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Rubbish fire in Wheeling, 9-25-15

This from Larry Shapiro:

There was a sizable header in Wheeling from a rubbish fire this afternoon at 1786W. Hintz Road, the site of ongoing demolition of a shopping center. Wheeling Engine 23 hit it with their deck gun, and Engine 42 also emptied their tank through the deck gun from a second vantage point.

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

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Tags: debris at demolition site catches fire, firemen use deck gun on large fire, large rubbish fire in Wheeling, Larry Shapiro, shapirophotography.net, Spartan fire engine at fire scene, Wheeling Fire Department

This entry was posted on September 25, 2015, 4:30 PM and is filed under Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos, Fire Scene video. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

2 Comments

• #1 by B Murphy on September 26, 2015 - 9:41 AM

  

  Good stop WFD! Looks like ops went well. Vid is a good reminder that a deck gun shortens your time on-scene. And to remember to use the largest tip size that’s appropriate. 1000 gpm puts out the fire much faster than 500. Easy to forget to change tip size- I know from experience! Again, looks like a job well done- kudos to the crews and IC.

• #2 by Crabby Milton on September 25, 2015 - 8:13 PM

  

  Nice video and great shots of the rigs on it.

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