Fatal Incident
Communication and command failures were key in fatal Florida fire that killed Loretta Pickard
Former Miami-Dade firefighters face allegations of a cover-up after a deadly training exercise, with one falsely reporting to 911 that everyone was safe before admitting two were trapped
Lt. Nelson Seto called 911 reporting breathing trouble, but EMTs left when he didn’t answer the door; hours later, he was found dead
Daniel Greene was arrested and charged with first degree murder of Baltimore Fire Department recruit Jon Hickey
Officials ordered Tehama Transport to stop working after finding the company did not have workers’ compensation insurance
Jon Hickey, 31, was found by police with a gunshot wound to his head after his family grew concerned that they had not heard from him
Climate change has coupled with other factors to expose more areas like the Great Smoky Mountains foothills to wildfires
Some officials have a more mixed assessment of the city’s efforts, criticizing them as slow and incomplete
The report found that among the factors that contributed to the firefighter’s death were a delay in fire suppression, crew integrity and fireground communications
Robert Fitch, 60, helped a rescue crew save someone who was stuck on some cliffs after trying to rescue a pet
Carl Holmes was hired as one of the “Original 12” black firefighters of the Oklahoma City Fire Department in 1951
Leonardo Moreno’s lawsuit said DN Higgins and McKenna were negligent for allowing the workers to enter a manhole without checking for toxic gases
Officials announced a permanent memorial for the people who died and a tribute for the first responders
The deadly Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire killed nearly 500 people and led to sweeping changes to U.S. building and fire codes
Methuen Fire Chief Tim Sheehy announced the passing of firefighter Patrick McKallagat, 37, but no cause of death was reported
The militants opened fire from four off-road vehicles on worshippers inside the mosque during a sermon, blocking off escape routes by blowing up cars
Officials said it was impossible for firefighters to enter the house until the fire was controlled, but when they went inside they found that all six were dead
The sheriff’s office said first responders from eight fire departments responded to the blaze
Firefighters put out the fire at Xinjian Village in the district of Daxing three hours after it was reported
The heat from the fire was so intense that one firefighter battling the blaze discovered his helmet was melting
Prosecutors said Lester Parker solicited his nephew to set the fire to collect insurance money
Authorities announced that the body of a male employee had been found inside the factory
The 1973 blaze, one of at least four deadly fires at nursing homes in the area between 1972 and 1974, would help spur an overhaul of state inspections
Colby Blake was charged with causing death while operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content greater than 0.15 percent
Captain David Moorman collapsed within an hour of arriving home after his shift ended
A source said the driver of the other vehicle collided with the car the firefighter was in
Police said the final two victims were identified this week and they are confident no one remains missing
The lawsuits allege the San Francisco-based utility put profits over safety by failing to trim trees and vegetation around power lines
Over 900 people gathered to honor Kendall Murphy, who died after being “run over” by another firefighter
Lt. Edward McDonagh, 49, lost his three-year battle against stage 4 colon cancer
When word got out that cash was stolen from an apartment, victims’ families said the suspect was “stealing from the graveyard”
Kendall Murphy died after being “run over” by Colby Blake, who was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol
Firefighter Scott Compton died of a heart attack after returning home from the fire
