Flashover stage of a room. This was a controlled burn for the Firefighter I class in Lebanon. The flashover stage of a fire occurs when all items in a room simultaneously ignite. Some definitions pinpoint that flashover temperature is between 500 to 600 degrees Celsius or 932 to 1,112 degrees Fahrenheit, although flashover temperatures can peak at about 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

Pictures courtesy of Colchester Fire Dept.

More Pictures from this Incident are Available Here from the Colchester Fire Dept.

Car vs. dump truck in the intersection. Driver escaped from vehicle prior to arrival with minor injuries and passenger required prolonged extrication from the vehicle. The passenger was transported to the hospital via Life Star helicopter. Hebron responded with Mutual Aid from Colchester, Columbia, Life Star and Marlborough.

Structure fire on Wall Street. Fire showing on the exterior of the ground floor upon arrival. An interior attack was initialized and the fire was quickly extinguished. Hebron responded with Columbia, Andover, and a RIT Team from Colchester.


Firefighters Shok and Lockwood advance a hoseline on a "burning" car at a presentation for RHAM High School's Project Wise.


Rescue 510 standing by in Colchester after an explosion at a church.


The aftermath of a fire in Colchester on Gillete Lane that Hebron was called to as mutual aid.


Firefighter I student extinguishing a kerosene fire using a fire extinguisher at a Lebanon burn site.


Students of the Firefighter I training class watching the growth stages of a fire in the now condemned burn building of the Eastern Connecticut Fire School.


Students of the Firefighter I training class extinguishing a car fire at the Eastern Connecticut Fire School.


Never park in front of a fire hydrant!!


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