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A consultant’s review of the fatal fire criticized Sedgwick County’s 911 operations and the Wichita Fire Department’s lack of “self-reflection and accountability”
A bystander banged on the door of the Dunstable Fire Department to alert the two firefighters on duty about the growing fire
The two were rescued without incident and managed to put out most of the fire from the basement after falling through the floor
Firefighters could just make out the elderly woman’s silhouette through the thermal imaging camera
There were 14 fires in the Philippine city New Years Eve that displaced 400 families
Firefighters cooking at the station left on a call and came back to find the station on fire
Paul Wiebe, 54, fell through a floor while battling the New Year’s Day blaze; he is recovering after surgery
They formed a circle and created a human net to catch them; one officer collapsed and was helped out of the home
Four buildings containing more than a dozen businesses; firefighters kept the flames from spreading further
Authorities said 105 firefighters from 25 units responded to the scene; five firefighters were treated for minor injuries
The fire caused the most damage to the station’s residential area; the cause is under investigation
Both slipped on the ice and were transported to the hospital; they were listed in good condition
Fire officials said crews were on scene in about 13 minutes and that the house fire was too powerful to give anyone time to save the kids
Fire officials have also revised the tally of injured residents, raising it to at least 18
He attacked the blaze so responders could extricate a man, who later died, from a burning car after a collision
Video footage shows rescuers escorting the wounded into ambulances as firefighters struggled to beat back the blaze with extinguishers
Passengers painted a picture of a panicked reaction as the fire spread, with some choking on the smoke and struggling to figure out how to reach safety
They were transported to a hospital from the scene; the cause of the fire is under investigation
Ten other residents were hospitalized an an unknown number were unaccounted for; a total of 150 firefighters responded
The firefighter was taken to the hospital for a lower extremity injury and was later released
A hundred firefighters were on scene and help several people out of the burning building, including some in wheelchairs
It appears the four were trying to escape when overcome by smoke
The man who confessed to starting the fire faces several arson and attempted murder charges
The firefighter suffered heat exhaustion battling the fire that officials continue to investigate
About 350 firefighters fought to save 25 buses and several cars; the damage was estimated to be $12 million
Fire Capt.: “They went in and got all the Christmas presents, still wrapping paper on them, and brought them out.”
Firefighters say the car wash mechanical room and two car wash bays were destroyed
We crawled through heavy smoke and fire to find him and were not leaving without him
Houston Fire Capt. Brad Hawthorne describes what it was like responding and rescuing a construction worker from a collapsing high-rise structure
The firefighter suffered second-degree burns on one side of his waist and was taken to a burn center
The firefighter suffered minor injuries; the cause of the fire is under investigation
