It is no secret that todays fire services call volume is made up of nearly 80 percent Emergency Medical Runs. This number increases the chance of encountering a Hoarding condition 80 percent more than on a fire call. Funny thing about this is there can be more danger in entering a hoarded condition in an […]
WOWK — Charleston – Huntington, Working For You Here is a video of a Department local to my home area who has been faced with a challenging fire five times now.  They are considering it a “Junk Yard” but can pose many of the same issues that hoarding can.  Water supply, overhaul, access, and entanglement hazards are […]
Hoarding has been around since the days of the collier brothers in Manhattan, since they made hoarding famous emergency responders have dealt with the disorder. Compulsive hoarding is known by the physiological world to be attached with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, as of 2013 this stands to change into its own disorder. This change should offer […]
  HAPPY VALLEY, OR (KPTV) – Watch Video Here Firefighters never know what to expect when they head into a burning home, but one of the most dangerous situations they can encounter is hoarding. Clackamas Fire District No. 1 firefighters spent Wednesday evening training for that very situation. Crews turned an abandoned club house at the […]