team scooter Posted April 9, 2022 Share #1 Posted April 9, 2022 The county bought this house several years ago since its in a flood plain. Its been empty since. The fire department has been out for weeks prepping, taking out windows, etc. Looks like today is the day. People are even putting lawn chairs out to watch. Its the little blue house left side of the pic 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted April 9, 2022 Share #2 Posted April 9, 2022 Maybe a great time for firefighting/suppression training now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted April 9, 2022 Yep definitely training. They even brought out their huge ladder truck. They'll probably pump water off of the lake too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted April 9, 2022 Share #4 Posted April 9, 2022 So it’s in the flood plain but yours isn’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share #5 Posted April 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Kzoo said: So it’s in the flood plain but yours isn’t. Nope, but several years ago our basement sump pump ran non stop for a while. The two houses on our street are closer to the lake and a few feet lower then us. Burning now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted April 9, 2022 Share #6 Posted April 9, 2022 My uncle was a city firefighter and my dad was a firefighter for the Air Force. I've been to several of these as a kid. The AF ones were the best, box lunches were provided, you see. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share #7 Posted April 9, 2022 Seems when the fire goes out, they cut a few more holes in the roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share #8 Posted April 9, 2022 Yikes can feel the heat from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted April 9, 2022 Share #9 Posted April 9, 2022 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted April 9, 2022 Share #10 Posted April 9, 2022 After Hurricane Agnes in 1972 caused the Susquehanna River in Eastern PA to flood to record levels, my cousin's house outside of Wilkes-Barre and the three other houses next to the flood dykes were bought by the government because it was on ground too low. My cousin rebuilt on land high above the river on the opposite side. I often visited and you could look down at the site of their old house: the area now has about 20 houses! Someone paid off enough officials to get the area rezoned. The dykes have been raised but there have been several times they've had a little flooding! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Page Turner Posted April 9, 2022 Popular Post Share #11 Posted April 9, 2022 ....I worked in crummy neighborhoods here, so we trained on the houses people lived in. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted April 9, 2022 Share #12 Posted April 9, 2022 3 hours ago, team scooter said: Seems when the fire goes out, they cut a few more holes in the roof. The exercises I witnessed were controlled burns maximizing learning experience for all hands. For example, they would start a burn inside the wall on a lower level and would open up a hole in the upper level. See what happens and put that fire out. Then go on to the next bit. The would literally burn the house to the ground before the day was over. And it took all day to get there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted April 9, 2022 Share #13 Posted April 9, 2022 8 hours ago, team scooter said: They'll probably pump water off of the lake too. Yay! A fish fry! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted April 9, 2022 Author Share #14 Posted April 9, 2022 All thats left of the 60+- year old, three bedroom house with a lake view. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted April 9, 2022 Share #15 Posted April 9, 2022 Probably caused by a space heater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted April 9, 2022 Share #16 Posted April 9, 2022 1 hour ago, team scooter said: ...the optimistic post-fire analysis is that they saved the foundation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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