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Thomas Fire, Ventura, CA, Los Padres NF, 2017
Forest Service Photo by Kari Greer,
a wonderful Sunday !!
And who by fire?
Who by water?
Who in the sunshine?
Who in the night time?
Who by high ordeal?
Who by common trial?
Who in your merry merry month of May?
Who by very slow decay?
And who shall I say is calling?........
or on Goear .
The Feuerwehr is a number of German fire departments. The responsible body for operating and equipping fire departments are the German communities ("Gemeinden") and cities ("Städte"). By law, they are required to operate a fire-fighting force including Emergency medical services (EMS) in numbers corresponding to the inhabitants of the county or city. In cities, this is usually performed by the Fire Prevention Bureau, one of the higher-ranking authorities.
Most of Germany's 1,383,730 fire fighters are members of voluntary fire brigades, with a lesser number working in professional fire brigades either operated by
a municipal body, such as the city of Berlin (Berufsfeuerwehr - full-time city department)
a larger company ("Werkfeuerwehr", for the needs of the company operating them) e.g. refineries or chemical industry production facilities
airports to meet the ICAO requirements ("Flughafenfeuerwehr" - this includes airplane factories like that of Airbus in Hamburg)
the armed forces ("Bundeswehr-Feuerwehr" with specialized divisions such as "Fliegerhorstfeuerwehr Cologne-Wahn"/located at German air force bases, military bases, naval bases as well as on any ship of the German navy).
By law, cities with a population of more than 80,000-100,000 people (depending on the state) are required to have a professional fire fighting force ("Berufsfeuerwehr"). Others such as smaller cities and towns can set up a full-time force ("Hauptamtliche Wachbereitschaft"), which is basically a group or a squadron occupying one large fire station around the clock. This force deals with smaller incidents on its own and is supported by voluntary forces for larger incidents. Each community meets the need of fire-fighting personnel by setting up a voluntary force ("Freiwillige Feuerwehr"). A community or a city may also set up a professional fire fighting force without additional volunteer forces. In case it is not possible to recruit enough personnel for this job, the mayor of a city is required to set up a "Pflichtfeuerwehr" (compulsory fire brigade), where he will draft the number of personnel required.
Antique fire trucks at the Motor Transport Museum in Campo, CA. On the left is a 1947 Mack Type 85 pumper originally owned by the City of Claremont, CA. On the right is a 1958 International R185 pumper that belonged to the U.S. Marine Corps. and was used at Camp Pendleton.
Mortar platoon fire their 81mm mortars at Taliban positions in support of a patrol from X Company, 2nd Battalion the Parachute Regiment, based at Fob Zeebrugge which is located next to Kajaki power station and dam.
It is of strategic importance that security is maintained around the area of the power station so that engineers can continue to provide electricity to the local population of Southern Afghanistan. The station currently has one turbine working at maximum capacity and a project is underway to rehabilitate a second turbine and deliver a third turbine which, when running will provide power and irrigation to over 2 million people. It is the biggest reconstruction project to take place in Afghanistan.
Fire dancer performed at Paradise Cove, Ko Olina, Oahu, Hawaii.
During this performance they don't allow Flash Phootgraphy and I don't have my tripod either with a slow shutter I was able to demonstrate the motion of the flame. Thanks to vibration compensation images came out nicely, considering.
Fire in a tyre depot spread to adjoining buildings. Time of call; 0648hrs. Incident went MP4, MP6, MP10 and finally MP14. Crews from Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire in attendance
Andover Apartment Fire & Aftermath. This fire started at the Andover Apartments just across the border from Maumee in Toledo. Several agencies including Maumee Police/Fire reponded to assist. A total of 3 buildings burned which is 35 Aparmtent Units unfortunately displacing dozens of residents. No one was injured or killled thankfully. The high winds defintly contributed to the fire spreading as fast as it did. This complex is located off Eastgate Road.
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Warm yourself by the fire, son,
And the morning will come soon.
I’ll tell you stories of a better time,
In a place that we once knew.