Fatal Incident
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
The Mi-8 helicopter went down during a training mission late Wednesday, killing the chief of a Russian aviation center
Along with a man who was critically injured, paramedics said two other people and six police officers suffered minor injuries
Fire Engineer Ryan Osler was killed in the crash; another firefighter was taken to a hospital with minor injuries
Nine other people died in the fire, which was caused by an electrical malfunction in an air conditioning unit’s power cord
There were no ambulances available because they were on other calls
Justin Zink, 28, was with the department since he was 18; the chief said he was active in every department fundraiser and event
It took firefighters about an hour to extinguish the blaze, which was contained to a tank area
Several people jumped from windows and others were rescued by firefighters using ladders
Julio Gonzalez, 61, was taken to the hospital after suffering what appeared to be a heart attack
Donald “Ham” Eicher served the department for 37 years and spent seven years as the rescue chief
The 2013 fire killed her ex-boyfriend, three of her children and severely burned her daughter
Michigan state representative Peter Pettalia spent time as a volunteer firefighter with the East Grand Lake Fire Department for 15 years
One child remains hospitalized in critical condition; it’s the deadliest fire in Memphis since the 1920s
A fire official said the incident left firefighters with heavy hearts and “pain in their eyes”
Officials said Troy Whitaker strapped his son in the backseat of his vehicle, leaving him there for eight hours
The pileup killed Fire Chief Spencer Chauvin and injured another firefighter
The firefighter suffered second- and third-degree burns while trying to save two victims
Friends and neighbors have stepped in to plant new grass and replace a swing for the firefighter’s daughter
Michael Allen Johnson said he nodded off before the rig went out of control
The bus hit the fire truck and a pickup truck, knocking three firefighters standing near the guard rail into the water below
U.S. flags will be flown at half-staff the day of Todd Hartlein’s funeral
Friends and family said the 26-year-old was an avid sportsman who dedicated his life to the “woods and people”
Paul F. Price, a 39-year veteran of the fire service, died of a heart attack last week
The fire displaced 100 people and injured three firefighters
Clifford Cofer II was shot and killed by his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend, who admitted he “just lost it” when the two showed up at his residence
Unsealed records reveal the chilling video recording of Daryl Ritz’s struggle with an intruder
Tad Dennis had a BAC of 0.149 when he struck and killed a 17-year-old in her vehicle last year
The bulldozer rolled over as it was working alongside firefighters to control the blaze
John Scott, a 45-year veteran, served in numerous leadership roles, including chief and commissioner
Firefighter Lorenzo Douglas died almost a month after the incident
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