Fire Crews Extinguish Three-Alarm Wallington (NJ) House Fire

Firefighters on the roof a burning home in Wallington, New Jersey.

SEE PHOTOS FROM THIS FIRE >>

Photos by Tony Greco

Firefighters extinguished a three-alarm fire at a home under construction this afternoon in Wallington, New Jersey.

The Record reported that firefighters saw a “heavy column of black smoke” coming out of the roof and the back of the three-story multi-family home.

RELATED TRAINING: STRETCHING HOSELINES TO UPPER FLOORS OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, PART 1 | PART 2

More than 60 firefighters from Wallington, Lodi, Wood-Ridge, Clifton, East Rutherford, Rutherford, Carlstadt, Passaic, and Moonachie responded to the fire, the report said.

Read more HERE.

GA Fire Battalion Chief Killed

GA Fire Battalion Chief Killed in Alabama Shooting

A fire battalion chief from Georgia was killed in a roadside shooting that injured two other people in Chambers County on Sunday night, the sheriff’s office said.
David Rhodes, Jerry Tracy, and Jack J. Murphy

In The Books: High-Rise Buildings: Understanding the Vertical Challenges

David Rhodes discusses the comprehensive book High-Rise Buildings: Understanding the Vertical Challenges with authors Gerald Tracy and Jack Murphy.