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At least a dozen homes were damaged as the fire extended through a Baltimore row
Social media posts from the St. Louis Fire Department have comments recalling the Worcester Cold Storage fire in 1999
The Charlotte Fire Department said Rescue 10 and other companies worked for 20 minutes to free the firefighter
The latest fire was in a gunpowder-producing machine where four workers were injured, one seriously
They suffered minor injuries and sought treatment as a precaution; no residents were home when the fire started
Firefighter responded to a small fire at a seminary outside Philadelphia where the pope was staying; the fire was out when they arrived
A clerk shut off the pump from indoors and called the fire department
The agency has already reallocated $450 million this year, pushing the total expense of firefighting and prevention to more than half of the Forest Service’s $5.1 billion annual budget
The official charge is arson intending damage to a habitation or place of worship, a first-degree felony
Investigators found 78 code violations in the Jan. 2013 fire; in Dec. 2012 state housing inspectors found 146 code violations
A total of 125 firefighters from multiple communities helped battle the blaze; no one was injured and the fire was restricted to one building
Fire officials said the fire originated from a plastic cigarette disposal container
They were sent to the hospital for observation and are expected to be OK
A gas worker, who was there to investigate a gas smell, was hurt, as well as a person inside the home
Professor of environmental analysis looks at climate change, how firefighters’ jobs should change and what the wildland-urban interface should look like
Two firefighters remain in the hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries; the third was treated and later released
One was treated and released from a burn unit, another received treatment for an ear burn and a third injured his elbow
The deaths of the mother and her four children have been ruled homicides; the manner of the husband’s death is suspected suicide
Rod Wasson will recuperate at his family home; part of his recovery will include outpatient therapy to regain his strength and lung function
One firefighter suffered burns to his neck and shoulders; the second firefighter was injured by an electrical shock
Fire departments from across Massachusetts and New Hampshire responded to the massive blaze; no injuries were reported
The nearby firefighter put out the fire before crews arrived on scene; no one was injured
The firefighter escaped with minor injuries after fellow firefighters were able to quickly extricate him from the debris
The by passer laddered the balcony and guided the 68-year-old man to safety; firefighters later rescued several pets
Community members are planning a special gathering for the family at a church.; an investigation into the blaze is underway
A woman and her two sons watched firefighters work for 30 minutes to revive the dog following the fire
He fell through a hole on the second floor and caught himself before going all the way through; he suffered a serious knee injury
The union said they are making emergency donations to the firefighters because many of them have lost everything they owned
Fire officials warned homeowners to be aware of the problem and to safely discard oil-soaked rags after staining decks or garages
The firefighter was transported to a burn center after suffering first- and second-degree burns to his arms and legs
They sustained burn injuries to their neck, shoulders and hands while rescuing a woman from the blaze
At the time of the fire, Travis Boyd, also a paramedic, was fired for reasons unrelated to the fire
One firefighter suffered a neck and head injury and the other an arm injury battling a fire at an abandoned duplex