Night with Engine 3 Fire Department in Fresno, CA.- Engine 3's Crew gets a few calls. A call comes in for a commercial structure fire, it's a guy who's a hoarder. Sparks fly as they gain entry on A, B and D sides. It takes the Fire Crew all night to fight the fire.
The Firemen of Fresno are cooking up lunch, and a call comes in. The Fire Company arrives at the scene of a shooting. The police are in a pursuit of gang bangers in a black SUV. They find them and a shoot out occurs and the police shoot a suspect to a killing. Night falls and a call comes in for a commercial structure fire. Eng. 3's "A" Shift is 1st in on a Antique Store fire owned by a hoarder.
The four man crew staffs the Tower Ladder Truck, The USAR Rig that is used for Water Rescue; The 48 hour shift starts out with a the team going over the equipment necessary for finding victims of an earthquake. A call comes in, something has been found in the canal. The Team responds in the USAR rig. They dive to the bottom of the canal to see if this is a recovery effort.
48 Hours with Truck 4's "C" Shift of the Fresno Fire Department. They arrive on-scene to find a small trailer blazing and a possibly a dangerous situation with an LP gas tank near the trailer. The next day they are called in to a large apartment fire and perform 'Salvage". They is where Firemen do their best to protect and preserve the belongs at the homes where there is a fire incident.
The 2nd half of this 48 with Eng. 3's "A" Shift of the Fresno Fire Department. A call comes in, they are out the door, they arrive on-scene to a vehicle accident, no one is hurt. Next up, they are dispatched to a vehicle fire, they arrive on scene to find a Hummer fully in flames. Back to the station for a quick dinner, then, an EMS call, then, a fire at a homeless camp.
The night starts with a structure fire started by an electrical problem created by a contractor doing an re-model. Late afternoon, a hot-water heater fire in a garage destroys a birthday of a young girl. Then the next night, a call comes in for a commercial fire at an office complex, this is where we first meet Captain Oney Durney, nearing retirement and a true Fireman's, Firemen.
The crew of Engine 3's "A" Shift of the Fresno Fire Department start their day with some of the best tacos in town, a call comes for a fire; the arrive on-scene to a mattress fire possibly set by a homeless person. Then a call comes in for a structure fire.
We meet the crew from Engine 9 with Captain Karey Wedemeyer on the B" shift of the Fresno Fire Department. It's a structure fire, at this fire the Captain meets up with her husband, a Captain on Engine 3's "B" Shift. Once again, you'll see Captain Durney, he may be close to retirement, but that does not stop him from doing all he can, all of the time.
Firefighter Keola Park of the Fresno Fire Department who you've see on Engine 3, is now part of the water rescue and USAR teams. Night, a call comes in, a man is standing on a giant road sign attached to the crossing bridge high above the California 99 Highway, and he's cutting his wrists, the road is closed in both ways and he's got an audience and a rescue is needed.
1st call of the morning is an EMS call, a young woman is pregnant and out of breath, she has Asthma. The Paramedics arrive and assist the crew as they administer medication, pack her up for transport to the ambulance. A call comes in about smoke in a local restaurant in the Tower District They check with the thermal imager to see if they can locate where the smoke is coming from.
At Station 5, of the Fresno Fire Department it's the first morning of this 48 hour shift. A call comes in that neighbors are calling in, they see smoke. Engine 5 arrives on scene, the 1st In, and they pull a line, Mike is on the nozzle, and we go into the fire with Mike as he enters the garage, and it's blazing.
Another call comes in, it's a vegetation fire, Engine 5 of the Fresno Fire Department responds. They arrive on-scene of a huge vegetation fire along the freeway. Engine 9 takes the top road. The Department of Forestry rigs are on there way and they stop to help, but have to hit the road before the fire gets under control. Zippy, the Driver/Engineer on Engine 5 finds out he has made Captain.
Travelers are Firefighters without a Station for a home, and they cover all firefighters at all the stations in a Battalion. A fire alarm goes off, and the firemen arrive on scene to find a leak. They find the main valve and take care of the problem. A call comes in for a structure fire, and the firemen arrive on-scene to find a homeless person operating a BBQ inside a vacant home.
This is 48 Hours is with Capt. Oney Durney of the Fresno Fire Department at Station 13. This firefighter has been with the department for many years. He's nearing his retirement and trying to get as much time on the job that he loves so much before he has to retire. This guys is on both the USAR and Water Rescue team, we find him on Trucks and Engines, and he still tries to be first-in.
We finish up a 24 hour shift with the crew from Engine 9 finishing with a morning structure fire. The next 24 hours back at Station 9 with firefighter Robert Castillion, he just made Captain at the busiest station in Fresno, Station 3. A call comes in, it's a rubbish fire which the company handles. Then it's night and another call and they are in on this mattress warehouse fire.
A call comes in, which sounds like a structure fire. The Fresno Fire Department arrive on scene, it's a structure fire for sure. Captain Palmer explains the call. A call comes in it's a commercial fire. In route, it's said to be a recycling plant. Next, it's a medical call, a man is down at bus maintenance. It's a medical, just over the bridge at the AM/PM. We arrive on scene of a Gang Shooting.
6:00AM, a call comes in to the Fresno Fire Department.. The crew arrives to find that the victim in a possible suicidal attempt is a close friend of the Captain. Back to the station, a little time to tend to the yard, and a call comes in for a vehicle accident.
Engine 13, arrive at the canal where they find the crew from Station 4 of the Fresno Fire Department with their USAR Rescue Rig. A call comes in as an incident at the river. They hook up the boats, the Engine and the Rescue Truck pulling the boats head for the river, and they begin their search for what is now said to be something floating in the river.
Koby Johns, a (PIO) Public Information Officer of the Fresno Fire Department for a two year term wants to be out there on the hose line. This episode features Firefighter John's as the PIO over one day and picks up a 24 hour shift at Station 5 catching calls.
This 24 hour shift starts off with one of the departments un-song heroes, the men from the Fresno auto Shop who do not wait for a vehicle to come in for repair, they fix the problems and get the rigs back into service.
A day in the firehouse of the Fresno Fire Department with the crew testing the equipment. The crew responds to a car accident where a car is leaking fuel across a city street.
In this episode we spend the day with Lawrence French Fresno Fire Chief. We follow him through his shift as he overseas everything from a residential fire to running a training program to keep his fellow first responders prepared for any emergency.
We meet members of the D.C. Fire and EMS that recollect the events that transpired on 9/11 when they responded to the attack on the Pentagon. Then we ride with the Captain on Truck 4 to a smoke alarm in an old building, and then another downtown.
Station 10, the busiest station in the nation, Engine 10, Truck 13, (A.K.A. House of Pain) run calls. We drop by the Training Center
Firefighter Eric Kolarick goes through daily routine of making sure all equipment is in working order. Back at the station, the crew responds to several EMS calls.
The 24 starts off with getting people out of a stuck elevator. A call comes, it's a fully involved fire downtown, blocks away from the station. Squad member Bill Rim goes over some of the strangest calls he's received. That night a fire is seen in the upper floor of a Szechuan Gallery Chinese restaurant where it's known people that are smuggled into the country are suspected of living
The Squad 3 crew jump in the back of the Rescue as the head out the door to a call. It's a vehicle accident with a person trapped. The crew moves in to set them free. Later there is shoring training in the station. A call comes in all respond.
Station 6. The Big House. Engine 6 and Truck 4 crews responds to calls. A very special day arrives at a bowling alley where all the firefighters that are not on the job are bowling for the Washington D.C. Burn Center. Then back at Station The Big House when a call comes in. There is smoke showing at a high rise apartment building and both engine and truck units are dispatched.
The crew does a home rescue. On this shift they do there regular tests on the equipment. The crew is dispatched to a fast food restaurant where they treat an injured worker.
At Engine 8 Station 26's Lt. Craig Duck is a firefighter that is all about training. After a huge steak dinner, Lt. Craig Duck sends a firefighter somewhere in the station to inact the "firefighter down" scenario to keep his Engine, Truck and Ambulance crews on their toes. In this episode, he holds a Flash-Over class.
Firemen JR and his Firemen cousin are allowed to ride on the same rig on the same shift. The respond to an EMS call in the morning and an a apartment fire at night.
Lt. Duck is one of the very few that is always training his crews which consists of Engine, Truck and the Ambo. It's been snowing and cold so he sets up training in the center of the apparatus floor. This episode is about trusting your brother Firemen.
Riding with the crew on Rescue 3 in the Anacostia section of D.C. they catch an EMS call about a bicyclist that was possible hit by a car. The crew responds. Then the Fire Engineer shows us around the Rig and how to use all the fire equipment.
We ride with the crew from Engine 6 as they help open a stuck elevator and later that night they respond to a vehicle fire.
We follow the crew on a variety of normal everyday events in a firemen life. They view the Division,1905 American LaFrance Steam Engine. Do a "Fill the Boot," fundraising campaign and respond to a Sixth Floor Apartment Fire.
After a day of EMS calls, Engine 10 responds to difficult and dangerous apartment fire.
We start off with Engine 6 and a stove fire, then we ride with the crew of Truck 4 as they arrive on-scene at crowded Metro Center underground train to assist a women who has a health issue on the platform
Riding with JR and the Eng. 10 crew they arrive on an EMS call finding a young man that had apparently been caught with another man's girlfriend and the girls boyfriend shot at this guy and the bullets went through both legs.
A newbie firemen starts work at Station 26's while a seasoned veteran prepares to retire. They arrive on an EMS Call where an elderly patient with diabetes with blood sugar is crashing creating a potential emergency. This case is particularly challenging because the gentlemen is hard of hearing and does not want to go to the hospital. The crew stay with him for hours until his sugar is stabilized.
The work and training never stops for the firemen at the The Big House. There are chores to do and continual table top training. An a EMS call comes about a residential structure fire. The crew responses.
The squad responds to a call to open an elevator that has shut down. Arson Investigator Chris Holmes from Rescue 3 Squad is on scene of a row-house fire that just got put out. He is beginning his investigation to see what the cause of this fire was.
24 Hours with Special Ops on scene of a possible bomb. Engine16 arrives and must deal with the situation.
The morning starts off early as Tony Kellerher, the Chief of the Fire 100% Volunteers of Kentland in Landover, Maryland as he prepares to leave for his paid job as a firefighter on Engine 6 of the Washington, D.C. fire company. He's barely put his gear on the rig when a call comes in for a structure fire. They arrive on scene of a basement fire of a two story apartment building.
A day with the crew on Engine 12 starts off with a medical call, They respond to a baby being born in a car in the parking lot of a 7-11. The Engineer is very anal about keeping his place which is what they call and engine or a truck.
This episode centers on Fire Station 10, Platoon 4, Truck.13. They run an EMS call to help a diabetic patient that needs assistance. Also we ask the Eng.10 crew why they became firefighters.
Engine Co. 4 is riding with Firefighter Tony Kellerher as he arrives on scene of a smoke filled apt. There is a vehicle accident with persons trapped needing extrication, The rescue unit arrives on scene and the roof needs to be removed to gain access to the injured. Another call comes in and a sick person needs help and is fighting not to go..
There is a vehicle dashboard electrical fire. Then that night an EMS call and a two-car collision.
Battalion Chief Birkhimer shows us around the 1st Battalion as he makes his rounds around his Fire and Rescue Battalion. He stops in at Station 10 for a quick meeting. The Captain explains how they take care to keep the Bunker Gear free of pathogens in their cleaning and storage methods. Then, we arrive at Headquarters for a Chiefs meeting and we ride with the crew of Rescue 17.
A day with Engine 17 of the Columbus Fire department. We go to a rescue of a vehicle accident in the rain. They discover that the driver is high on Heroin. We ride with Medic 17 as they response to a homeless person at the tracks. Back at rescue, they're dispatched to a vehicle accident and have to bring out the cutter tools and jaws of life for a difficult extrication.
An assortment of calls, from a car fire to man struck on his bike. This 24 starts with a roll-call, including Deputy Chief Whiting, now the Assistant Chief. The Columbus Fire Department maintains the checking of hydrants seasonally. A tour of the Rescue Unit and the tools they use. The first responders respond to a vehicle fire.
Rescue and Engine 17 arrive on scene of a home on fire. The firefighters respond next to an extraction.
The crew on Rescue 17 respond to another rescue. A driver pinned behind the wheel. They are able to extricate the patient from the car and move them to a backboard. Inside the Medic Unit, a problem arises when they find a discrepancy in the drivers license with their patient. First call of the next morning, it's a portal potty on fire at the park.
It's snowing in Columbus. This 24 with Battalion Chief Devine starts off with a morning meeting, his upcoming retirement is on everyone's mind. As with many departments, the departure of seasoned firefighters puts the department at risk. A call comes in for a structure fire and the fire company move into action.
This 24 hours at Station 15 starts off with the engine company on there way to a home alarm. They arrive on scene to a beautiful four story home. At first they don't see any smoke or indication of fire. As they are about to leave, the camera man sees a tiny amount of smoke seeping out from under a composition shingle at the peak of the roof and the firemen go into action.
This 24 starts with roll-call. It's time to check the tools on the truck. It's a really slow day, mostly Engine and EMS Captain calls. night falls a call comes in. We are out the door and arrive on scene of an row home apartment fire.
Cold winter in Columbus. Rescue 17 responds to a structure fire just down the street. First up is an EMS call to a municipal bus. Then night falls, a call comes in, and it's a structure fire just down the street.
A tour of Columbus Ohio from the air flying with the crew of the Columbus Police Department's air unit. We go to Headquarters and we find the current recruits in training at one of the most well designed training centers in the country. Later, we attend their graduation. Now they are Probies, rookie firemen.. Next week starts their first day as a professional firefighter.
This morning starts with Probie Firefighter Bishop as he arrives to work for his first shift. He's on Unit 2, and they put him on the truck with Butch and the crew. We ride with him on his first call. The experience firemen school him on job. This is how rookie firemen learn. Next a call comes in, possible structure fire with smoke showing.
We continue to follow the Probie as he starts his career as a firemen. It's a EMS call and we smell of something in the basement. It's an electric motor fire. It could have been bad, but it was caught in time. Back at the station a call comes in. Both Engine and Truck are out the door. It's a medical call and the Probie and the Firemen spring into action.
The recent Academy graduate and now a Probie arrives at Station 10 after being transferred. It's his very first day on the job at this station. He finds the Captain that he needs to report to who gives him the tour. He's a trucker on his first twenty four hour shift. Night comes and a call comes in and they arrive on the scene of a three story home blazing.
We ride with the crew on Engine 15. 1st call and it's a medical. The police have had to detained the prospective patience because he got out of control and the police have to help stabilize him. We ride with this patient through the ER doors. The next call is a young man on a very small motorcycle he is hit by a car. After stabilizing him get him ready for transport and secure him to the gurney.
Station 15 a call comes in for a police assist. We arrive on scene to find a man down with bullet wounds. The firemen spring into action. Night comes and another a call comes in. They arrive on scene of a dispute in line at a fast food drive thru.
Training at an Airport is the most critical training needed in the world. We start with a tour of this beautiful station and it's amenities for these firefighters. These 1st Responders only have seconds before a plane my burst into flames.
Today we ride with the crew on Engine 1 from headquarters. We head over to the training tower for some hose training. First is the grueling training regiment running a high rise up flights of stairs. Followed by a medical call from a homeless shelter. Later on the night shift a motorcyclist speeding on a very high overpass flips over the wall and falls 300 feet to the ground and needs assistance.
We start with a trip on the new fireboat that has just arrived from Canada. We are at Station 4 near the old downtown part of Tampa. A medical call comes in about a young boy on a downed motorcycle. The Captain on Engine 4 takes us to visit some of the dangers they protect Port of Tampa from. A medical call comes in and it may be a person that had a heart attack. Engine 4 arrives on scene.
This show stars with a ride on the fastest fireboat of it's size in the world. The Captain hits a sandbar on its journey and has to be escorted to the Marjorie Park Yacht Basin's by Tampa Bay water based division of the Tampa Bay Fire and Rescue department.
The morning starts off with a medical call and a young women needs help. Followed by a structure fire, Engine 5 is the first in.
This 24 starts with a medical call. A call comes in for an electrical fire, the Captain examines the box. A fire department tradition continues as retired Captain Ditman steps down and his son takes command at Station 11.
A Station 11 EMS call comes in regarding a chain reaction vehicle accident. The transition at the fire department continues as retired Captain Ditman steps down and his son takes command at Station 11.
This episode focuses on Station 8 and the women on the watch with Tampa Bay's Fire and Rescue service
In this episode we follow a shift at a fire company in Columbia as they overcome low budgets, old equipment, and low pay.
Today, we ride with the Assistant Chief of Mexicali Fire in Baja California Mexico. Firemen here have with no funding and have no tools except what they bring from home. A call comes in and it's the report of a bomb in a vehicle. The engine company responses but despite the hardships we see the dedication of the local firemen.
Day breaks at the station. We see what the local firemen there have to do to have hand tools and what they have to do to keep them secure. Later after noon, we are at a small station in and industrial park, barely two rooms and a bathroom, and they run there Rescue Squad out of here with an old engine. That night a call comes in and it's a structure fire with someone trapped inside.
We meet the crew members. They arrive at a drug overdose of a who is unconscious with no pulse. They administer CPR, and take her to the hospital.
A call comes in. An overturned kayak has been found overturned in the river. The search begins for possible victims of the accident.
A patient has collapsed and is unresponsive and has diabetes. A call comes in to assist the Police for an forcible entry to a home to do a welfare check on a family.
Structure fire, truck 12 responds to the ongoing fire. The team puts the fire out and pack to return to the station
Station 36, and crew respond to an alarm. A call comes in for a vehicle accident in the rain. They stabilize the drivers head before transport to the hospital..
It's a Medical call, they start checking the patient's vitals, he complains of chest pains and wants to go the hospital. They package him up and get him loaded in the ambulance.
Engine 30 crew on an EMS call, the patient has diabetes and her blood sugar was low. They check her vitals and get her on her meds.
Station 30 Engine and Truck arrive on the scene of a fully involved home on fire. Battalion Chief Conway arrives on-scene and take command.
Station 24, Engine Company 24 responds to a medical call, it's a young boy with head wounds.
Engine 13 crew respond to EMS call for a drug overdose. The 1st responders question two teenage girls that have been smoking marijuana laced with PCP.
Engine 13 responds to a medical call, they find an elderly man down, he has taken the wrong medicine.