Top Photos and Videos of 2011!!

These are the Top 10 Firefighting Photos of 2011 according to FireRescue1

Top 10 Firefighting Photos of 2011

These are the Top 10 Firefighting Videos of 2011 according to FireRescue1

Top 10 Firefighting Videos of 2011

Semi Clips Fire Truck, Tips Fire Truck On Its Side

WARREN, Mich. — Two Michigan firefighters were injured Tuesday when their fire truck was clipped by a semi-tractor trailer.

The fire truck was tipped onto its side in the incident, which happened when it was turning a corner at an intersection, according to WXYZ.

The two injured firefighters suffered only minor injuries and were taken to the local hospital as a precaution, reported The Daily Tribune.

Video from the scene shows the fire truck on its side in the middle of a road in Warren, along with the semi and other vehicles involved in the crash.

Video @ Fire Rescue 1

Robots To Help Fight Fires In Australia

Fan-powered CyberQuad can hover over a fire, detect hot spots
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

MELBOURNE, Australia - The Metropolitan Fire Brigade is testing two new remotely controlled aerial cameras, which will help fight large fires.

The CyberQuad is an aerial platform which will hover above fires and detect hot-spots that are invisible to the naked eye.

The real-time vision will then be sent back to a central control centre.

The MFB has bought two of the aircraft, equipped with high-definition cameras and thermal imaging equipment.

Deputy Chief Fire Officer Keith Adamson says the CyberQuad is designed to deliver information from difficult incidents.

"It will enable us to manage chemical emergencies particularly well, because as we can't get too close to some hazardous chemicals," he said.

"This enables us to have a look at what's going on, see what the chemicals are, from a safe distance."


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