rebel for crap :angry:

[lad45der 78]

I like the picture of the female Police officer is she taken?.

[x129K 1,393]

I like the picture of the female Police officer is she taken?.

Yep!

By a Westchester Cop~!

Edited August 28, 2009 by x129K

[x134 46]

Someone has to do it Right

Just happened to be your turn at the pump brother, you know that there will be others! I would want you at the pump if I were inside.....

Don

[pfdff 10]

Just happened to be your turn at the pump brother, you know that there will be others! I would want you at the pump if I were inside.....

Don

Thanks Rock