Firefighters fight a house and vehicle fire with no PPE, and a car explodes in a firefighter’s face in the top video close calls of 2011.
In a testament to firefighters’ strength and resilience this year, the videos also show firefighters surviving a backdraft, a flashover, and a mayday fall.
 | Lack of SCBA at house, vehicle fire The chief of the department featured in this clip has responded to the footage and member comments here.
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 | Car explodes in Los Angeles firefighter’s face The firefighter, wearing SCBA, appears to be uninjured and continues to fight the fire.
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 | Backdraft rocks building with firefighters inside The three firefighters inside the restaurant during the backdraft escaped uninjured. |
 | Helmet cam captures Va. firefighter’s mayday fall The footage shows a firefighter’s 20-foot drop into a basement after the ladder he was climbing broke. |
 | Firefighters survive flashover in Ind. house fire At least one firefighter on the second floor is shown coming face to face with the flashover. |