Fireground Operations
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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
Mayor: “It really gives you an appreciation of our emergency services and what they do.”
The man and woman were hospitalized in critical condition for treatment of second-degree burns and smoke inhalation
The firefighter was treated and later released from the hospital; he’s currently recovering at home
Lt. James Garris: “The only thing I was able to get out was, ‘mayday, mayday, mayday.’”
The fire destroyed engines, tankers and all kinds of firefighting gear
It took crews a while to get a ladder to the top of the smokestack where fireworks had set a fire
The woman, 69, was lying on the floor; one of the first firefighters on scene rushed in and carried her out
He fell through the attic into a room that was not burning; he was released from the hospital and is resting at home
A neighbor said crews were performing CPR when the victims were carried from the home
The firefighters were able to escape, were treated at a local hospital and were later released
Authorities found evidence that squatters had been living in the house; the fire is considered suspicious
Firefighter Luke Caldwell left his own home and drove his car to the house to help the woman trapped inside
It is any firefighter’s worst nightmare and it happens more often than you would think
All 47 passengers that were onboard are unharmed and were able to retrieve all their belongings
He had a permit to burn a nearby barn, but the fire spread to his house, which had been empty for about a year
The firefighters were transported by ambulance to a hospital for smoke inhalation and exhaustion
One firefighter hurt his shoulder when he was caught by beams; the other hurt his back trying to grab his falling colleague
After the shock of hearing his own address dispatched, he radioed that no one was in the home
He admitted setting four other fires; the latest was a six-alarm blaze that burned three buildings
The Chicago-area fire chief said the first-arriving crews found the homes totally engulfed in flames
The fire chief said that it could compromise public safety and cost fire departments millions of dollars in grants
He was able to get his two children out just in time; only his son was hurt, suffering a burn to his face
Dennis Swenson was awakened by his pager requesting response for a fire; he told a neighbor he was going back in for his mother
One of the garages contained chlorine that emitted toxic gas when it burned causing several firefighters to suffer respiratory injuries
The firefighter sustained a knee injury after becoming entangled in some debris while battling the fire
A total of 10 tanker cars caught fire; no injuries were reported in the accident
Lt. Kevin McRae, 44, died while battling the 2-alarm high-rise fire; another firefighter was injured
The fire destroyed engines, tankers and all kind of firefighting gear
The man added lighter fluid and gasoline to a birthday cake recipe so he could post a video of the fiery result on YouTube
Tom Tidwell estimated that the agency’s cost of fighting wildfires this year would be in the range of $800 million to $1.7 billion
