Fires, Accidents, etc.
Structure Fire
Sweet Road, Queensbury
April 4, 2006
Queensbury Central Firefighters on roof of side 3 of the structure start roof ventilation to alleviate heat and smoke.
Queensbury Central Firefighters operate a 2 1/2" handline to the second floor storage room above office space.
Queensbury Central Firefighter falls through roof after completing a ventilation hole. Interior crews act quickly to rescue the firefighter, who escaped from the hole unharmed.
Queensbury Central Firefighters conduct overhaul on the roof of side 2.
Queensbury Central Firefighters use Tower-1 to check for fire extension.
Queensbury Central Firefighters take a needed rest before finishing overhaul and investigation efforts.
Mutual Aid Structure Fire
State Route 196, Kingsbury
April 1, 2006
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Structure Fire
Baker Road, Queensbury
March 30, 2006
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Structure Fire
Thunderbird Lane, Queensbury
May 13, 2004
Queensbury Central Firefighters stretching handines for an initial exterior attack. Due to the type of construction and pure fuel for the fire, this residence was well involved by the time the first units arrived.
Queensbury Central Firefighters putting their handline in operation on Side 1 of the structure.
Assistant Chief Doug Holl checking out operations on Side 1 of the structure.
A probationary firefighter watches operations from a safe distance.
Firefighters use a handline to attack fire on the second floor.
West Glens Falls Firefighters set up a ladder to a second floor window that will be used to gain entry to the second floor.
Queensbury Central Firefighters work off a ladder on the second floor.
Engine 317 and Rescue 116 had a tight fit getting into this driveway.
Ladders are seen set up on the building as firefighters concentrate on the first floor.
Firefighters pool outside the building awaiting further orders.
Surprisingly, the integrity of the floor was not a problem, so firefighters were able to enter the structure to investigate, put out hot spots, and investigate the cause of the fire.
Sides 1 and 2 as seen from outside the structure after the fire was extinguished.
Chemical Fumes Permeating the School
Queensbury High School, Queensbury
May 11, 2004
(L) Queensbury Central Firefighters exit
the building to report findings to the Chief.
(R) Firefighter Michael Palmer hands out water to members who were in the
building.
People from multiple agencies and organizations await word on the fire department's plan to rectify the situation.
QCFD members setting up ventilation
Chief DuPrey talking to the press behind West Glens Falls Rescue, which was brought in as a command area for the Chief to work.
Mutual Aid Structure Fire
Route 197, Town of Moreau
April 25, 2004
South Glens Falls Firefighters battle the multiple alarm blaze that resulted in a total loss of the home and one of the residents injured.
Forklift Accident
Home Depot, Queensbury
April 12, 2004
While trying to move a load of tractors, a worker at the Home Depot encountered a malfunctioning forklift.
Maybe this wasn't the best forklift to use?
LP Gas Emergency
Aviation Mall
April 8,2004
While excavating land for the new Target store at the Aviation Mall, workers accidentally struck a 1000lb propane tank underground, like this one.
Here is what some of the demolition work looks like from outside the old building.
Queensbury Central Firefighters head in to investigate the nature of the accident.
What firefighters find is a trackhoe that has struck an underground propane tank, that is now leaking.
Engine 316 lays a supply line from a near-by hydrant
Workers from Suburban Propane inspect the tank and decide their game plan to rectify the problem.
A trackhoe from the jobsite removes the tank from the ground and moves it away from the building.
West Glens Falls Fire Company was brought in to provide a third "Multi Gas Meter", so that QCFD could continue to monitor levels in multiple areas near the site.
Motor Vehicle Accident
I-87 Northbound "in the dip between 19&20"
October 3, 2003
This is a picture of Rush Pond, around the area where Fire and EMS worked to free trapped people involved in a car accident.
This is the area where the vehicle went off the side of the road. A few pictures show debris along the roadway.
These pictures show the vehicle from the bank leading down to the pond below.
Firefighters from QCFD and members from multiple agencies work at the scene around the vehicle.
Officials wait at the top on the roadway for workers below to finish their operations.
Members from multiple Police, Fire and EMS agencies responded to the incident.
There is little remaining to the vehicle as it is righted and pulled up the bank to an awaiting tow truck.
Structure Fire
Haven Lane, Queensbury
November 6, 2002Due to a power outage in the area, residents were seeking means of heating their residences other than electric. When this resident started a fire in his fireplace to keep his family warm, the heat started a fire in the mantle which subsequently ran up the inside wall into the attic. A quick response, good knockdown and fast/efficient ventilation is what saved this house from being completely destroyed.
Assistant Chief Blair Davies checks out side 2 of the structure as two probationary firefighters look on.
Views of the burned wood trusses in the attic space from different areas of the interior of the building.
This is what remains of the fireplace and mantle after a fire nearly destroyed the residence.
Camper Rollover
Interstate 87 Northbound "in the dip between 19&20", Queensbury
August 17, 2002
Queensbury Central firefighters stand by waiting for the tow truck crew to right the camper trailer so that it can be towed off the northway. A 1 3/4" handline was stretched for precaution, due to the propane tanks on the trailer leaking.
This is what remains of the trailer after it was rolled over.
Clarence and Debbie Marsh, of MCD Towing and Recovery, work to get the trailer ready for righting.
Mutual Aid Structure Fire
Main Street, Hudson Falls
August 12, 2002
Queensbury Central apparatus in operation on side 1 of the building
Firefighter Todd Adams getting ready for a break
A view from the roof of Hudson Falls Tower 363 and Engine-Rescue 362 operating on side 3 of the building
Firefighter Gary K. Stillman starts a "trench cut" with the new K-12 saw as Assistant Chief Jeff Hirsch gets ready to start at the other end of the roof with a Cutters Edge saw
Firefighter Gary K. Stillman and Assistant Chief Jeff Hirsch taking a breather after completing the trench cut on the roof
Assistant Chief Jeff Hirsch coordinates operations with Firefighter Chris Norton in the platform of Tower 1, as South Queensbury Firefighters look on
Firefighter Scott Congel operating as "dead man" on the turntable of Tower 1, as another firefighter takes a look at the scene from the top of the truck
Firefighters Mark DeSimone, Dave Rainville, and Todd Adams stand by awaiting orders while the TFT Blitzfire does its work on side 1
Above Photos Courtesy Assistant Chief Blair S. Davies
West Glens Falls Firefighter George Carpenter and then-Lieutenant Pat Dickinson coordinate operations of Tower 4 on side 1
Queensbury Central Tower 1 and West Glens Falls Tower 4 working together on side 1
Queensbury Central firefighters survey the scene while taking some very well deserved break time on side 1
Queensbury Central firefighters look on from the platform of Tower 1, as an additional Queensbury Central crew works the fire with a hand-line off a ground ladder on side 1
West Glens Falls firefighters raising Tower 4 out of the bed to start operating on side 1
Firefighter Scott Congel operates as "dead man" on the turntable of Tower 1
Firefighter Joe Signorelli and Captain Doug Holl stretching a 1 3/4" handline to the second story of side 1
Hudson Falls firefighters watch the fire burn through the rooftop after power lines fell on top of Tower 363, rendering it inoperable
Firefighters Chris Norton, Derrick Blackmer and Assistant Chief Jeff Hirsch buried in the smoke while operating on
side 1
A view of the fire breaking through the roof from side 3
Firefighters Chris Norton, Derrick Blackmer and Assistant Chief Jeff Hirsch work side 1 from the platform of Tower 1
Above Photos courtesy Monty Calvert, photographer from The Post Star
Mutual Aid Natural Gas
Explosion
Fort Edward Road, South Glens Falls
June 18, 2002
Flames impinge on the lawn mower that severed a
natural gas fitting,
that resulted in an explosion and subsequent fire
What's left of the lawn mower that caused this incident
Firefighters direct large volumes of water to keep
nearby utility equipment cool
Queensbury Central firefighters man a portable deck gun to keep a group of transformers cool
Niagara Mohawk workers plot their strategy
Vehicle fire
The Oneida Outlet Parking Lot, Queensbury
May 29, 2002
Working vehicle fire in the passenger compartment prior to fire department arrival
Queensbury Central firefighters awaiting water, while Bay Ridge Fire Chief Chip Mellon flakes out a back-up line
Queensbury Central firefighters receiving water and getting ready to advance the handline
Queensbury Central firefighters advancing the handline
Queensbury Central firefighters making good progress
Queensbury Central Assistant Chief Blair Davies and Bay Ridge Fire Chief Chip Mellon compliment the back-up crew
LP Gas Emergency
Blackberry Lane, Queensbury
November 3, 2001
This International dump truck was dumping some dirt on this construction lot when the shifting weight tipped the truck over onto its' side
This is the Propane Cylinder that the truck came to a rest on top of
In the background, Queensbury Central firefighters talk with the property owner after taking precautionary gas readings in the area
A closer view of the truck's dump bed on top of the tank
Before the truck could be removed, Queensbury Central helped make a plan on how to get the truck righted around this tree
Mutual Aid Structure Fire
West Mountain Road, Queensbury
November 23, 1998
Former Assistant Chief Terry Howk and
Chief Joe DuPrey (formerly Captain) take a look as a log cabin burns out of control on
West Mountain Road, Queensbury
