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Perryton Assistant Chief Scott Glass was one of three firefighters struck by a 5-inch supply line
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St. Paul firefighters found the victim in the basement during a fire where three other occupants safely escaped
A heavy object fell from the attic and struck a firefighter on the head; another firefighter had a heavy object strike him on the foot
The man was flown for burn injuries after Chief Josh Fitzgerald rescued him
One firefighter was treated for burns to his wrist
Chief Jamie Middlebrook, 41, died of blunt-force trauma and a broken neck after a ceiling collapsed on him while battling a fire
Keith Emerald acknowledged setting a campfire that got out of control; he is also charged with lying to a federal agent
There were five trucks inside the building and could be $1 million loss
The fire board voted to open a $100,000 line of credit for equipment purchases in case insurance money doesn’t arrive quickly
Assistant Chief Jamie Middlebrook was trapped and killed after the roof of a business that was on fire partially collapsed
The equipment lost includes at least one tanker truck and engine, along with millions of dollars’ worth of equipment
It was China’s most serious industrial disaster since a fire at a poultry plant killed 119 people in June last year
The volunteer firefighters injuries were reported as minor
One firefighter sustained a serious injury but is in stable condition; the others suffered minor injuries
Justin Tallett, a former Army medic who completed a stint in Afghanistan in 2012, brushed off praise, saying he simply relied on his training and instincts
The cars were recalled because the daytime running light modules can overheat and cause a fire
Colin Dunn and Virginia Price threw on some gear and took a county emergency vehicle to fight the tunnel fire
They lost two fire trucks, an all-terrain vehicle and all of their firefighting equipment
The person was trying to get video of the blaze and when authorities said it posed danger to firefighting planes
Firefighters went back into the resort area to rescue the 20-year-old tortoise, Abe, after the fire died down
The fire started when a vehicle drove over vegetation that is tinder-dry from years of drought
Police and firefighters rescued residents; witnesses said they saw someone throw something into the building
She grabbed her friends, ran to the back bathroom, got low to the ground and put towels over their faces
Amir Johnson, 19, is just eight months into his career as a firefighter; it was the first time he carried someone out of a fire
Authorities failed to alert the public for more than six hours when a facility storing toxic chemicals exploded
The firefighter injured his wrist, hip and leg; he was taken to the hospital and later released
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