Maple Heights Firefighters Local 1184

Maple's Bravest Since 1954
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      SWAT TEAM MEDICS TRAINING.                         MHFD SWAT TEAM MEDIC               
 
 
         
         
 
 
 
 
       
An unusual layout in the loft, and high heat with low visibility made progress slow on this fire.         
 
 
 
         
 
 
 
     
           
A bottle change and a chance to rest.                                                                                           
 
 
  
     
Commercial garage fire.                                                   Industrial fire.                          
 
 
 
      
Detatched garage fire with several cars burning.                                                                                 
 
 
 
        
This is moments before the AC unit fell        
and nearly struck a firefighter on the head.    
 
 
      
A brave attempt at "vent, enter, search"                      Basement fire venting out the side door.           
 
 
 
         
Defensive positions set up.                                                  Making entry.                              
 
 
 
      
 
 
 
 
        
'TWAS A WEE FIRE!                    
 
 
 
 
          
Sausage is done!!!!                                                                                                          
 
 
 
      
 
 
 
 
          
 Engine 1 operating                                                                                                      
 
 
 
       
 
 
 
 
            
 Overhaul work.                        
 
 
 
      
 
 
 
 
       
 
 
 
 
     
A daring rescue of 2 propane tanks from rushing waters, 
saving the area from certain doom!          
 
       
Excuse me! This beverage store is not a drive through.   
 
   
Fire in a neighboring city home,                                 Relax!!!! MHFD is on the job!!!                 
MHFD rescued the occupant from this position in bed.                                                                           
 
   
Detatched garage fire...nice stop!!!                             Through the roof on arrival.                      
 
 
  
3 of Maple's Bravest!                         Obstacles for firefighters on arrival to this house fire.  
 
 
    
Anthrax anyone? Suspicious package calls like this one 
became common immediately following 9-11.       
 
       
A water line rupture cascades down the stairs                                      Outhouse fire.                             
 of a vacant apartment building.                                       Insert your own punch line.                    
 
  
 Small detatched garage fire.                          The best dressed tow truck driver in town!!!         
 
 
 
    
 MHFD personnel operate at a Bedford Heights trailer fire.                    Apartment fire aftermath.                  
 Jerry Springer was seen looming around the incident.                                                                            
 
   
Like kids in a candy store. Thousands of firearms                A sampling of the weapons seized by PD.          
 found in a home after occupant passes away.                                                                                  
Sorry guys, no souveniers!!!                                                                                               
 
 
  

A car rolls over and knocks down a utilty pole,               The solution is to raise the wire with a crane      
 spilling fiber optic line across the rail road tracks.                 allowing the train to pass underneath.            
The result is a huge backup for the rail line and millions      Note: the inident occured in the middle of the night.
of dollars lost by the delays.                                                                                           
 
  
 Car-B-Que                                                "The Deuce" operates at a car fire           
 
 
       
 MHFD firefighters operate at a restaraunt fire in Bedford Heights.    "Da Pouss" doin some overhaul work.        
 
 
     
Tower 1 is used to extinguish coal that was burning on a rail car. In all, 35 cars were on fire.
 
 
   
Kitchen fire aftermath. Dinners done!                   Brand new motorcycle burns just as the owner      
gets it home uninsured. $11,000 total damages.