Fireground Operations
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From its wooden beginnings to modern ‘smart’ systems, the fire hydrant is a storied icon that represents the evolution of the fire service
Gresham and Portland firefighters faced fire extending across four units after a plane crashed into a row of townhouses
Even when fewer hands are on scene, ground ladders must remain a priority
When firefighters arrived on the scene, large flames could be seen shooting from out of the overturned semi truck
“It looked like a giant bag of flour went off,” a firefighter noted
The judge issued a gag order saying the attorneys should not comment on the pending case
The blaze appears to have originated in a faulty electrical connection to a fire truck
The department lost three of its seven pieces of apparatus; one firefighter suffered smoke inhalation
Indy Fire Capt.: ‘They knew they had victims inside the house, but they were not expecting six’
The man passed the 4-year-old from a third-story apartment to a firefighter coming up a ladder
The firefighter was on a roof when he stepped on a skylight covered with snow and fell down two stories into a parking garage
While they were gone, fire equipment and clothing were stolen as well as a firefighter’s car with a weapon inside
Firefighter Dontay Brooks worked by himself to keep the vacant house fire from spreading to an occupied home next door
Viewer video from the scene showed flames ripping into the air just before an explosion was heard
A young child walking home from school was killed by the debris; three other people were injured and taken to a hospital
Her husband was on duty when he heard the call, and was relieved to head home
Greg Brown is accused of setting a fire that killed firefighters Thomas Brooks, Patricia Conroy and Marc Kolenda; they became trapped after stairs collapsed and died of smoke inhalation
When more than one structure is burning water supply and water management become critical components of the fire attack
Ben Eddowes, 24, suffered third-degree burns on both ears and his leg on Jan. 31 while battling a house fire
Rail disasters are growing more frequent and more severe and can happen in just about any community
Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers said the boy “was being ushered out by his sister, but he bolted back upstairs. He was afraid”
The firefighter received a minor shock after touching a metal natural gas pipe; he was taken to a hospital for evaluation
Three others were injured in the house fire that killed the brother of Taylor Borough Fire Chief David Graham
The firefighters were hospitalized with minor injuries; arson investigators are on the scene
The father was following his family in a separate vehicle when a motorist blew a stop sign at 60 mph and crashed into his wife and children
Auxiliary fire crews built the make-shift fire trucks to prepare for possible air raids
The fire had been burning for nearly a week and the creek is the closest water-supply source
The fire chief said his crews entered the structure under ‘very, very precarious conditions’
Fire gutted the car and scattered debris; two men were injured and the cause of the explosion is unknown
Three firefighters were injured while battling the blaze and are listed in serious condition
Firefighters let the fire burn itself out; the blast left a crater 60 feet around
The firefighter, who was taken to a local hospital for evaluation, fell from the first floor into a basement but was able to crawl out of a window
The standard committee is focused on beefing up portable devices, including lapel mics, used in interior fire-attack situations
