Fatal Incident
Christion Schoenfeld, a third-year firefighter, served in Mendocino and Amador-El Dorado units and was remembered for his dedication and drive
A 29-year-old driver was killed and an 18-year-old passenger critically injured after their car collided with a Seattle ladder truck returning from a call
Three residents of Gabriel House are suing the facility’s owner and a fire inspection company, claiming unsafe conditions, poor enforcement of smoking policies, and failed fire systems
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
Ardmore firefighters, Rotary Club members and churches worked to have residents sign up for smoke detectors after a fire killed two people
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Deputies said the family in Angleton were working on leveling their mobile home when it collapsed on them
Body-worn camera footage shows Memphis EMTs not providing aid during the fatal incident
The judge ruled Aurora Peter Cichuniec had to make a quick decision the night of the arrest as the highest-ranking paramedic at the scene
An investigation finds that the victim made an unexpected turn into an area with visibility concerns during the Falls Fire
Shanksville Chief Terry Shaffer reflects on how his family is inextricably linked to the tragedy – and how they continue to honor the victims and the community
Years of preplanning aided the incident command of an MCI, building fire, technical rescue, hazmat, and terrorism crime scene all in one
Chief Freddie LaFemina recalls the unimaginable scene at Ground Zero and the relentless work to find his brother firefighters
Investigators said the deaths inside the Irondequoit house fire were homicides
Gresham and Portland firefighters faced fire extending across four units after a plane crashed into a row of townhouses
First responders arrived to find the Ragley house leveled, on fire and debris thrown some distance
Jefferson County Rescue Squad Assistant Chief Jeremy Sutton was killed when a tractor-trailer struck the ambulance
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue has placed three employees on leave amid an investigation into the death of an instructor’s son during an unsanctioned training event
Philadelphia firefighters faced two blazes that killed three people and injured three others
First responders worked to find signs of life inside an excavator buried under rocks and boulders at a quarry in Sterling
The deaths of two people in the flooding have led first responders to talk about the losses and grief
Authorities are investigating a propane leak as the cause of a fatal house explosion in Jefferson Township
More than 100 people were evacuated as firefighters worked to rescue people trapped in homes and vehicles
The Los Angeles County Fire Department released a summary of the front-loader fire and explosion that killed Firefighter Andrew Pontious
Miami-Dade County’s Chief of Public Safety said the training was not a department-sanctioned event
Firefighters in Harford County were responding to a call for an outside gas leak when the house exploded before they arrived
The Lancaster Township Fire Department stated that a tanker task force was dispatched as a precaution due to known low water pressure
Protests and riots after the death of Michael Brown thrust the city into the national spotlight
U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell said there is still much to learn from the devastating Maui wildfires
Officials in Palm Beach County said the Ford Explorer failed to negotiate a turn, striking a guardrail before overturning
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