Forty-six years after the fire, firefighter Fildes can't remember if he spotted little Patrick in the smoke and fire or heard his cries. But something led the firefighter to the 4-year-old child. (Image The Buffalo News)
Firefighters struggle to contain a warehouse fire in Svedala, Sweden. The fire, raging for three days, melted 38,000 tons of sugar. (AP Photo/Johan Nilsson)
Three firefighters were hurt and taken to the hospital when they slipped and fell on ice that formed at the scene due to temperatures that dropped as low as 10 degrees overnight. (Image ABC7)
Residents leapt from windows as flames engulfed a three-story apartment complex Wednesday morning. Firefighters rescued about 25 people, and four people were taken from the scene by ambulance. (Image ClickonDetroit)
Police have accused a firefighter of lying to them in the Asiana Airline crash investigation and say fire officials didn't say anything about camera footage
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Joe Grandolfo, Assistant IT Manager at the Addison Fire Protection District, talks about how Mondopad has helped his district save time, money and even property and lives.
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"One month ago today, I was operating at a structure fire involving a gun shop. I noticed a burning feeling on the inside of my left arm. I notified my Deputy that I was going to the EMS unit on standby at the scene. I had suffered a mild heart attack. The decision to not ignore this as a pinched nerve or something saved my life."
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