Fatal Incident
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
Police believe a Wood Lake firefighter was driving under the influence of alcohol when the fire engine overturned after leaving school homecoming festivities
Battalion Chief Tony Ray Garrison was caught in a landslide while rescuing victims of Hurricane Helene
Rescuers spent four days in cold weather searching for Elizabeth Pollard after she fell into a sinkhole in Marguerite while looking for her cat
An apartment fire on Manhattan’s Upper East Side began on the fifth floor and extended into the sixth and fourth floors before being extinguished
Fire in Baltimore’s Greektown neighborhood killed one person and damaged three homes
Summarizing the lessons learned from two investigations
Louisville firefighters rescued several from inside the collapsed food coloring plant
St. Paul firefighters Jacob Ryks and Mason Conlin were honored for their bravery in one of the most devastating fires in the city’s history
Firefighters from seven departments worked to extinguish two burning structures in Cicero
A Miami-Dade firefighter whose son died in a training exercise is one of three who resigned from the department
Investigators determined the fire that killed two people living in a Queens garage was arson
The Greenwood School District will have counselors available at its schools following a fire that killed two students
Authorities have detained a person of interest in the fatal Los Angeles County fire
Clark County Fire Chief John Steinbeck said firefighters faced “extremely heavy fire blasting out of every window” on the second and third floors
The West Sacramento brush truck was traveling along a debris-strewn trail to extinguish a brush fire when it ran over two people
The collapsing radio tower, east of the city’s downtown area, did not fall on any structures
FDNY officials said the e-bike battery fire blocked the path of egress in the Brooklyn apartment building
At least a dozen homes were damaged as the fire extended through a Baltimore row
12 people were trapped 1,000 feet below ground at the Cripple Creek tourist site
A hydrogen sulfide leak at a Pemex plant near Deer Park killed at least two workers and caused a shelter-in-place order for residents
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue said several people were trapped underneath rubble and in overturned vehicles
The Bear Den Fire, one of six significant wildfires in the state, was zero percent contained, according to officials
The Charlotte SouthPark fire report highlights improvements in several areas, including the hiring of more inspectors and enhanced firefighter survival training
Search teams and volunteers continue to search through storm damage as states slowly recover
Officials concluded the wildfire likely reignited from winds carrying an ember into a dry gully but did not address liability
On Oct. 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire on concertgoers, killing 58 people and wounding more than 400
Teams with cadaver dogs search through the storm debris in western North Carolina
Basic supplies arrive by airlift, truck and mule as at least 121 deaths are recorded
Hurricane Helene flooding forces patients to a hospital roof, wipes out a VFD and downs a tree, killing two firefighters
Over 50 search and rescue teams are spread across several states as officials warn that the recovery will be lengthy
A response to one chief’s perspective on the role of human factors in fatal incidents
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