Monthly Archives: March 2013

Hoarding: Dealing with the Occupant’s

While studying Compulsive Hoarding Disorder and the effects that it has on today’s first responders one common problem keeps coming up. Dealing with the occupants of these homes can prove to be a challenging problem if you are tasked with … Continue reading

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Tragic Case of Hoarder Fire

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Heavy Content =Not a “Normal” Fire

As I returned home from teaching the Heavy Content class to 25 firefighters from West Virginia and Ohio my phone began to ring. “You will never believe this” was the beginning on our conversation. Turns out that the Point Pleasant … Continue reading

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Toronto Canada Multi Alarm Hoarder Fire 9/24/10

Highrise Fire Audio in Hoarding Conditions Read more from Firefighting in Canada Ontario Fire Marshal Ted Wieclawek used blunt language to describe the worst hoarding fire in Canada, the September 2010 highrise fire at 200 Wellesley St. in Toronto: The … Continue reading

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Milwaukee Hoarder house fire

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