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Cooking fire causes minor damage to Dover-Foxcroft house
Dover-Foxcroft, Maine – A Maine homeowner knocked down a cooking fire with a fire extinguisher before crews arrived, which saved the home from severe damage. Firefighters said the fire broke out while the resident was cooking wet potatoes in hot grease on the stove. The fire flared up into the microwave and then into the […]
Fire Set in Amtrak Station in Downtown Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, Calif. – An Amtrak employee used a fire extinguisher to put out a fire inside the Amtrak station before it could spread. It began when a man used newspapers to start a fire in a nonoperational fireplace located inside the passenger waiting area. Witnesses observed the man warming himself in front of the […]
Quick Action with Fire Extinguishers Prevents Possible Disasters
Fish Creek, Wis. – Two recent fires in Door County, Wisconsin were doused by people making split-second decisions with fire extinguishers. “The impact of those extinguishers was significant,” said Gibraltar Fire Department Chief Andy Bertges. “I don’t think a lot of people realize what was prevented and saved. It’s hundreds of thousands of dollars’ difference […]
Green Bay fire crews only use fire extinguisher to clear ‘smoldering’ fire in apartment
Green Bay, Wis. – Fire crews in Green Bay only used a fire extinguisher to put out a fire in an apartment unit. After the fire was extinguished, firefighters remained at the scene to clear the apartment of smoke. The total damage caused by the fire is estimated at $1,500. No injuries were reported. WFRV […]
Commercial Fire in Branson knocked out with portable fire extinguishers
Branson, MO – The quick response of a Branson, MO police officer armed with a fire extinguisher kept a fire at a commercial building from spreading. “We use the phrase big fires start small, small fires produce a huge amount of smoke and smoke is what kills,” Branson Fire Rescue Chief Ted Martin said. “When […]
How Free Press newspaper carrier jumped into action to fight Jericho house fire
Burlington, VT – The quick thinking of a newspaper carrier helped keep a 3 a.m. fire from spreading by grabbing and using a fire extinguisher he kept in his vehicle. The fire chief speculated the situation could have been much worse had the carrier not intervened. Burlington Free Press (Burlington, VT)
Bodycam Video Shows Officer Putting out Fire in South Lake Tahoe
South Lake Tahoe, CA — Police officers in South Lake Tahoe sprang into action Friday, putting out a wildland fire burning near a local high school around 6 a.m. Officers responded to the fire burning near South Tahoe High. One of the officers whose bodycam was recording at the time, got his fire extinguisher from […]
Local ‘hero’ saves mother and baby from car fire
Meridian, ID — A local man is being called a hero after he helped save a mother and baby from a vehicle fire alongside a highway. The Meridian Fire Department told reporters that they received a call about a car that had caught fire just before noon on a recent Wednesday. Upon arriving on the […]
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