Fireground Operations
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Over 200 FDNY firefighters battled high winds and burning debris to knock down a massive warehouse fire in Brooklyn, which damaged 10 bays before being brought under
Helmet cam footage captures rescues from the third floor at the rear of a Wyoming apartment building
Baltimore County firefighters rescued several occupants during a fire on the third floor of the Towson apartment building
FDNY Chief Kevin Woods said that the stability of the building was so bad that firefighters were ordered out and switched to an exterior attack
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“I wouldn’t be surprised if somebody told me there were 20 to 30 people permanently residing in the building at that time,” West Metro District Chief Sean O’Hara said
San Bernardino’s increased staffing of four firefighters per truck plus an added medic squad proved crucial in the swift rescue of a young girl trapped in a burning home
Firefighters Jonathan Guzman and Darren Jones, along with Captain Edward Escamilla, were burned after becoming trapped during an apartment fire
A second and third alarm were quickly struck as the fire extended into all floors and the roof of the four-story building in Jamaica Plain
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Bethlehem Fire Chief Michael C. Reich said firefighters “found heavy fire on multiple floors of the structure,” and the wind pushed flames to two exposures
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North West Fire District Chief Tony McIntyre said the Baldwinsville apartments did have sprinklers and smoke detectors but the bulk of the fire was in the attic
Grand Rapids Fire Chief Brad Brown described firefighters hearing the children screaming from inside the house, saying it “will live on in our heads for the rest of our lives”
Investigators are asking the public for any photos and video of the Cleveland Heights in its early stage
The top-floor fire in a Brooklyn apartment building extended into the cockloft and attached exposures
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One Newtown officer was injured, struck by an unoccupied fire engine that slid on a snow-covered driveway
‘We were behind the eight ball from the very beginning': Mo. FFs burned during rescues at fatal fire
Two Independence firefighters suffered third-degree burns in an apartment fire that killed a family of four
Firefighters from several counties faced extreme cold while fighting a fire in Ovid that destroyed six businesses
Houston Firefighter Angel Gaitan recounts the apartment fire that trapped three firefighters during a flashover
Fire from the 164-year-old abandoned St. Louis church extended into four other abandoned structures
Four Colorado Springs firefighters were injured while fighting a house fire in below-freezing weather
Springfield firefighters rescued one person trapped in a house fire where a revolver that was left out discharged, striking a captain
A rugged landscape complicates fire suppression efforts, requiring specialized tactics and training to overcome challenges
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Captain Anthony Harper located the baby in the bottom of a bunk bed and moved to a window to avoid carrying the child through the smoke
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“This is a disaster,” Monterey County Supervisor Glenn Church said when describing the fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant
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