Fatal Incident
An internal review calls the Fall River five-alarm fire that killed 10 “one of the most complex” in department history, citing 53 rescues and recommending code changes for high-risk sites
The Finance Committee advanced an $8M payout in the ambulance restraint death and $7.5M to the family of pastors killed during a police chase
Photos show firefighters using ground ladders and an aerial ladder to rescue occupants during a three-alarm fire in Groton
Fresno County Fire Battalion Chief Seth Brown said the mother intentionally crashed the SUV into the house to make a hole
Two firefighters were injured in a Brooklyn apartment fire that killed two people
The Elliott County firefighter’s vehicle crashed during a procession for the EMT, who had died in a separate incident
Both vehicles were engulfed in flames when firefighters from the Rushville FD and Schuyler County Fire Protection District arrived at the scene
Each fire sensor will capture 30 readings of gases, particles and conditions; the sensors then use edge processing to transmit data to servers for AI analysis
Columns in the Surfside collapse that killed 98 people did not meet 1980s standards
Employees told a supervisor about beams “bowing” the day before the fatal collapse
The Clinton Township fire chief said the township does not have a cost-recovery ordinance
Investigators found the rental license was not renewed which would have allowed inspection for working smoke detectors
The state’s number of fatal fires makes the start of 2024 the deadliest year in a decade
The body found in a fire in Annsville has been identified as a McConnellsville firefighter
FDNY companies found the victim in the attic of the Bronx house
A man died after being struck by debris during explosions at the Clinton Township fire
New proposed standards may require significant action to improve safe practices
Residents of Stinnett returned after evacuating to find charred homes, dead livestock
The Smokehouse Fire has burned 1,300 square miles and crossed into Oklahoma
ATF investigators found no trace of accelerants in the debris of the Bullhead City house fire
During a brush fire, Colorado Springs Firefighter Wesley Cosgrove allegedly drove over a woman sleeping in a park
An 8-year-old boy died and two people were injured during an early-morning fire
Fire on the first floor trapped one occupant and forced another to jump from a window in Buffalo
The Tulsa Fire Department was responding to a reported building fire at the time of the crash
A bomb in a van in the underground parking garage exploded killing six people, injuring over 1,000
We must take action to win our roadway battles – and the larger war – with distracted drivers
The Rialto firefighters maintained they were strictly adhering to COVID protocols in the 2021 incident
The city has seen hundreds of fires linked to the Li-ion batteries that power electric bikes and scooters in the last few years
Fire companies in Harlem faced several occupants hanging from windows and jumping from upper floors
Gov. Glenn Youngkin and President Joe Biden spoke to the family of fallen Sterling Firefighter Trevor Brown to offer their sympathies
Authorities said Bernadine Pruessner left a note before setting fire to a mattress inside her Ferguson home
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
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