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Two Kansas City firefighters were hospitalized after being injured during a house fire that was spreading to other homes
Portsmouth firefighters faced a large boat burning inside the warehouse
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The structures instability caused fire officials to shift from rescue to recovery operations
The 13-year-old’s fast actions gave his family time to escape and contain the fire
The first two firefighters in the building suffered burns to their legs
Crews took advantage of the lower temperatures and wind conditions overnight to set backfires and continued Saturday to mop up
Fire Chief D.C. Hass said the woman and her son were sleeping and if the man hadn’t stopped “it would be a very different story”
They have endured several days of temperatures exceeding 104 degrees and winds are intensifying the fire risk
Firefighter Joe Yeakley is hospitalized with burns over more than 50 percent of his body; another firefighter received minor burns and was treated and released
Santa Anas blow downslope and can push fires out of the mountains and into communities below
The suspect was arrested Wednesday and police believe he is the man responsible for setting more than a dozen fires
The firefighter suffered a minor injury in the fire; the cause of the fire is under investigation
Firefighters didn’t arrive until 45 minutes after the initial call; officials say a caller’s miscommunication with dispatchers is to blame
Capt. William “Bill” Dowling lost both legs to injuries sustained in a fire that claimed four colleagues
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“It engulfed over their heads, threw them back, threw their helmets off...”
Police are searching for a man suspected of setting at least 12 blazes in the area since Wednesday
Two firefighters sustained minor injuries in the all-night fire operation and were released following emergency room treatment
It took firefighters about seven hours to extinguish the blaze; a fire hydrant at the home didn’t provide enough water to put out the fire
Hundreds of homes in the 1,300-year-old town were destroyed but no deaths were reported
The injured firefighters are expected to be OK; one suffered a minor finger injury, and the other suffered a foot injury in a ladder accident
Some firefighters had just been cleared from a residential blaze when they got called to the massive warehouse blaze
The firefighter was driving by when he spotted an apartment fire and got out to help the residents escape the burning home
Firefighter Cosmo Paris, 59, was returning home after an incident when he suffered an apparent heart attack
The firefighter was one of five people injured and was taken to the hospital after suffering hand burns
The firefighters sustained minor injuries after an explosion happened about five minutes into the fire suppression
“They are under the impression that if you can call 911, someone will come help, but that’s not how it is,” Chief Brian Vogel said
He got his wife and three kids out safely, and found it strange to be the one needing help as he watched firefighters put out the blaze
Captain Craig Moreau was driving home with his wife and spotted the flames; he used beer the truck was carrying to put out the brake fire
“The biggest concern is the propane cars...if they happen to explode, we’re looking at major damage,” fire chief Tim Corbin said
One of the firefighters was hurt in a fall through a floor that collapsed; the other firefighters sustained burns and all were transported to the hospital
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