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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
Metro said it denies that it owes a duty to passengers to assist, rescue and/or evacuate passengers on Metrorail trains in the event of a fire-emergency situation
Firefighter Ryan Franklin, 34, was hit and killed while riding his bike after work in May 2016
Walter “Butch” Fike Jr., 50, was a 33-year veteran and a mentor to junior firefighters
Autopsies show the children were shot to death; the woman died of blunt-force trauma to the head; and the man died from a gunshot wound to the head
William Tucker, the nephew of the homeowner, was indicted by a grand jury on murder and arson charges in the death of Patrick Wolterman
Investigators are trying to determine what took place in the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, when firefighters found a home, a shop and detached garage ablaze
Firefighter Ryan Schlect responded to the call and most likely realized it involved one of his children when he recognized the address
Follow the mantra “a patient isn’t dead unless they are warm and dead” based on assessment findings and knowing resuscitation contraindications
Amy Dimmery, 34, was driving home from responding to a call when she and her husband were involved in car crash
The judges stated that there was no evidence that acts during the wildfire were done with the direct object of injuring the firefighters
Officials said 10 responders from the police, fire and EMS departments were also taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure
A firefighter suffered a minor hand injury; the cause of the fire is under investigation
Several ambulances flashing blue lights arrived on the scene, some taking wounded to hospitals
Lt. Donald “Reid” Key, 31, started to complain of a headache after returning home at the end of a shift
The man, who was burned over 98 percent of his body, died at the hospital
Uninsured or underinsured homeowners who suffered losses in the fire to their primary residence are eligible for several types of FEMA funding
Firefighters started dousing the flames from the front while other crews went to the back, broke a window, and started rescuing people
Laurelyn Wagner-Pitts went into cardiac arrest in July; crews were dispatched to the wrong address and 49 minutes passed since the 911 call
Parker Hess, 16, died after a bullet from Capt. George Matis’ firearm was discharged
Lt. Donald “Reid” Key II, 31, started to complain of a headache after returning home at the end of a shift
A man suffered critical facial burns and a 4-year-old girl was rescued uninjured by a neighbor
The lawsuit alleges that members of the fire department who “attended and held a music event” in the warehouse prior to the fire should have been aware of the hazards
A rail official said two coaches toppled off a bridge and fell into a dry canal bed
The Dec. 23 fire has been ruled an arson, but an investigation into what started it is ongoing
Jason “Jay’’ Carrafiello, 38, was considered an “outstanding firefighter and was held in high regard by all of the officers and firefighters”
Mellanie Murphy’s 17-year-old son, Jaden, died from a major brain bleed in October
Richard Rehm, 55, was killed Christmas Eve when his vehicle got stuck at a railroad crossing
When an officer arrived, police say Terry Whitney, 63, had a propane torch in his hand and ran to the back of the house
Officials said the child was found on the second floor and his grandmother and uncle were found at the bottom of the stairs
Firefighter Richard Rehm, 55, was responding to a call when his vehicle became stuck on train tracks at a railroad crossing