Fatal Incident
Officers in Ewing tried to reach a 6-year-old boy trapped in a fire on the fourth floor of a seven-story apartment
Authorities call “vehicle as a weapon” attacks a catalyst for reshaping cities, prompting concrete barriers and anti-vehicle obstacles in public and new spaces
Investigators say IDs and tattoos give a strong identification of the driver killed in the explosion outside the Las Vegas Trump hotel on New Year’s Day
The parents of Jake Anderson, 19, allege first responders declared their son dead before properly evaluating and transporting him to a hospital
Springfield Fire Chief Jimmy Hamill said firefighters arrived within four minutes of getting the call to find heavy fire coming from the front of the house
Lt. Jason Adams was shot and killed on a medical call; Adams worked at the same department as his fiancée
The deaths come less than a week after a 3-year-old and 9-month-old were killed in a fire
The church was still under construction and workers were rushing to finish it in time for a ceremony
The deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history killed 119 people 70 years ago this week and led to new and lasting fire safety standards for hotels and other public buildings
Two tank cars, carrying propane-butane and propylene, derailed at a station, hit electricity lines and exploded
Firefighters in a Houston suburb discovered two bodies in the trunk after responding to a call about a car fire Friday morning
Amanda Perryman and her husband were leaving for vacation when they received alerts of the wildfires and decided to turn back
Oakland’s volunteer chaplain discusses his role and personal stress from assisting Ghost Ship responders and survivors
When a fire victim’s identity was confirmed, an official from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office broke the news to family members
Justin Speights was stabbed at a New Year’s party after he tried to break up a fight between two groups of guests
In 2014, a grand jury said 4,000 out of 11,000 commercial buildings in the city go without what are supposed to be yearly inspections
Colleagues and members of the community are donating toys and raising funds for Robert Peros’ family
Sioux Falls firefighter Dustin Luebke held Emily Fodness’ hand as crews used small tools to carefully cut through the mattress that cushioned her from the collapsed ceiling above
Officials said although an investigation is still underway, the two face aggravated arson charges
Oakland fire Capt. Christopher Foley is helping spearhead a nascent PTSD program aimed at providing peer counseling and support for his fire colleagues
Fire lieutenant: “Every single person that was there that night is replaying in our minds, wondering if there was anything we could have done better”
City inspectors received complaints on Nov. 13 about the warehouse being remodeled into residences
Eleven people were living in the partially brick home, and most had escaped the blaze by the time firefighters arrived
Investigators were looking at “anything electrical” on the first floor of the warehouse near the origin of the blaze
Two adults and two girls killed in the blaze; the home lacked smoke detectors
Darryl Elden Vielle, 51, was found dead in his hotel room Nov. 30; he was in North Carolina to help battle the Maple Springs wildfire
Dominic Cook, 13, died of his injuries after being transported to the hospital
Two cars were submerged inside a sinkhole created when a large sewer line ruptured during heavy rain
Authorities believe they’ve located the section of the building where the fire started
The blaze is the most lethal building fire in the U.S. in more than a decade
Six firefighters were killed while battling a storage fire Dec. 3, 1999
Sevier County officials stated during a news conference Friday that they sent the evacuation notice via text, radio and TV
Less than half of the charred remains of the partly collapsed structure had been searched, and crews clearing debris were expected to find more bodies
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