Picture from South Bend Tribune.com

Cool Picture from South Bend In. Fire Department!

This picture was taking after a warehouse fire. The guys in the picture just realized that there was a fatality in this fire! Guess where they found the body. This picture was taken from the South Bend Tribune.com



Thanks to Brandon for the info on the pic.

Brandon is currently in the academy in South Bend and should graduate at the end of May or First of June!





From what he was telling me these guys had a very bad week



One brother is still in the hospital after going down on a different fire I think Brandon told me a cardiac related problem (Don't quote me on that!) I expect Brandon will keep me informed!



Brandon also ask for prayer for this brother.

St Baldricks

Several of Bristol Virginia's Bravest joined Some of Johnson City Tennessee's Bravest to raise money for childhood cancer research by shaving there heads! Here is some pics for you to enjoy.

For the guys who shaved their heads .......... Way to go you guys are Hero's!!!!!!!!!!!!

Combined the two groups raised $8500

I understand there may a competition brewing for next year!!!!!!

Sounds great maybe we can double the amount raised next year!!!!!!

Check out www.Stbaldricks.org for more info!!!!

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Thanks and if the comments are positive or even useful I will post them but is they are not I will not post them.

Thanks for all of the support for the site.

Also sorry for the delay in posting anything I have about a million things to get up on the site.

I will get them up after race weekend

A couple of things up coming

Structure Fires on Cardinal lane and Spring st

Thanks for all of the info and I will get them up

Race Weekend!!

Thanks to Loyd Autin for the Pics

Well as most of you all know the world of Racing has its eye's focused on Bristol this weekend.



This is when our little town Combined (Virginia and Tennessee) has a normal population of 45,000 grows to a population of around 200,000. We don't feel much of the impact on the Virginia side but we do experience the traffic! Now the area around the speedway that is a different story.....This weekend the Staff of Bristol Tn Fire Department earns there money.



Lets make a little example:

Roanoke Virginia Fire has 14 stations for a population of around 100,000!

So using that example for a population of 200,000 you could estimate 20 stations or so.



Bristol Virginia and Bristol Tennessee = 7 stations!!!!!!!!!!!!



Now the Speedway is located in Tennessee station #4's First due and the majority of our "guests" for the weekend are in Station 4's area!!!



4's first due has a population of 160,000 this weekend!!!!!



Good luck guys and ladies the weekend is all but over!!!!



The good news is I don't think race fans drink much, do they?



Anyway here is a couple of pictures of a job Friday Night



MVA with ejection on Scene Quint 5 , Engine 53, BMS EMS unit, Sullivan County EMS.

City appoints new fire chief

Pic From Brstolnews.com




Here is the Article From Bristolnews.com



Congratulations Chief Barnes

Georgia St. House Fire

Shortly after 0400 hours this morning, BTFD was toned out to a report of a structure fire. Car 33, Rescue 25, and Engines 51, 19 and 21 responded. On the arrival of the first in units, heavy fire and smoke was visible from the B side of the structure, quickly spreading to the attic and coming out the eaves. The fire had self-vented out of windows from the room of origin on the left A side and the B side of the structure and had burned a power line in two causing an electrical hazard around the structure. A quick knock-down was made using two 1 3/4 inch handlines. The occupant of the home was out on arrival and had ran next door to a BVFD Firefighters house to call for help. (I also want to express the importance of smoke detectors in the home, unfortunately, this home had none, but the end result was that the occupant heard the glass breaking and with quick thinking, was able to exit without injury). The fire was able to be contained to the room of origin, but there was heat and smoke damage to the rest of the structure.

GREAT KNOCKDOWN B Shift and.....


FF/EMT-P Joy Autin

Mary St House Fire!

Pics by Capt. J.C. Bolling
Q-1, Response 1, E-2, E-3, Rescue 3 were dispatched just after 5 p.m. on March 3, 2007 to a report of an unknown type fire at 317 Mary St. As the units began the response they were advised by dispatch that this was a structure fire with flames showing. Response 1 arrived at the scene and reported a residential structure with heavy flames visible and through the roof.
Q-1 performed an initial primary search of the structure and began suppression operations on the interior first floor. E-2 provided a 5” hydrant line and backed up the interior crew. E-3 arrived on scene and provided exposure control on the D side of the structure due to high winds pushing the fire in the fully involved second floor toward the exposure.
Knockdown was achieved within 30 minutes on arrival and overhaul continued from safe vantage points due to a pancake collapse in the center of the structure with lean-to type collapses in other areas of the building.
Crews remained on the scene for approximately 4 hours and cleared shortly before 9:30 p.m.
No damage was reported or found with the exposures on sides B & D which were approximately 15- 20 feet from the involved building.

Structure Fire on The Tennessee Side

On Wednesday, Feb. 28 2007 at approximately 500 pm btfd engines 51 21 19 quint 5 rescues 23 and 25 and car 33 responded to beechwood and georgia ave for a report of a structural fire. Upon arrival companies found smoke and fire visible from the d side of the building. Engine 19 and rescue 25 crew stretched a line and made a rapid attack. The next in companies preformed a search of the structure. The fire was quickly extinguished and held to the room of origin. A good job was done by all.

Submitted by Michael Whiteaker

As I get more I will post

MVA on I-81

E2 A Shift responded to I 81 for car overturned on arrival occupant still in the car E2 staff cribbed and extricated the subject in the car.

Photos courtesy of Sgt. Morphew