Joblog 2007

Heavy fire out two windows on the first floor of this occupied six-family quickly auto extended to the 2nd, 3rd, and roof. After venting the roof, the chauffeur of Ladder Ten was trapped briefly after being cut off from the 45' pole ladder thrown on the "C". Doing more with less means this fire went to a 2nd alarm.

16:47 BOX E-10,6,15,1 L-10,6 R-5 BC-2
16:53 S/C L-5
16:58 S/C CAR 1A
17:05 REQ AMR & BPD
17:09 S/C DEP-1
17:18 S/C E-3
17:19 S/C E-4
17:40 S/C FM-4
17:54 RECALL

105 images by Keith at Fireground Images and webmaster video at YouTube.

Firefighter rescued in blaze
BRIDGEPORT — A firefighter escaped serious injury Saturday afternoon after the roof of a burning building he was standing on collapsed. The firefighter, who was not identified, dropped into the burning building at 563 Stillman St., but was quickly rescued after a ladder was placed into a nearby window. The six families living inside the Victorian-style building also escaped. Two female residents, however, were taken to Bridgeport Hospital for smoke inhalation.

Labels: 2B, A

18:55 BOX E-12,16 L-5 R-5 BC-1
18:57 S/C E-1,3 L-10
19:01 REQ AMR
19:17 REQ FM-10
19:18 RECALL

Fire leaves 17 homeless in Bridgeport
Article Last Updated: 06/27/2007 11:44:21 PM EDT
BRIDGEPORT — A dozen adults and five children were left temporarily homeless after a porch fire of undetermined origin damaged their Marion Street home Wednesday night. The Mid-Fairfield County chapter of the American Red Cross found temporary shelter for the displaced residents. The fire started on a rear second-floor porch of 205-207 Marion St. about 7 p.m., said provisional Assistant Fire Chief Ismael A. Pomales. It spread up the outside wall to the third floor but did not penetrate the home, he said. The cause of the fire was under investigation late Wednesday.

Labels: 1B, C

Porch fire second floor in an occupied 3-story frame 26' by 49'. Contained with 1-3/4 water line. Cause undetermined.
12:36 BOX E-10,6 L-10 R-5 BC-2
12:41 S/C E-15,1 L-6
12:45 RECALL
12:51 S/C FM-10

Labels: 2B, A

East Side fire victim still 'critical'
Connecticut Post Online
Article Last Updated:06/04/2007 11:08:18 PM EDT
BRIDGEPORT — An East Side man remained in critical condition Monday following a fire at his home. Eleso Lopez, 59, was being trated in the burn center at Bridgeport Hospital. Fire officials said Lopez was using a solvent to remove tile adhesive from the basement floor of his home on Harvey Street Sunday afternoon when the fumes were ignited by his gas heater. Lopez suffered extensive burns in the small fire.

Labels: 2B, C

A well-involved two-car garage sent flames high into the night air, then extended to the primary residence (a 33' by 34' cape) and melted the siding on the neighbor's house.

Labels: 2B, D