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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”
Officials think they’re looking for either one person or a group working together because all the MO’s have been the same
The fire appears to have started in a first floor bedroom of the three-story building; the cause of the fire was being investigated
The Bakersfield firefighter suffered first- and second-degree burns to both hands
No firefighters were hurt; a mother and her child escaped the home before crews arrived
They both were taken to a hospital for treatment of minor smoke inhalation
One firefighter suffered heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation; the other received a minor neck injury caused by a fire hose
The drones have thermal cameras to detect body heat and infrared cameras
Three 12-year-old boys and one 10-year-old boy face first-degree arson charges, among many others
A fire broke out in a basement of one building before spreading to two others; no injuries were reported
Damien Pereira, 25, had surgery to repair broken vertebrae, and a second surgery is planned to address broken ribs and bruised internal organs
Firefighters were dressed in normal clothing to identify people using and in possession of illegal fireworks; at least 20 citations were written
Chief Richard Ares, 59, was hurt when he fell 6-to-8 feet from a deck onto pavement when a railing failed; he’s in stable condition
No injuries were reported and no workers were on site when the blaze started
Lake Dillon Fire battalion chief Shawn Sawyer said leaking fuel made it difficult to extinguish the fire
The stricken firefighter was rescued by colleagues and taken to a hospital, where he was treated and later released
Fire officials said they weren’t notified about the pending action and never given a chance to discuss firefighting operations
An officer found the firefighters a way out of where they were; the cause of the fire is being investigated
Two of the fires inflicted heavy damage to vacant houses, while the third damaged a commercial building
One was treated at the scene, while the other was taken to a hospital and later released
Teenagers in the area were playing with fireworks and apparently didn’t properly dispose of them afterward
The stadium’s dry, seasoned lumber caused the fire to spread quickly; no one was hurt
Three firefighters suffered minor injuries, but no injuries to residents were reported
The unidentified firefighter was taken to a hospital with a severe left arm injury
The four occupants inside the home were able to escape without injury; the occupants of the plane weren’t immediately identified
The fire began when a utility task vehicle’s battery shorted out in the department’s garage
Four were treated and released at the scene; the remaining two were hospitalized in stable condition
White Deer Volunteer Fire Department says the explosion occurred at a gas booster station as crews worked on a 4-inch gas line
Cal Fire Public Information Officer Daniel Berlant wrote that pilots’ lives were put at risk due to the hobby drone
They were hospitalized with minor injuries; fire officials suspect arson
Four firefighters were checked out for heat-related problems and one firefighter was transported to a hospital for treatment
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