Best of the Rest: Backdraft II, Once in a Lifetime Rescue, and New Helmets for Chicago and Houston Follow @FireCritic 4 hours ago 8 Comments inShare I am heading to South Dakota to teach social media with Captain Wines later this week and then we are gearing up for FDIC. More on that in the near future. For now, enjoy these headlines from the past couple of days. Rhett Fleitz – The Fire Critic Chicago and Houston FD’s Purchase European style helmets magmaI did not see this one coming…Both the Chicago FD and Houston FD have made big purchases with Bullard this week. The departments have prohibited the use of traditional style helmets and are reissuing brand new helmets. Here is the thing, the new helmets will be Bullard Magna’s. The Magna is a European style helmet which are virtually unheard of in the U.S. The new helmets will be quite a bit different than what Chicago and Houston are used to. Rumors are starting to surface of FDNY following along…and that departments in Sweden are currently bidding on ebay for the retired Chicago and Houston helmets. Rescue caught on helmet camera by firefighter AND GoPro by victim I always imagined this might happen. In a rare once in a lifetime occurrence, a rescue at a house fire in Lower Dumpwater, MS was caught on video from the rescuer and the victim simultaneously. Firefighter Jimmy Goodbody had only been wearing his helmet camera from Fire Cam for a couple of days when he got his opportunity to use it. The call came in after dinner at a home on Sweetwater lane. The victim, Steve Johnson got caught in his house after a fire started in his basement. Both Jimmy and Steve caught the rescue on camera from opposing viewpoints. Luckily, the space-time continuum was unaffected by the video. The videos have been edited together and can be seen here Dave Statter has been hired as character consultant to DC Fire Chief Ellerbe In what most would consider “shocking news”, Dave Statter (formerly of WUSA9) has been hired on as a character consultant for DC Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe at the request of DC Mayor Vincent Gray. Chief Ellerbe was not available for comment, but Gray’s publicist says this as the best thing that has ever happened to Ellerbe. Dave Statter’s only contract negotiation was that he WOULD be considered a sworn member of the fire department and not a civilian position. I guess Statter will be able to call himself a firefighter after all. 399ec658a4884bc6ed85e5b17a87a06b.535x728x1Backdraft II Set to Release in 2015 The sequel to 1991′s “Backdraft” is currently in production. The film is set again in Chicago. Producer Ron Howard has looked forward to the sequel ever since the first one almost 25 years ago. The film is based on an all female firefighting crew. The cast is said to headline with Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba, Sofia Vergara, and Melissa McCarthy. There will be cameos by much of the original cast. Filming is going on now and the film will be released in Summer 2015.
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