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Touted as “absolutely fireproof,” Atlanta’s Winecoff Hotel became the scene of America’s deadliest hotel blaze, claiming 119 lives
Review shows extreme hoarding caused one fatal floor collapse and fueled seven fatal fires, underscoring risks as firefighters struggle through debris-filled homes
Flames engulfed a Franklin Township home just before midnight, claiming the lives of five people
Crews from eight fire departments responded to the explosion in Hillsboro
Two workers were killed in the massive SouthPark construction site fire in Charlotte in May
Capt. Jeffrey Scott Klein was in charge of a 2020 medical response that led to the death of a patient who was put in a prone position
Officials are proposing the creation of a special joint task force to consider legislative and other changes in response to the deadly fire at Port Newark
A large crowd began throwing objects and damaging a fire engine as crews tried to reach crash victims
Investigators believe a clothes dryer left on overnight is the cause of the fatal Elbert County fire
Six people are dead after a semi crashed into the rear of a charter bus carrying high school students
The story of Billy Moon, a heroic fallen FDNY firefighter, and the people whose lives he has saved
FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh says Brooklyn fire is the 17th fatal fire due to lithium-ion batteries
Beneficiaries will receive payments as early as April to June of next year
Firefighters faced a basement fire that had extended to all floors and the occupied exposures
A Victorious Care Ambulance crew and a pickup truck driver were killed in a head-on crash
Fog similar to what contributed to the deadly Oct. pileup led to another crash
Wildfire survivors have different paths of recovery after blaze destroyed the town of Paradise
Two workers were killed when the 11-story abandoned building collapsed while being prepared for demolition
The captain of the Conception was found guilty of seaman’s manslaughter in deadly maritime disaster
Anchorage firefighters grabbed two victims before a partial roof collapse occurred
Greensburg firefighters were joined by students to install smoke detectors, deliver fire safety information
Martin County Judge Executive Lon Lafferty said they have not had any communication with the second worker in the coal plant collapse
A rope rescue system was used to recover the worker inside the Holly Sugar Plant in Tracy
Modesto firefighters responded to a call for a trapped person and found the victim pinned underneath the forklift
The battalion chief explains how so much of her decision-making is rooted in the 2008 Salisbury Millworks blaze
One worker is dead and another trapped in the collapse of an 11-story coal plant in Martin County
Leaders must ensure that the necessary counseling and recovery resources are available for their responders
As we examine our October LODDs, one by painful one, we must pause to consider how to prevent similar circumstances at our own departments
The Conception’s captain, Jerry Boylan, faces one count of misconduct or neglect of ship officer
Lieutenant Dillon Rinaldo had been in critical condition since the fire that claimed Firefighter Rodney Pitts III
Barrow County firefighters faced heavy fire at the front of the house and were shown a bedroom window where the child would be
Allentown firefighters rescued a woman from a rowhome fire that extended into several exposures
Smoke from wetland fires mixed with fog to create a “super fog,” causing several crashes on I-55 near New Orleans