Monthly Archives: January 2013

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New Mexico Hoarder Fire Death

Police ID woman found after house fire ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) - Albuquerque Police said the elderly woman found dead in a house fire over the weekend was the homeowner, Juanita Adams, 84.

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Elderly Philadelphia man killed in “Hoarder Fire”

WEST PHILADELPHIA - January 9, 2013 (WPVI) - Officials say an elderly man has died in a fire that destroyed one home and damaged neighboring homes in Philadelphia’s Parkside section early Wednesday morning.

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PPE punishment in Hoarder Fires

One of the common problems that you can encounter, if you choose to perform an interior attack, on a fire with hoarding conditions, is the punishment that your Personal Protective Equipment will face. Mountains of belongings offer many hazards to … Continue reading

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Go old School on Hoarder Fires

  As the news came in from Maryland’s recent Hoarder fire, the images began to surface. Their choice of High Expansion foam made for some amazing video. The images looked like someone had put the bubble bath into a hot … Continue reading

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Hoarder’s Conditions in Mount Rainier House Fire

From Hyattsville Fire Departments Website JANUARY 4 — At about 17:48, Engine and Squad 1 were dispatched to a reported house fire in the 3400 block of Webster Street, Co. 55′s area. Engine 855 arrived on the scene of a … Continue reading

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Window removal for Hoarder Fires

Often when researching fires that happen inside a hoarded environment we discover that the doors and windows are blocked with belongings. What does this mean to us? It means that they no longer choose to use the primary means of … Continue reading

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