Fireground Operations
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A four-alarm fire in Brooklyn extended through the cockloft of several attached residential structures
Firefighters from four departments responded to the fire in Boulder
South Adams County firefighters and mutual aid partners worked to extinguish a fire in a large industrial warehouse
They not only lack enough firefighting foam to immediately attack a multiple-tanker fire, but they also don’t have equipment to spray large amounts of foam at tank cars
A firefighter injured his leg, neck and back when he jumped off an aerial ladder turntable on the top of a fire truck as a nearby two-story wall started to collapse
Vinyl siding has a higher ignition temperature than wood, but once it melts away, the underlayment will quickly move fire up the structure
The patient was pulled out of the burning rig and two crew members suffered smoke inhalation
A paramedic and the patient inside the ambulance were among those dead; the crash is under investigation
The firefighter was given first aid at the scene before he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead
Fire Chief Henry Williams said firefighters had to break down the front door; they found space heaters throughout the home, but the fire cause of the fire isn’t yet known
Investigators are trying to determine what caused the explosion at the ball bearings plant that blew out windows, shook walls and sent at least 15 people to the hospital
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Dispatchers sent crews almost 15 minutes away to the wrong address and by the time it was all straightened out, they had an inferno on their hands
Two firefighters were taken to a hospital with minor injuries; the third firefighter was treated at the scene for minor burns
The thick, oily smoke could be seen as far as 18 miles from the fire; no injuries were reported
Firefighter Gerard Dumuk was passing by the building when he saw smoke and began his rescue effort
The fire was contained to the basement storage area where firefighters had push through a maze of belongings
Meters showed a high level of gas, prompting the fast evacuation
Firefighters rescued the dogs and credited fire sprinklers with preventing extensive damage to the shop and surrounding strip mall
A truck carrying salt caught fire in the underground facility; mine rescue crews determined the fire was out and the area safe
The nine firefighters were crushed when a brick wall collapsed on top of them
Given the layout of the buildings, the contents and manpower available, how would you attack this fire?
Fire investigators located George Schilling, 79, a retired Kenner firefighter, in the fire-damaged home
The arraignment of Ray Abou-Arab on arson and murder charges evoked a strong emotion among the Toledo Fire Department
Lt. Robert Neary and Daniel Sweeney were killed fighting a mill fire in 2012
Authorities said the two shot at a group of volunteer firefighters who were responding to a vehicle fire
They are less common and less talked about than new construction, but older buildings pose their own set of risks
Best clips include a massive fire gutting a $4M mansion and a firefighter getting owned by a hose while battling a house fire
Ray Abou-Arab, 61, was arrested Friday on allegations that he started the fire that killed a veteran firefighter and a rookie who got trapped inside