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Fresno County Fire Battalion Chief Seth Brown said the mother intentionally crashed the SUV into the house to make a hole
The departments onboarded onto the National Emergency Response Information System are capturing critical details about various incident types
Syracuse firefighters fought the fire from the outside after working to open boarded up windows, doors
Simple steps to maintain composure when the scene is anything but routine
An outside-in fire extended into the attic space of a row of Whitehall townhomes
One person died after being struck a quarter of a mile away by one of the canisters from the Clinton Township fire
Two firefighters were trapped on the second floor of one of the buildings in the Chelsea blaze
Louisville Firefighter Bryce Carden credits teamwork in the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge rescue
The fires in Allston and Dorchester injured a few firefighters and displaced several occupants
Grand Rapids firefighters quickly extinguished fire in the basement and on the roof of the Grand Rapids Brewing Company
Two Tomah firefighters were injured as the fire extended into several buildings
Officials in Hawley cancelled school to try and conserve the town’s limited water supply
Firefighters from several FDs worked to contain the fire to the end unit of the Clinton strip mall
While not the preferred method of ventilation in the modern era, horizontal ventilation remains a valid option in some circumstances
Nearby residences were evacuated during the fire at Georgia Crate and Basket in Thomasville
Former Vancouver Captain Gregory Weber’s attorney stated “a firefighter’s life should only be put at risk for the life of another, not mere property”
Texas City firefighters responded to an apartment fire and a report of people trapped inside
An occupant who jumped from the fourth floor was one of several people injured during a two-alarm South Shore high-rise fire
The after-action report information from the Boise hangar collapse focuses on rescues, triage and scene safety
Emergency response requires increased focus; this is a balancing act when approaching a scene with numerous factors in play
Several people were injured, rescued as fire tore through a house in Queens
Firefighters in Loudoun County were investigating a gas leak when the house they were inside exploded
Video showed smoke filling the platform at the Eastern Market station
Fire in the Martin’s Country Market building extended to the roof and quickly spread
The victim stayed inside the burning Bronx apartment as neighbors begged him to leave
Firefighters in South Huntingdon Township faced a lack of hydrants and relied on a water shuttle
Bloomington firefighters used thermal imaging cameras to locate bulk of fire in attic
Bloomfield police checking on the well-being of a person found a working house fire