Fire in Bed of Pickup Truck Flying J Truckstop

Yesterday, while everyone was at Bourbon helping them with the big brush fire, Missy and I got up about 2 pm to go run on the treadmill at the fire station and as we were heading out the driveway, my pager sounded and we were kicked out to a truck fire at Flying J Truckstop, reported to be near the pumps. I started instead toward Station One to get the pumper, but two blocks up the road, the pumper went enroute, so I turned around and headed direct to the truck stop. I arrived shortly behind the pumper and pulled up to find Junior Firefighters Drew Osborn and Stetson Zelch attacking the small fire in the bed of the dodge pickup, which was not near the pumps thankfully….

Stetson and Drew Extinguish Fire 2

..with Larry Flesher, our Deputy Chief, supervising their efforts. Following their training protocols, they were properly attired in protective gear and wearing air packs as well, and they worked well as a team….

Stetson and Drew Extinguish Fire

Drew grabbed a pike pole and took care of overhaul work while Stetson cooled down the bed liner and wheel wells….

Drew Overhauls

…combining for teamwork, which is what all departments should strive for….

Teamwork

 

Drew Overhauls 3

GOOD JOB GUYS  !!!!!

 

 

 

Please Dont Burn If You Dont Need To Right Now….

…for those unaware or visiting Missouri these days, we are experiencing a severe dry period and approaching drought conditions of extremes due to a lack of rainfall and higher than normal heat temps during the day, so please dont be burning anything and be careful with open flames and cigarette butt and ash disposals. Fire departments across the state are responding to and fighting alot of brush fires and a few departments in this area are dealing with arsonists running around setting fires no less. We assisted Bourbon Fire Department yesterday with a brush fire that got up to about thirty acres and our guys were telling me today, that tall and bushy cedar trees were crowning fully involved like firecrackers all around them. I have been in a few of those types of brush fires and it can be a little unnerving. They were up at that Bourbon fire from 10 am to 4 pm.

We also assisted Bourbon with a farm field fire a few days ago where about ten acres burned along with twenty five large round bales of hay, and one of the barns nearby was threatened for a short time as well. The photos below show our personnel and Bourbon`s crews mopping up the fires….

01 Farm Essman Dunn Rd

 

02 Farm Essman Dunn Rd

 

03 Assisting Bourbon

 

05 Sullivan Jr`s Hard At Work

 …and then came home to find an overheated or tired squirrel in my walnut tree behind my carport….

06 Tired Squirrel in Tree by Carport

 

Sullivan FD Jr Firefighter Academy 2012

Sullivan Fire District held their annual Junior Firefighter Academy last week and I was able to photograph a few extra events this year including RIT training, auto extrication, brush firefighting, and culiminating in the live burn exercises at Boles Fire District`s Training Center at Labadie. I stopped there on my way home from work on Friday and photographed it. Below are some of the photos I took.

Auto Extrication Training 2

 

Auto Extrication Training 4

 

Auto Extrication Training 6

 

Auto Extrication Training 8

 

Auto Extrication Training 9

 

Auto Extrication Training 11

 

Auto Extrication Training 12

Auto Extrication Training 15

 

Auto Extrication Training 17

 

Auto Extrication Training 19

 

Auto Extrication Training 21

 

Brush Fire Training

 

Dividing Up

and here are the photos from Friday morning`s live burn exercises at Labadie, courtesy of the Boles Fire District.

Live Burn Training

 

Live Burn Training 2

 

Live Burn Training 4

 

Live Burn Training 5 Team One

 

Live Burn Training 6 Team One

 

Live Burn Training 7

 

Live Burn Training 8 Team 2 Enters

 

Live Burn Training 10

 

Live Burn Training 11

 

Live Burn Training 14

 

Live Burn Training 16

 

 

 

Live Burn Training 17

 

 

Live Burn Training 18

 

 

Live Burn Training 19

 

 

Live Burn Training 20

 

Live Burn Training 21

 

Live Burn Training 22

 

 

Live Burn Training 23

 

 

Cowboy Exits Trailer

 

 

Sea of Red

 

 

Live Burn Training 24

 

 

Live Burn Training 26

 

 

Live Burn Training 28

 

 

Live Burn Training 29

 

 

Live Burn Training 30

 

 

Dalton Turner and his Mohawk

 

Live Burn Training 31

 

 

Live Burn Training 32

 

 

Live Burn Training Jimmy Makes Sure

 

 

Live Burn Training Marko Instructs

 

 

Live Burn Training Setting Up

 

 

Live Burn Training Setting Up 2

 

 

Live Burn Training Setting Up 3

 

 

Rehab and Getting Ready RIT

 

 

RIT Training

 

 

RIT Training Going Inside

 

 

RIT Cowboy and Jimmy Guiding

 

 

RIT Jimmy Instructs Victim

 

 

Cowboy Makes Adjustments

 

 

Drew Stands By With Hoseline 2

 

 

Drew Straightens Out His Straps

 

 

Jimmy Exits Trailer

 

 

Jimmy Gives Instruction

 

 

Louis and His Team Standby

 

 

Nolan Helps Last Crew Inside

 

 

Paul Schuler Resting Up 2A

 

 

Live Burn Training Wickersham 2

 

 

Live Burn Training Wickersham