Fatal Fires
Deputy Alfredo Flores was one of two burned in a fire inside a mobile shooting range in October
The Billings Fire Prevention Bureau experienced two fatal fires involving nasal cannulas and oxygen
A Milwaukee firefighter suffered burns to nearly 25% of his body during rescues at a well-involved house fire
Hundreds visit the Station Fire Memorial Park each year to pay their respects
Madison Hope Summerville died from injuries she received while saving her children, ages 5, 4 and 3, from their burning home in Griffin
Five victims were found inside a burning house in Ferguson.
The victim stayed inside the burning Bronx apartment as neighbors begged him to leave
Bloomfield police checking on the well-being of a person found a working house fire
A Houston mother was able to rescue two children but died after running back inside for her 1-year-old son
A toddler is among those injured in a first-floor fire at a Brooklyn apartment building
FDNY companies faced heavy fire on the first and second floors of the Queens house
A sixth child has died after a tragic house fire in South Bend
911
Dispatchers overwhelmed by initial fire calls were inundated by calls looking for missing persons, trapped tourists
Newark Capt. Oswald Robetto testified about calling a mayday while trying to get out from inside the burning Grande Costa D’Avorio
The Kentucky State Police is investigating the Casey County fire that killed four people
Alaska State Troopers said the Noorvik fire appeared to start near a stove in poor condition
No working smoke detectors were found inside the Mission Hills house
Lawsuit
Verdict is the latest in proceedings against the utility PacifiCorp
One adult was injured and a firefighter fell through a floor at the South Bend fire
Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell and other leaders will travel to Detroit, Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, to draw public attention to winter fire safety measures
Considering how to incorporate psychology into investigations to help prevent firefighter traumatic injury and death
Leadership
Newark Public Safety Director, and former fire chief, Rufus Jackson testified that years had gone by with no training for ship fires
Investigation
Testimony during the Grande Costa D’Avorio fire investigation shows a Newark deputy chief canceled a call for assistance early in the blaze
St. Paul firefighters faced multiple rescues, multiple patients in cardiac arrest at the Jan. 3 house fire
Portland firefighters entered through a window to search for occupants in a second-floor apartment because of fire conditions on the first-floor
Investigation
The chief mate of the Grande Costa D’Avorio testified during a hearing about the ship fire that killed two Newark firefighters
232 of the 2,161 fatalities in 2023 were children
Investigation
Gaven Puchinsky’s testimony supports allegations by the families of the fallen Newark FFs on the cause of the fire
The cause of the St. Paul fire remains under investigation but the home did have working smoke detectors
A Queens man ran back inside the burning house to try and rescue his mother but neither made it out
No smoke alarms were found in the debris of the Hardy County house fire
Lawsuit
Suit claims victims’s rights were violated by unsafe conditions in public housing rowhome where 12 people died
The Wakefield neighborhood fire comes two days after a Staten Island fire claimed a 7-year-old girl
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