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Officials say the critically injured firefighter is recovering and credit quick action for preventing fatalities
What new incident commanders should and shouldn’t do before, during and after their first fire
Chicago firefighters and city leaders are raising alarms over new guidelines requiring four-person engine crews to delay entry unless victims are visibly trapped
Lt. John Schreiber Jr. found two children, ages 10 and 6, in a bedroom unconscious and in cardiac arrest
Officials credited volunteer and full-time firefighters from six departments with saving 45 structures in the fire’s path
The firefighter sprayed the man with a fire hose; the cause of the fire is under investigation
Firefighters rescued an 82-year-old man who was trapped and slumped over a third-floor balcony
The home appeared to be vacant, with security screens up and boards on the window
The blaze cost more than $900,000; no injuries were reported
No one was injured; the cause of the fire has not yet been determined
The building had been the target of 20 complaints to the city building department over the past 10 years
There were no injuries and a total amount of damage is still being calculated
The woman was hanging out of a sixth-floor window when she lost her grip and fell
The blaze began on an outside patio and spread to the building before firefighters arrived
Officials found the building lacked fire extinguishers, smoke detectors in every apartment and a working fire sprinkler system
Gatha Ballard was on his way to the fire house for a training session when he spotted smoke and flames coming from the home
Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Smith, was dangling out of a front window after he was unable to see while inside the building
About 50 to 60 people lived in the building, which housed people recovering from addiction
Firefighters fought the blaze both on the ground and from the air; it is still unclear what sparked the flames
Officials said the pilot told air traffic controllers before the crash that he was having an issue with the airplane’s autopilot feature
Brad Kershaw was attempting to collect family photos from a wall when a piece of smoldering roof struck him
Officials said the man was burning without a permit, and will be billed for the firefighting effort
Robert Reagan was killed while battling the Soberanes Fire July 2016
Chief James Cunningham ordered the firefighters via radio to get out of the burning rig
The depot holds large-caliber artillery rounds; there was no immediate word on casualties
The fire started when a man started burning books in his yard
Paramedic Karsyn Nehls said she wanted to bring some light to victims of an apartment fire
James Campbell was starting his shift as a paramedic when he saw the call on his fire department pager
Fire officials believe the fire may have been started deliberately near two abandoned homes
Authorities said the blaze appeared to start in a media room; no injuries were reported
The blaze leveled the multi-million dollar building under construction and spread to about two dozen homes
Lt. Paul Lutton was shot in the leg December 2016 while he and other crew members were leaving the scene
Lt. Ben Szmara was able to catch himself on the attic rafters when he fell
