The Battalion Fire and Rescue

Night with Engine 3 Fire Department in Fresno, CA.- Engine 3's Crew gets a few calls. A call comes in for a commercial structure fire, it's a guy who's a hoarder. Sparks fly as they gain entry on A, B and D sides. It takes the Fire Crew all night to fight the fire.

The Firemen of Fresno are cooking up lunch, and a call comes in. The Fire Company arrives at the scene of a shooting. The police are in a pursuit of gang bangers in a black SUV. They find them and a shoot out occurs and the police shoot a suspect to a killing. Night falls and a call comes in for a commercial structure fire. Eng. 3's "A" Shift is 1st in on a Antique Store fire owned by a hoarder.

The four man crew staffs the Tower Ladder Truck, The USAR Rig that is used for Water Rescue; The 48 hour shift starts out with a the team going over the equipment necessary for finding victims of an earthquake. A call comes in, something has been found in the canal. The Team responds in the USAR rig. They dive to the bottom of the canal to see if this is a recovery effort.

48 Hours with Truck 4's "C" Shift of the Fresno Fire Department. They arrive on-scene to find a small trailer blazing and a possibly a dangerous situation with an LP gas tank near the trailer. The next day they are called in to a large apartment fire and perform 'Salvage". They is where Firemen do their best to protect and preserve the belongs at the homes where there is a fire incident.

The 2nd half of this 48 with Eng. 3's "A" Shift of the Fresno Fire Department. A call comes in, they are out the door, they arrive on-scene to a vehicle accident, no one is hurt. Next up, they are dispatched to a vehicle fire, they arrive on scene to find a Hummer fully in flames. Back to the station for a quick dinner, then, an EMS call, then, a fire at a homeless camp.

The night starts with a structure fire started by an electrical problem created by a contractor doing an re-model. Late afternoon, a hot-water heater fire in a garage destroys a birthday of a young girl. Then the next night, a call comes in for a commercial fire at an office complex, this is where we first meet Captain Oney Durney, nearing retirement and a true Fireman's, Firemen.

The crew of Engine 3's "A" Shift of the Fresno Fire Department start their day with some of the best tacos in town, a call comes for a fire; the arrive on-scene to a mattress fire possibly set by a homeless person. Then a call comes in for a structure fire.

We meet the crew from Engine 9 with Captain Karey Wedemeyer on the B" shift of the Fresno Fire Department. It's a structure fire, at this fire the Captain meets up with her husband, a Captain on Engine 3's "B" Shift. Once again, you'll see Captain Durney, he may be close to retirement, but that does not stop him from doing all he can, all of the time.

Firefighter Keola Park of the Fresno Fire Department who you've see on Engine 3, is now part of the water rescue and USAR teams. Night, a call comes in, a man is standing on a giant road sign attached to the crossing bridge high above the California 99 Highway, and he's cutting his wrists, the road is closed in both ways and he's got an audience and a rescue is needed.

1st call of the morning is an EMS call, a young woman is pregnant and out of breath, she has Asthma. The Paramedics arrive and assist the crew as they administer medication, pack her up for transport to the ambulance. A call comes in about smoke in a local restaurant in the Tower District They check with the thermal imager to see if they can locate where the smoke is coming from.

At Station 5, of the Fresno Fire Department it's the first morning of this 48 hour shift. A call comes in that neighbors are calling in, they see smoke. Engine 5 arrives on scene, the 1st In, and they pull a line, Mike is on the nozzle, and we go into the fire with Mike as he enters the garage, and it's blazing.

Another call comes in, it's a vegetation fire, Engine 5 of the Fresno Fire Department responds. They arrive on-scene of a huge vegetation fire along the freeway. Engine 9 takes the top road. The Department of Forestry rigs are on there way and they stop to help, but have to hit the road before the fire gets under control. Zippy, the Driver/Engineer on Engine 5 finds out he has made Captain.

Travelers are Firefighters without a Station for a home, and they cover all firefighters at all the stations in a Battalion. A fire alarm goes off, and the firemen arrive on scene to find a leak. They find the main valve and take care of the problem. A call comes in for a structure fire, and the firemen arrive on-scene to find a homeless person operating a BBQ inside a vacant home.

This is 48 Hours is with Capt. Oney Durney of the Fresno Fire Department at Station 13. This firefighter has been with the department for many years. He's nearing his retirement and trying to get as much time on the job that he loves so much before he has to retire. This guys is on both the USAR and Water Rescue team, we find him on Trucks and Engines, and he still tries to be first-in.

We finish up a 24 hour shift with the crew from Engine 9 finishing with a morning structure fire. The next 24 hours back at Station 9 with firefighter Robert Castillion, he just made Captain at the busiest station in Fresno, Station 3. A call comes in, it's a rubbish fire which the company handles. Then it's night and another call and they are in on this mattress warehouse fire.

A call comes in, which sounds like a structure fire. The Fresno Fire Department arrive on scene, it's a structure fire for sure. Captain Palmer explains the call. A call comes in it's a commercial fire. In route, it's said to be a recycling plant. Next, it's a medical call, a man is down at bus maintenance. It's a medical, just over the bridge at the AM/PM. We arrive on scene of a Gang Shooting.

6:00AM, a call comes in to the Fresno Fire Department.. The crew arrives to find that the victim in a possible suicidal attempt is a close friend of the Captain. Back to the station, a little time to tend to the yard, and a call comes in for a vehicle accident.

Engine 13, arrive at the canal where they find the crew from Station 4 of the Fresno Fire Department with their USAR Rescue Rig. A call comes in as an incident at the river. They hook up the boats, the Engine and the Rescue Truck pulling the boats head for the river, and they begin their search for what is now said to be something floating in the river.

Koby Johns, a (PIO) Public Information Officer of the Fresno Fire Department for a two year term wants to be out there on the hose line. This episode features Firefighter John's as the PIO over one day and picks up a 24 hour shift at Station 5 catching calls.

This 24 hour shift starts off with one of the departments un-song heroes, the men from the Fresno auto Shop who do not wait for a vehicle to come in for repair, they fix the problems and get the rigs back into service.

A day in the firehouse of the Fresno Fire Department with the crew testing the equipment. The crew responds to a car accident where a car is leaking fuel across a city street.

In this episode we spend the day with Lawrence French Fresno Fire Chief. We follow him through his shift as he overseas everything from a residential fire to running a training program to keep his fellow first responders prepared for any emergency.