Fatal Incident
Atlanta fire Chief Roderick Smith said there were heavy flames coming from a second-story apartment
City officials ordered the Brooklyn house to be torn down after a woman died in the fifth fire in the house in two years
Rescue crews endured freezing waters, jet fuel exposure and trauma while recovering victims from the Potomac River
Fallen Worcester Fire Lt. Jason Menard rescued a fellow firefighter and was searching for trapped residents when he was killed in the blaze
Worcester Fire Department Firefighter Lt. Jason Menard was killed while fighting a 4-alarm fire around 1:30 a.m., while three other firefighters were injured
The wrongful-death lawsuit, filed in federal court Monday, claims the vessel lacked adequate smoke detectors, firefighting equipment and emergency exits
Three people have died and 100, including 20 firefighters, have been injured after severe bushfires broke out last week in Australia’s most populous state
Firefighters from four agencies responded to the scene where a car flew into the air after striking an embankment, hitting the second story of a building
The owner of the farmhouse admitted to causing the blast, which killed three firefighters and injured two others
The blaze that killed an 85-year-old woman began when a towel left on a gas heater ignited, according to the State Fire Marshal’s office
Officials said they found a timer and gas canister in the rubble, leading them to believe the explosion was deliberate
When a 911 caller told a dispatcher a plane had crashed into a nearby house, she couldn’t quite believe her ears
Brian Serdynski, 38, suffered a heart attack on Oct. 19 while on call; he was later released from the hospital but fell ill again at home
Firefighter-EMT Brett Wilson, 23, was killed after coming in contact with downed power lines while on scene
More than 80 departments and dozens of volunteers have pitched in to help Farmington firefighters after the Sept. 16 explosion
Video from the scene shows multiple patients being loaded into ambulances as others limped away
Firefighters rescued the children ages 8, 5 and 3 years, and rushed them to a hospital where they were declared dead
An initial inquiry report highlighted “significant systemic failings” by the LFB, including poor evacuation, command and communication procedures
Coral Springs firefighter-paramedic Christopher Randazzo was shot dead after refusing to unlock his iPhone
Long Beach fire spokesman Jake Heflin said responders arrived to a scene “filled with chaos”
A small plane crashed through the roof of a home, killing the pilot and causing an explosion that set two houses ablaze
Capt. Scott Baxter was released from a rehab facility and escorted home with a procession to the fire station
Police said the slaying followed an incident hours earlier at a motel in a nearby town
The film recounts the catastrophe in as-it-happened fashion from the moment of ignition and via harrowing first-hand footage
Firefighter Alex Graham, 48, suffered a “critical medical emergency” while at the D.C. Fire and EMS training facility
Firefighter-EMT Brett Wilson, 23, was killed after coming in contact with downed power lines
Police said the three suspects fled the scene of an attempted homicide in a different county prior to murdering Christopher Allen Randazzo in Broward County
The car sustained heavy damage and immediately caught fire; two students were transported by ambulance to a hospital
Greg Garza died after he tripped or stumbled from a fire truck onto the street, where he was hit by an oncoming vehicle
The Broward Sheriff’s Office has not yet identified the suspects arrested or given a motive
“Suicide is a tragic reality among our men and women of public safety and military service,” the department wrote on Facebook
The 22-year-old man wants a judge to drop the murder, arson and burglary charges
Kenyatta Mwambu, 17, was hit by a Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company No. 4 ambulance in May while crossing a street
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