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Did that woman wait for those guys from the Three-Two to show up before she got in the water? Just asking.

This explosion happened at Accurate Energetic Systems. Most of their work is for military ordnance such as land mines and demolition charges . The explosion took place in Building 602, which was used for non-military production. They melt TNT and mix it with more potent PETN which is casted...

Actor Jesse Plemons....Father Jim Bob, Waco Fire Department.

For decades boaters on Galveston Bay, unless they were a harbor pilot navigating on the Houston Ship Channel (busiest port in the US in tonnage) by channel markers or using GPS, used the old Houston Lighting & Power generation plant in Bacliff as a landmark. Since you could see it over most of...

Note how everyone is politely claiming ignorance of the problem. I would too. This is all on the last Mayor. His pals were likely delighted with the contract. Firefighters know this is just one more thing to break down. It's hard to charge a battery when the temperature is always at least 90...

I remember in the 1970's during the War Years when the locals burned off the "witch's hat" on the water tower seen there on the Manhattan side in the park above Amsterdam Ave.

Companies from West and South Baltimore as well as Anne Arundel County can respond rapidly through the Fort McHenry Tunnel. 73....Anne Arundel County is named after Anne Arundel aka Lady Baltimore, wife of Lord Baltimore- founder of the Province of Maryland.

What's gonna be interesting to see will be the relocations around town before this is all over. Must be "fire weather" on the east coast.

And one false alarm! https://abc13.com/post/ai-generated-photo-fake-fire-bellaire-high-school-prompts-panic-police/18140439/ Those damn kids.....

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/11/10/firefighter-injured-after-roof-collapses-during-building-fire-in-houstons-third-ward/ https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/mollys-pub-fire-el-camino-real-houston-texas/285-88105ad2-f28c-4172-85f5-141a29492ed7 The NASA employees at Johnson...

Big Blue can't complain about never getting any work after yesterday.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2025/11/07/houston-firefighters-say-eco-friendly-ambulances-cant-keep-up-with-citys-pace/ Who in their right mind would think this was a good idea? Looks like they skipped the Beta testing phase. Wonder who got the "finder's fee"?

This first alarm assignment is amazing and demonstrates the sad downsizing of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire (ISO Class 1). In 1970 the assignment for Box 1872 Webster Ave. and McNeil Place was E26, 58, 5 T5, Sq 2. 3 and BC2 Only E58 on Aliquippa St (now E 10 remains). It's a good thing they...

Grump...I'm not sure "safely" conveys the "scared the daylights out..." effect of an RTO.

This MD-11 suffered a No. 1 (left) engine fire just after the abort point on takeoff. It got up to about 175 feet at less than 200 knots. After that there was no place to go.