Sez the Chief, "I've never seen a fire caused by fireworks."

[NJFFSA16]

Never saw .......he said

CALUMET CITY, Ill. (AP) - An elderly woman has died after lit
fireworks were slipped into the mail slot of her home, sparking a
fire over the Independence Day weekend.
Police have accused a 16-year-old boy of putting the fireworks
into Eleanore Moll's mail slot. The teen has been charged in
juvenile court with aggravated arson, but Police Chief Patrick
O'Meara said those charges could be upgraded.
Moll had been in critical condition at an Indiana hospital since
the July 3 fire.
The curtains in Moll's home ignited, spreading smoke throughout
the residence, but Moll was able to call 911 before collapsing.
When firefighters found her, she was not breathing and had no
pulse.
Moll, 76, never regained consciousness, family members said.

[cellblock]

So what you're trying to say is that fireworks can cause fires?
Duh! (slaps forehead) Who knew?

[martinm]

If this guy has never seen a fire caused by fireworks...tell him to visit the Uk in the weeks leading up to and including the 5th November every year. (Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night for those who know of the Gunpowder Plot to blow up the British House of Parliament about 300 years ago)

Our call volume goes from a service average of 3 calls per station per day (we have 18 stations), to about 20 calls per station in a 6 hour period on 5th Novemember. Times this by the46 fire brigades in the UK, all of whom suffer a similar or greater jump and you have more than enough to be getting on with .

[firenresq77]

I guess I must have missed the deal with this Chief while I was on Vacation...........

[GeorgeWendtCFI]

Originally posted by martinm
If this guy has never seen a fire caused by fireworks...tell him to visit the Uk in the weeks leading up to and including the 5th November every year. (Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night for those who know of the Gunpowder Plot to blow up the British House of Parliament about 300 years ago)

Our call volume goes from a service average of 3 calls per station per day (we have 18 stations), to about 20 calls per station in a 6 hour period on 5th Novemember. Times this by the46 fire brigades in the UK, all of whom suffer a similar or greater jump and you have more than enough to be getting on with .

What you guys don't celebrate the Fourth of July over there?

( I tried to stop myself, I just couldn't. I feel so dirty, so cheap...)

[martinm]

Nope, and neither would you if it were'nt for us!

I don't feel dity and I don't feel cheap

[NJFFSA16]

Originally posted by firenresq77
I guess I must have missed the deal with this Chief while I was on Vacation...........

A fire dept. in the northeast was selling fireworks....as a fundraiser. When people asked about the wisdom of this venture, in relation to fire safety....the Chief stated..."I've never seen a fire started by fireworks." This all took place about a year ago.

I'm still hoping to convince this ignoramus....that fireworks can and do cause fires.

No reply from the Quinebaug Chief yet. Still has his head and buried in the sand. Or perhaps somewhere else?)

[firenresq77]

Originally posted by NJFFSA16


A fire dept. in the northeast was selling fireworks....as a fundraiser. When people asked about the wisdom of this venture, in relation to fire safety....the Chief stated..."I've never seen a fire started by fireworks." This all took place about a year ago.

I'm still hoping to convince this ignoramus....that fireworks can and do cause fires.

No reply from the Quinebaug Chief yet. Still has his head and buried in the sand. Or perhaps somewhere else?)

Ahhhhhhhh. Now I understand............ Thanks!

[NJFFSA16]

3 homes destroyed

Three houses destroyed in Reno fire sparked by teens with
fireworks

RENO, Nev. (AP) - A fire started by teenagers playing with
fireworks raced down a dry hillside in northeast Reno tonight and
quickly destroyed three homes.
The good news is that scores of firefighters quickly snuffed out
the blaze and no one was hurt.
Fire Division Chief Larry Farr says three houses were lost, a
fourth was heavily damaged and a fifth slightly damaged after the
fire was reported at 6:07 this evening in the residential
neighborhood north of McCarran Boulevard (off Clear Acre Lane) near
U-S Highway 395.
Farr told The Associated Press investigators already have
established the fire was started by the two boys in their early
teens. In his words, "We talked to the kids and they fessed up."
He says fire investigators will discuss the case with local
prosecutors, but the boys remain in the custody of their parents
tonight.

More than 50 firefighters responded to the blaze, which engulfed
the first home within minutes while engines were en route. Farr
says six adults and two youths have been displaced because of the
fire. He says all the pets got out safely.
Given the ages of the boys who admitted starting the fire, Farr
says their fate likely would depend on whether or not they have any
criminal background.
He says if they've had NO prior brush with the law, the case
likely will be handled in civil court.

(Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

APTV 07-28-04 0137EDT

[NJFFSA16]

Continuing the theme..........

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - The Pawtucket Red Sox canceled a New
Hampshire company's July 4 fireworks display at McCoy Stadium after
several people suffered burns and other injuries during a similar
post-game show a day earlier.
Two fans were injured when they tripped and fell while trying to
run away, police said.
Officials said a fireworks shell apparently exploded as soon as
it came out of its tube, shooting sideways and triggering a "chain
reaction" of sparks, which ignited other fireworks on the ground.
"They all started going off all at once," Battalion Fire Chief
Michael Carter said Monday.
The fireworks exploded in multiple directions, with sparks
hitting a scoreboard and setting fire to some bushes outside the
stadium, Carter said.
At least six people were treated for minor injuries, including
several workers who suffered minor burns while standing near the
explosion.
The fireworks were part of Independence Day celebrations at the
Triple A stadium, and had been staged without incident Saturday
night. They were canceled Monday "in the interest of public
safety," according to the team's Web site.
"We just felt it would be inappropriate to go right in and do
another show the very next night" until an investigation could be
completed, Bill Wanless, the team's vice president of public
relations, said Monday.
Four of the injured were employees of Telstar Display Fireworks
of Jaffrey, N.H., said Police Maj. John Whiting in a news release.
He said they were helping set off the fireworks, which were being
launched from a parking lot behind right field. They were treated
for minor burns.
Two fans in a fireworks viewing area also suffered minor
injuries. Whiting said they tripped and fell as they tried to run
away.
The city's police and fire departments are investigating the
accident along with the state Fire Marshal's Office.
Monday's Red Sox game against the Charlotte Knights was
scheduled to go on as planned, with Curt Schilling expected to make
a rehabilitative start for Pawtucket.
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[NJFFSA16]

FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) - Fireworks has sparked two fires in
Farmington this weekend, causing the evacuation of several
neighborhoods and severe damage to a home.
Ruth Zaler says she was evacuated from her home after a fire
started in the empty lot next to her house.
She says she heard a firecracker and a whoosh and then heard the
crackle of some branches on fire.
Farmington Fire Marshall Herb Veazy says he believes the fire
was started by kids.
He says the blaze burned at least two acres of brush and
scorched two homes, one severely, and a workshed.
About an hour later, a second fire came dangerously close to
burning homes in another part of town.
Veazy says the second fire was caused by fireworks and burned
about three acres of brush.
No one was injured in either fire.



(Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

[NJFFSA16]

FIREWORKS FIRE
Fireworks spark grass fire in Manzano Mountains

MANZANO, N.M. (AP) - A fire burning in grass and juniper in the
Manzano Mountains has been contained.
Authorities say a boy admitted to playing with the fireworks
that likely sparked the fire just south of the village of Manzano
yesterday.
The fire burned approximately nine acres.
A fire information officer says the Forest Service and several
volunteer fire departments responded.
The fire burned all the way around one structure but it never
caught fire.

[NJFFSA16]

Illegal fireworks blamed for Rowley fire

ROWLEY, Mass. (AP) - Illegal fireworks are being blamed for a
fire that destroyed a boat and severely damaged a home in Rowley.
State Fire Marshal Stephen Coan says the fire on Arthur Gordon
Drive was first reported at about 11:30 last night.
Investigators found debris from large quantities of expended
fireworks throughout the neighborhood.
Interviews revealed that two neighborhood residents were setting
off illegal fireworks just prior to the fire.
Several hundred dollars worth of unused fireworks were
confiscated.
Coan says the residents of the burned house were NOT at home at
the time of the fire. No injuries were reported.
Investigators will meet with prosecutors tomorrow to discuss
possible charges.


(Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

[NJFFSA16]

NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) - Two people escaped injury from a house fire
early this morning in Norfolk and fireworks are suspected as the
cause.
Officials say the fire caused more than 100-thousand dollars in
damages.
The Norfolk Fire Division said fire fighters found the roof of
the home and the garage fully engulfed in flames when they arrived.
A spokesman for the fire division says fireworks being shot in
the neighborhood probably caused the blaze.

(Thanks Bill Seifert, KNEN, Norfolk)

[NJFFSA16]

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - Fireworks may be to blame for a fire that
caused heavy damage to a Shreveport home.
The fire broke out just before 6 p.m. Sunday.
Resident Mattie Conroe said something crashed through her window
and landed behind her couch. Then smoke began filling her living
room.
"I couldn't see it so I moved the couch. There was all this
smoke. I was calling for my daughter to grab some water. I was
trying to put it out but I couldn't," Conroe said.
She said the object appeared to be some type of firecracker.
Fire District Chief David Dice explained that firecrackers burn
very hot, and cause flames to ignite quickly.
The fire spread quickly through Conroe's rented residence.
"They had almost no insurance on the contents of the house,"
Dice said.
Dice added that it was the second such fire in two nights.
"Last night in the house across the street they had a firework
thrown in the house through a window," he said. He said children
in the area had been playing with fireworks over the weekend.
No arrests have been reported.
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(Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)