Monthly Archives: January 2013

Hoarder Fires Interview

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Lansing Michigan “Cluttered Fire”

LANSING — A wind chill well below zero and a fire consuming a house so filled with belongings that firefighters could not safely enter it culminated in a headache for Lansing firefighters Tuesday morning. Crews were called to a two-story house … Continue reading

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Worst Animal Hoarding Fire

WRCBtv.com | Chattanooga News, Weather   CHATTANOOGA, TN (WRCB) - We have an update on what McKamey Animal Center has called the worst animal hoarding fire this area has ever had. Dozens of cats died when an East Brainerd home … Continue reading

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Hoarder Fires: If you see something…Say Something

How often do you train with your portable radios? In today’s fire service most all firefighters carry portable radios, how often do you review what is important traffic. One such transmission should be Heavy Contents. From a street level, jumpseat … Continue reading

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Overhauling a Hoarder Fire

One common factor that keeps coming up during the my research of fires in Hoarding conditions is the increase danger to firefighters. One of the most dangerous times of the firefight is in the overhauling of the fire. Once the … Continue reading

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Hoarding possible cause of fatal Illinois fire

Story From Wchs6 (WEEK) Sam and Barbara Garland’s Pekin, Illinois home is now just a pile of debris. The house caught fire early Sunday morning. Pekin Firefighters were on the scene for 12 hours, forced to demolish the home to … Continue reading

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Hoarder Stories:Electrical Fire

Hoarder Response from a Northeastern Fire Department: Initial dispatch info is for sparking/arcing on the utility pole in front of the complainant’s residence, at 12:08am. We respond with a crew of 3 (driver (a LT filling in), Sr firefighter serving as … Continue reading

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