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A recent fire in Plainville is the fourth fatal fire in the month that involved smoking materials and home oxygen
Fire conditions initially kept Atlanta firefighters from getting inside the former Amazing Grace Christian Community Church
Police in Baltimore County investigating a shooting found a burning vehicle on its side outside a funeral home
Darrell Lumpkin fatally shot John Ulmschneider last April; a grand jury declined to return an indictment for murder
Officials said an underage female junior firefighter performed CPR on a patient that later died
Kevin Swain and John Ulmschneider were responding to a medical call when a homeowner opened fire
Jose Samaniego, 33, was hospitalized with a serious illness, but he did not respond to treatment and declined rapidly
Several officers suffered minor burns, muscle strains and smoke inhalation from getting the girls out of the burning car
Witnesses said Benjamin Albert Seider ran a red light at 80 to 100 mph when the crash occurred
The plant’s own fire brigade responded to the explosion; an investigation is underway
Firefighter Ron C. Herens was killed by a drunk driver while on vacation in Los Angeles
Charles “Rick” Gentilcore, 52, leaves behind a wife and a son
The firefighter was taken to a hospital in critical condition but did not survive
Officials said the collapse of two floors of the building might have been caused by a gas explosion
Colleagues found firefighter Charles “Rick” Gentilcore, 52, seated in a chair inside the station
The court found that the state’s evidence against Mansur Shakirov fell short of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that he caused the death of Chris Brown
Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson has said he believes the explosion was a commercial accident
Kim Keith said that he was “heartbroken” and was “in shock” after the fire gutted the three-story, 43-unit building
Officials said a 13-year-old girl saved her 8-year-old sister’s life; crews didn’t find any smoke detectors in the home
Jose Gonzalez, 25, pleaded not guilty in the March 16 death of Yadira Arroyo
A fire marshal overruled a fire captain’s recommendation to shutter the building
Fire officials said it appeared as if they tried to escape the blaze
Officials said James H. Yiengst, 72, was one of the most active firefighters in the county
Daryl Gordon died March 2015 after falling down an elevator shaft
Capt. Terry Welsh returned to police cars in front of his hotel after going for a run with his daughter; he knew something was wrong
It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was working on the boiler at the time of the blast
One firefighter received minor injuries when the fire department ladder truck he was on was struck
Fire officials said the leak was caused by a malfunctioning vent pipe from the pool heater
Records show the building was the subject of numerous building and fire code violations in the past few years
Anthony Spano, 47, had been with the department for almost 14 years
The disclosure ruled out arson as the cause of the blaze in the three-story building for recovering addicts
Mark Eugene Pruitt was sentenced to eight years in prison for the shooting death of Lt. Jason Adams
Richard Hixon served with the Ensign Fire Department for about four years