FF Scott Desmond- LODD CA (Formerly Of Mamaroneck, NY)

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FF Scott Desmond, originally from Mamaroneck NY dies in a dwelling fire in California. if someone else can post more it would be appreciated.

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From another board I belong to....

Two firefighters among four killed in San Pablo fire

The Associated Press

Article Launched: 07/21/2007 01:41:24 PM PDT

SAN PABLO, Calif.—An early-morning house fire Saturday killed four people, including two firefighters trapped by surging flames while trying to rescue one of the home's residents, authorities said.

Fire Captain Matt C. Burton, 34, of Concord and Fire Engineer Scott P. Desmond, 37, of Brentwood died in the blaze that broke out around 1:45 a.m., said Emily Hopkins, spokeswoman for the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.

A 67-year-old man and a 62-year-old woman who lived in the San Pablo house also died in the blaze. Their names were not yet released.

One of the residents had already been found when the firefighters plunged back into the burning building to find the other person.

Firefighters on the scene then "heard kind of a whoosh sound, and the fire started going through the rooms," Contra Costa Fire Chief Keith Richter said. "That trapped the firefighters."

The men were wearing standard safety equipment when they were caught in a "flashover" in which hot gasses trapped in a burning structure ignite in a sudden burst of flame, Richter said.

The firefighters' on-duty deaths were the first in the fire district's history, Richter said.

Investigators, including officials with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, blocked off the residential street as they tried to determine what started the fire.

For reference, Contra Costa County is on the East Side of the foothills that divide Oakland and the east bay area and the San Juaquin Valley.

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