HIGHER QUALITY FOUND HERE [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V38Uj8BysyE] This documentary is the 1st place winner for the Junior Group Documentary division in the National History Day contest of 2007. That is, it was the winning documentary across the entire nation. The theme was Triumph and Tragedy; this documentary fully explains how the Great Seattle Fire fit perfectly as

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On October 2nd, 2021, Seattle Firefighters turned on their apparatus lights for 15 minutes to honor fallen fire fighters across the nation. I was able to make it to two stations to observe the ceremony. Seattle has lost at least seven members to fire throughout the history of the department, plus many others lost to

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A raging fire beneath the Ballard Bridge late Wednesday sent towering flames licking at the span’s underside and supports until fire crews brought the blaze under control an hour later. Attached to http://ballard.komonews.com/content/ballard-bridge-fire The bridge was closed by thick smoke at the height of the blaze, and fire officials said it would remain closed until

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West Seattle Blog video of a house on 41st SW in Arbor Heights fully engulfed in flames on August 27, 2011.

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On September 16th, 2021, Seattle Fire units responded to a fully involved shed fire in south Seattle, near the light rail line. The fire was initially dispatched as a 2+1+1 (2 engines, 1 truck and a chief). It was briefly upgraded to a full response, but was downgraded back to a garage fire. The first

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This is a video that you won’t see often: ride along with Chicago’s Aerial Tower 1 to a confirmed high rise fire (still and box high rise) in north downtown. At 1:52 you can see the screen with all the units responding to the box: 6 engines, 3 trucks, 3 battalions and 4 special units

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The Shinjuku Fire Station gets dispatched to a fire. You can see a rescue truck, two pumpers and a command van responding. The ladder was probably cancelled as the crew was in turnout gear but didn’t hop in the truck. An ambulance was also responding later, however probably to another call. Einsatz für die Feuerwache

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Salida del Emergencias EM-81 (Furgón de Salvamentos Varios FSV) de los bomberos del ayuntamiento de Madrid, parque 8 Vallecas. Heavy Rescue Truck of the Madrid Fire Department responding out of fire station 8 Vallecas. Der Rüstwagen-Kran der Feuerwache 8 Vallecas der Feuerwehr Madrid rückt aus. by Dirk Steinhardt – http://www.rescue911.eu – Madrid, España – 09/2021

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Fire officials say they’re looking into whether a dispatch issue delayed response to a fire in Waverly. According to Baltimore City Fire Captain John Parker, firefighters with Engine 31 saw a house burning on the 1600 block of Chilton St. last Friday, but were ordered to standby and wait for other crews dispatched just minutes

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