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Creative => Story-Telling => Topic started by: Bill Blackhurst on November 20, 2008, 18:23:25
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Playmobil City Fire Department is on the scene of a large office building fire with reported entrapment. The office building has been going through a reconstruction upgrade to add an in house fire alarm, & water sprinkler fire suppression system. The first, second, & third floors are vacant with the forth floor being occupied by Playmobil City Bank's business office. Also there is a day care provided for employees of the bank on the same floor. The construction company that won the bid for the renovations, is not a local company. Klicky City Construction is a reputable local company, but their bid was not low enough. The fire started on the third floor where a construction welder was welding pipe joints, & some welding slag landed on a pile of debris right before lunch time. While the workers were at lunch the fire got a good head start, & was discovered when the workers returned. When Playmobil City Fire Department was alerted, District 1 Station's 1,2,3, & District 2 Ladder Truck L235 responded. There was a report from the construction supervisor that he could not account for 2 of his workers, & thought they may be on the third floor. Search & rescue firefighting teams were assigned to check all four floors in the building for the missing workers. While that operation was being performed, Ladder Truck L135 was in the process of rescuing the forth floor bank office workers, & children from the day care center while an engine team worked on holding the fire back, & checking for hot spots in the ceilings. One by one the forth floor victims were rescued. Firefighters assisted the smaller children down L135's ladder, & then the adults, with one toddler being carried by a firefighter. This construction project had been inspected 2 days before this fire occured, with digital pictures documenting the progress by PCFD inspection teams. At that time there were no safety code violations.
The next thing that is heard over the radio's speakers is the one thing that all firefighters fear for one another............. L235 to headquarters we have emergency radio traffic.......headquarters to all units, stop all non emergent radio traffic on channel 5, we have a crew in distress.....go ahead L235 with your radio traffic, and advise your situation....... TO BE CONTINUED
This story is going to be a series of 5 events. I am going to warn you that it is going to be sad at the end.
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An ariel view from channel 4 news helicopter showing the right side of the scene.
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Another ariel view from channel 4 news helicopter of the left side of the scene.
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Ladder Towers TL114, TL124, & Ladder Trucks L135, & L235 in position with smoke showing.
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Smoke, & steam getting heavier as units battle the fire.
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Heavy smoke enveloping the units battling the fire.
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TL124, & TL114's platforms being taken over by smoke as they battle the blaze.
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Interior firefighters pushing the advancing fire back as victims are evacuated.
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Toddler being rescued.
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Pictures showing small children being assisted down L135's ladder.
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Another view.
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And another view.
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A ground view looking upwards toward the Tower Ladders TL124, & TL114.
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A photo of TL124's platform crew working.
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Visibility is poor on the forth floor.
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Picture of roof ventilation crews working on cutting holes in the roof.
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Support team exchanging empty SCBA air cylinders for firefighters.
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Another view.
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Playmofire taking photographs of the fire scene.
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TV crews filming the action.
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Crowd control.
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Playmobil City Police Department units on the scene.
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Another view of PCPD units on crowd control duty.
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Great set up and photography Bill . I really like how you showed the firemen rescuing the "office workers" . They mostly seem to be children so the investigation now begins into why so many children were working there :lol: The CEO has to pay for those convertible sports cars parked out front somehow :whip: :lol:. ( just my twisted sense of humor )
Your smoke machine seems to be doing the trick as the pictures are so realistic and the way you took them really is well executed .
It looks like you do the same thing as i do as regards to the orange firefighters . I use them as the equipment drivers and operators and the dark grey suits as the crew.
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Tremendous photo story Bill! Rasputin is right about your smoke machine paying for itself, that smoke is a really wonderful effect.
It is amazing how much equipment you have displayed and how nicely it is deployed (isn't it incredible how much Playmobil is required to flesh out a story, especially on that scale) and your photos are first rate. Your wife must be out of town also :lol: :lol:
Thanks for sharing the pictures with us.
Gepetto
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A truly stupendous setup and photostory, Bill. Again, the detail is excellent such as the broken glass on the roadway, and you smoke machine does its job well.
Great set up and photography Bill . I really like how you showed the firemen rescuing the "office workers" . They mostly seem to be children so the investigation now begins into why so many children were working there :lol: The CEO has to pay for those convertible sports cars parked out front somehow :whip: :lol:. ( just my twisted sense of humor )
Presumably the fire occurred on the annual "Bring your child to work day".
What did you use for the magnificent office building? Is it an adaptation of a storage unit of some sort?
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great pict's :yup:
well told story :lol:
at least a peloton' s in use :wow:
the smook is beautiful :o
groet peter :wave:
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Hello Bill,
I am truly speachless :wow:. The attention to detail is allways first class. I have looked at all the pictures and found way to many little details that i liked to even start a list, i would be here untill this time tomorrow. I think a couple that stood out were the fire fighters checking the ceiling with the roof hooks, fire fighters handing over fresh BA cylinders and crews getting ready, the glass on the road was a big one for me (really liked that). See i said i wouldnt start a list and what do i do :D.
I hope the ending isn't too sad Bill ! I have only just recovered from watching the film Ladder 49. That goes on my All Time Greats but Won't (Can't) Watch Again list :lol:. I had tears in my eyes through 90% of that film and at the end of it i couldn't hold back any longer. I still couldn't speak 20 mins after the film had finished and there was dried tears and snot all down my vest, graphic description but you get the idea :lol: ;D immense film but very sad !
Anyway i am rambling again :D i cant wait for the rest Bill !
Tim
PS: I love the smoke Bill !
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Great set up and photography Bill . I really like how you showed the firemen rescuing the "office workers" . They mostly seem to be children so the investigation now begins into why so many children were working there :lol: The CEO has to pay for those convertible sports cars parked out front somehow :whip: :lol:. ( just my twisted sense of humor )
Your smoke machine seems to be doing the trick as the pictures are so realistic and the way you took them really is well executed .
It looks like you do the same thing as i do as regards to the orange firefighters . I use them as the equipment drivers and operators and the dark grey suits as the crew.
I apologize that I accidently posted the pictures before I wrote the story :-[! Now I hope the story clears up the confusion about the child labor laws ;). The fogger machine was well worth the $25.00 ;D. You are correct regarding my personnel assignments. Thank you for the praise regarding the story!
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Tremendous photo story Bill! Rasputin is right about your smoke machine paying for itself, that smoke is a really wonderful effect.
It is amazing how much equipment you have displayed and how nicely it is deployed (isn't it incredible how much Playmobil is required to flesh out a story, especially on that scale) and your photos are first rate. Your wife must be out of town also :lol: :lol:
Thanks for sharing the pictures with us.
Gepetto
Thank you Gepetto for the positive review! It dose take alot to do a photo story of this type, but i can only imagine how many knights or Romans are needed to have a formidable army :P! Regarding my wife, she is not away, & she is not too thrilled about me taking up a whole room for this extended story series........... :no: MY WIFE.
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A truly stupendous setup and photostory, Bill. Again, the detail is excellent such as the broken glass on the roadway, and you smoke machine does its job well.
Presumably the fire occurred on the annual "Bring your child to work day".
What did you use for the magnificent office building? Is it an adaptation of a storage unit of some sort?
Thank you Gordon, I'm glad you approve ;D! I try to picture in my mind what scenes looked like back in the day, if you know what I mean ;). As I told Rasputin, I accidently posted my pictures before I typed the story so there were some issues that were not clear regarding the children :-[. I custom made the building from a stackable storage shelving unit. I added a plexiglass front with white vinyl striping, & finally I tinted the inside of the plastic with automotive window tinting to hide the fogger or water reservoir with pump.
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great pict's :yup:
well told story :lol:
at least a peloton' s in use :wow:
the smook is beautiful :o
groet peter :wave:
Many thanks Peter ;D! I appreciate your positive feedback regarding my efforts!
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Hello Bill,
I am truly speachless :wow:. The attention to detail is allways first class. I have looked at all the pictures and found way to many little details that i liked to even start a list, i would be here untill this time tomorrow. I think a couple that stood out were the fire fighters checking the ceiling with the roof hooks, fire fighters handing over fresh BA cylinders and crews getting ready, the glass on the road was a big one for me (really liked that). See i said i wouldnt start a list and what do i do :D.
I hope the ending isn't too sad Bill ! I have only just recovered from watching the film Ladder 49. That goes on my All Time Greats but Won't (Can't) Watch Again list :lol:. I had tears in my eyes through 90% of that film and at the end of it i couldn't hold back any longer. I still couldn't speak 20 mins after the film had finished and there was dried tears and snot all down my vest, graphic description but you get the idea :lol: ;D immense film but very sad !
Anyway i am rambling again :D i cant wait for the rest Bill !
Tim
PS: I love the smoke Bill !
Thank you Tim! I really appreciate your positive review!. I truly enjoy doing these types of photo stories! Thanks to Rasputin's help in learning how to post the larger images, I feel the frustration was worth it! I am afraid to say that the end of this story will be simular to the movie you are referring to or more to the effect of BACKDRAFT :'(. But even in the pretend world of Playmobil there has to be reality when adults take over :(. BTW a circular saw would look real good on the roof ventilation procedure wouldn't it ;)?
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Hello Bill,
Thank you for the kind reply to my post. I was and still am really impressed by your pictures. There is so much going on and the detail is excellent, infact i see new things everytime i look at your pictures. I am really looking forward to the rest of the story. If i get chance tomorrow i will PM you with an update on the rescue equipment ;). I think you really need to look at investing in a large rescue truck or two :lol: !
Tim :wave:
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Hello Bill,
Thank you for the kind reply to my post. I was and still am really impressed by your pictures. There is so much going on and the detail is excellent, infact i see new things everytime i look at your pictures. I am really looking forward to the rest of the story. If i get chance tomorrow i will PM you with an update on the rescue equipment ;). I think you really need to look at investing in a large rescue truck or two :lol: !
Tim :wave:
Thank you Tim :)!
I am glad you are enjoying the story! I am in the process getting things together for the next segment :P. It seems to take so long to make sure I don't overlook any of the smallest details ???. I am looking into the heavy rescue trucks as we speak ;D! I can't wait to see how big of a truck I'm going to need :lol:!
Best Wishes,
Bill
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Bill, that is quite the fire you have going there. I like the detail, a lot. I hope the radio traffic from the truck was for a found victim and not a mayday call. Anyways, great pictures and as always it's great to have another fire fan on here.
- Ben
And by the way, I bet the truck companies were happy with the placement of the engines. ;D
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Bill, that is quite the fire you have going there. I like the detail, a lot. I hope the radio traffic from the truck was for a found victim and not a mayday call. Anyways, great pictures and as always it's great to have another fire fan on here.
- Ben
And by the way, I bet the truck companies were happy with the placement of the engines. ;D
Hello Ben!
It's good to finally meet you! Playmofire, & Tim_w have told me good things about you! It is great to see someone else with the same modern Playmobil interests especially the emergency service theme! I have been collecting for a while now, & just recently started posting photo stories on here! In fact I may be posting too much, but oh well I really like doing it. I truly like the attention to detail that Playmobil provides. It is so realistic, & reminds me of when I was a firefighter some years back. As for the radio traffic, I am sorry to have to tell you that the plans are not good for this situation. I'm glad you approve of my engine placement! I try to make Playmobil City working fire scenes as perfect as possible so everyone is happy ;)! Thank you for your interest, & positive review. If you get a chance, look at my other photo stories, & albums!
Best regards,
Bill
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Wow what a large setup! :o
Very impressive -- especially the smoke you added to the scenery which makes the whole very realistic. :wow:
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Wow what a large setup! :o
Very impressive -- especially the smoke you added to the scenery which makes the whole very realistic. :wow:
Thank you, Little Jo for the positive review ;D! I am really enjoy doing the photo stories I have been posting ;)! I hope you like the next ones I am working on :)!
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Hey everybody, I realize this is a pretty old topic. But we have been discussing in some other threads how some of the older stories and customs done in the past by various members are really awesome, and how newer members may have missed them and it would be great to bring them forward to be seen. So I am going to be bringing forward some older threads one at a time. This one is a to-be-continued story, and I'll bring the next part forward tomorrow night. I hope everyone enjoys seeing these stories! And I hope Bill doesn't kill me for starting with one of his. :lol:
BB, this is an incredible start to this story. First of all, I love the way you have constructed this building, and the smoke effects. Very creative and effective. (out of curiosity, do you still have this building?) And the details of your set-ups are just AMAZING! :clap: :clap: :clap: Bravo!
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a great idea bb!!! I have read 90% of all the the photostories but never commented as its been quite some time since most of them have been posted! But this will give us the opportunity to bring them back for newer members to enjoy and for us to comment ;D
BB this is brilliant!! I love every little itema and detail you present here!! So well organised and made!!! Its alwyas great to see the PCFD in action!!!
Btw, how did you make the smoke effect? did you light a fire (I doubt it) or did you use a fog/smoke creating machine?
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I love so much these photo
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BB this is brilliant!! I love every little itema and detail you present here!! So well organised and made!!! Its alwyas great to see the PCFD in action!!!
Btw, how did you make the smoke effect? did you light a fire (I doubt it) or did you use a fog/smoke creating machine?
Thank you, Panos for the positive comments! I enjoyed doing those old photo stories! You are correct about the smoke, I used a Halloween fogger machine I purchased on sale for $25.00! I couldn't bring myself to subject my firefighters to real fire like FireChief has done so well in his photo stories, but the fogger has a great effect of realism!
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I love so much these photo
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Thank you for the positive comments, Manu! It is very much appreciated!
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great detail work on the story. Look forward to other re-releases ;D ;D
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great detail work on the story. Look forward to other re-releases ;D ;D
Thank you Chris! There are many timeless contributions by members in those topic boards, it's like walking through a DVD rental shop in the classic movie isle, & seeing your favorite star,....."Playmobil" in a silent movie! ;D
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Thank you very much for bumping this thread bb!
BB this is an awesome story. All the little details that amazed me have already been pointed out by others but WOW!! It really is a work of beauty!!
*Gets a handkerchief ready* I hope bb bumped the next one already!
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Yep! It's right here: http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=2715.0