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Sacramento Metro Fire Battalion Chief Parker Wilbourn said firefighters faced a significant amount of fire and the possibility of people inside
Corona Engine 2 firefighters were applying water to disrupt ceiling tiles and check for fire overhead moments before the collapse
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Jacob Jones, 19, was on his way home from work when he spotted the fire; he suffered an ear injury but is expected to be OK
Nearly a year after Capt. Bill Dowling was critically injured, his wife still wants answers about what happened, what started the fire and what went wrong that day
The firefighters made their way into an attic trying to get to the fire and fell from the attic to the ground floor; one suffered a back injury and the other broke his arm
The charges come about 10 months after more than 60 of the tankers carrying oil from North Dakota came loose in the middle of the night, sped downhill and derailed
Officer Stephen Arkell was shot to death when he answered the call; after the shooting, the house burst into flames
The firefighter was attempting to extinguish a grass fire at his residence when he suffered a cardiac arrest
Veteran firefighter Dustin Hawkins suffered second- and third-degree burns on his face, neck and forearms
Fire rages at a single-family residents where police traded shots with a shooter
Volunteer firefighter Deanna Glinski was battling a wildfire that destroyed her home a year ago
The firefighter was hospitalized with a non-life threatening injury; officials are investigating the cause of the fire
The Texas Department of Public Safety said no one has been hurt in the fire
What may seem a slight breeze can dramatically alter fire behavior within a structure, and the safety of the firefighters inside
No firefighters were hurt at two apartment and one single-family home fires
The fire was well involved when firefighters arrived on scene; investigators have not yet determined cause and origin
One of the firefighters was released from the hospital; the other is in stable condition with knee, lung and rib injuries
Firefighters say the driver of the second bus saw sparks coming from the back of the first bus and notified the other driver
A captain and two firefighters who were shocked, as well as the firefighter who suffered a cut, were taken to a hospital
Firefighters say the sprinkler requirement is needed and that smoke detectors aren’t always enough
The fire was set intentionally and the victims were described as two adults and two teenage children
The fire’s heat started exploding the ammunition in the house; a firefighter was hit by shrapnel
Firefighters in the state have raced to at least 31 butane hash oil explosions this year, compared with 11 last year
The firefighter fell climbing onto a charred section of the structure; the firefighter was not hurt in the fall
Giuseppe Falcone said he wasn’t performing welding at a building next door when the March 26 fire erupted
The firefighter, who was thrown off the ladder and onto a concrete floor by the explosion, was released after being checked out by doctors
“I regret the way the city’s handled this. I think they handled it poorly,” Chief Dan Fraijo said
Officials said the firefighters were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries
The man was revived and rushed to a hospital in critical condition; firefighters resuscitated the dog and his eyes were open and he was panting heavily
The fire shut down the facility and forced the city’s utilities department to turn to a backup plant to restore power to thousands of customers
The blaze was started when a construction worker’s blowtorch accidentally ignited the wooden supports of an overpass bridge
The firefighter was hit in the head by falling debris and was taken to a hospital for treatment