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Twinsburg Police officers entered the home in an attempt to make entry into the finished basement and were turned back due to heavy smoke conditions
A blaze engulfed a Hartford home, prompting a second alarm and forcing defensive operations
Portland firefighters rescued a resident and, with the ambulance 10 minutes out, transported the patient themselves
Years of preplanning aided the incident command of an MCI, building fire, technical rescue, hazmat, and terrorism crime scene all in one
Baltimore County firefighters rescued an 8-year-old boy from a burning house in Dundalk
From its wooden beginnings to modern ‘smart’ systems, the fire hydrant is a storied icon that represents the evolution of the fire service
Gresham and Portland firefighters faced fire extending across four units after a plane crashed into a row of townhouses
Even when fewer hands are on scene, ground ladders must remain a priority
A four-alarm fire in Brooklyn extended through the cockloft of several attached residential structures
Firefighters from four departments responded to the fire in Boulder
South Adams County firefighters and mutual aid partners worked to extinguish a fire in a large industrial warehouse
Focus on heat resistance, video quality, durability, ease of use, cost and special features
One firefighter had been injured during a fire at an electric bike and scooter store in Queens
Officials are monitoring air quality as smoke from the fire covers neighborhoods
Mesa firefighters escaped through a window after the roof of the burning house collapsed on them
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Columbia Firefighter Mario Trejo was one of two firefighters injured in a collapse during a structure fire
Firefighters finished extinguishing the fire inside the lab at Google’s Mountain View campus
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Two Columbia firefighters were injured as a commercial structure fire extended to a house
Amid a revolving door of new members, it can become tiresome to repeat the same training over and over, but we must dig deep and keep teaching
The potential impacts of wearable technology are becoming impossible to ignore
Syracuse firefighters were spread thin at one fire due to firefighters still being on the scene of a previous fire
Building agile leaders who can make decisions at the point of action, even in uncertain and rapidly changing environments
Hartford firefighters battled a fire on the fourth floor of 128-unit apartment building
The Lancaster Township Fire Department stated that a tanker task force was dispatched as a precaution due to known low water pressure
Firefighters from several departments worked at a barn fire in Miami Township
Protests and riots after the death of Michael Brown thrust the city into the national spotlight
Brooklyn fire companies faced fire in the basement and on the first floor and a man armed with a knife
In the meantime, we must work with partner agencies to develop a workable plan to contain and move the electric car
The Battle Creek firefighter was searching for potential victims in a house fire when they became unconscious
The person’s remains were discovered in one of five homes burned in the Stone Canyon Fire
Members from eight fire departments encountered heavy black smoke when they responded to a fire at a vacant building
The man allegedly lit a car on fire near two popular swimming holes and pushed it down a 60-foot embankment, causing nearby dry grass to catch fire
I-15 near Baker was shut down in what one driver called “traffic apocalypse from hell”