Fireground Operations
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A firefighter is in serious but stable condition after falling out of a window during overhaul at a Harlem apartment fire
A power line fell on a rig as San Francisco firefighters faced a top-floor fire, threatening exposures
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Thankfully, the firefighter was not injured and no one was home at the time
Two firefighters were also injured while fighting the blaze
Firefighter Dakota Huddleston has a broken leg and pelvis, several broken vertebrae and a punctured bladder
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Neveah Sellers shook hands with the firefighters and medics that saved her from a burning home in February
The firefighter was taken to a hospital for chest pains; no other firefighters or residents were injured
The firefighter fell from the ladder that had been extended to the roof of the wooden-frame house, hit the porch roof and fell to the ground
All four firefighters were taken to a hospital with undisclosed injuries that were not life-threatening
The blast may have been caused by a natural gas leak at a pizza restaurant reportedly under renovation
The firefighters shared stories and gave the boys shirts, hats and toy fire trucks
Figures show not just the department’s problems responding to 50,000 annual medical 911 calls but also its struggles in getting to all 77,000 emergency incidents throughout the city
The only injury was to a firefighter who hurt her knee but declined treatment
One firefighter was taken to the hospital after he fell from the roof; a second was treated at the scene for minor injuries
Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire; one employee was checked by rescue crews but is expected to be OK
A rescue team was deployed and the two firefighters were taken to the hospital, treated and later released
Firefighters carried the 73-year-old man from the second floor down a ladder
“It is imperative that people learn from the tragedy at West,” CSB Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso said
Mayor Bill de Blasio said “it’s not acceptable” that ambulances took more than 10 minutes to respond to a fire that killed two children
A wall collapsed and trapped the firefighters; 1 firefighter is in critical condition and the other 3 are stable
Two children died in the blaze; an ambulance wasn’t dispatched after the working fire was confirmed
Firefighters believe the fire started from the lit candles, which were being used as a light source since electricity had been shut off at the home
The heart attack stemmed from a 9/11-related lung ailment that caused firefighter Luis Fragoso to retire in 2002
Footage shows firefighters shooting water and foam at the flames; thick, dark smoke is visible for several miles
Fire chief: ‘I would say the family has a better chance of winning the lottery than finding a pet that survived a blaze, but it was a nice ending to a very sad day for them’
It may fall to the fire chiefs to train and educate police on what to do when they are first on scene at a fire
An investigator says 46 of the 52 structure and car fires in the city since January could be the work of arsonists
The firefighters were checked out on the scene and are expected to be OK
At its height, the 7-alarm fire brought out 14 local departments and three emergency medical service squads
Officer Dennis Guerra’s death exposed the lack of NYPD protocol covering instances in which officers arrive at fire scenes before firefighters
A firefighter suffered a minor injury in the fire, but was later treated and released from a hospital
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