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Kansas City firefighters say they followed protocol during a fatal roof collapse, despite bystander claims that more could have been done to save a victim
Authorities say the shooter, who left a note blaming the NFL for his alleged brain condition, entered the league’s headquarters but took the wrong elevator before fatally shooting four people and himself
Within six minutes of the alarm, Fall River firefighters arrived at Gabriel House and launched a heroic rescue effort
Hingham Fire Chief Steve Murphy said multiple patients were transported, and fire crews were evaluating the structural stability of the building
“It wasn’t that I retired on my own. I was fired,” said former Flint Fire Chief Raymond Barton
Johnny Tetrick, a 27-year veteran with the Cleveland Division of Fire, was transported to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries
On arrival, Mason City crewmembers saw flames on the home’s first and second floors
“I have a firefighter brother, and when I saw what was happening and that they needed some help, all I could see was my brother up there,” Aaron Murrell said
The Colorado Springs crewmember reportedly drove over the victim with a brush truck while responding to a fire
A former football player is suspected of killing three football players and wounding two other students
Mayday training, preplanning, mutual-aid agreements and scene size-ups emerge as common themes in major incidents
The lawsuit says the city violated its collective bargaining agreement with the union by withdrawing representation for the firefighter after initially providing it
Dallas Fire-Rescue crews responded to the aircraft fire and said no one on the ground was injured
Public safety departments are warning their communities about flooding and other hazards
Marco Rico was being held for sentencing after pleading guilty in the murder of Coral Springs firefighter-paramedic Christopher Randazzo
Kansas City firefighter Dominic Biscari was driving Pumper 19 as it struck an SUV, a pedestrian and a building
The N.Y. firefighter’s family stressed that the decision “does not prove no crime was committed, only that insufficient evidence was provided to indict”
A grand jury found that there is not enough evidence to warrant charges against anyone at the New York State Fire Academy
Fort Myers Beach Fire Chief Ronald Martin details the department’s planning, rescue and recovery efforts in the wake of disaster
Two boys died at the scene, and first responders transported a baby and a 21-year-old to Jacobi Medical Center, but the child did not survive, police said
Broken Arrow police said that although the fire and deaths are being investigated as homicides, they do not believe an immediate threat to the public existed
Darrell Brooks was found guilty of all 76 charges, including six counts of first-degree intentional homicide
“Everybody has their own demons from this fire,” said sheriff’s Deputy Mark Aldridge
“The coordinated efforts to protect first responders, building engineers and others is vital,” Fire Chief Niles Ford said
Dominic Biscari was driving Kansas City Fire Pumper 19, which collided with an SUV, hit a pedestrian and crashed into a commercial building, killing 3
The Utah Highway Patrol is investigation the deadly wreck and said the fire truck was traveling with its lights and siren on
Multiple Hartland-area fire and police departments responded and helped evacuate individuals from the building and from balconies
Broward Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael B. Kane: “Testing could not empirically establish that the fire station alerting system worked properly at the time”
“I was young. It was my first mistake,” said Brandon Hagans, who was fired from Delray Beach Fire Rescue after failing to properly check the patient’s vital signs
The Colorado Springs Police Department’s Major Crash Team is investigating the fatal incident
At the scene of a prior wreck on I-76, Jacquelyn Walker swerved in her Jeep, which had faulty brakes, and struck three firefighters and a state trooper
The fire vehicle, which Mount Airy members were unaware had been stolen, flipped multiple times and ejected the driver, who was found dead on arrival
William Klobus joined the department 11 years ago and may have been its oldest member
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