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One firefighter had been injured during a fire at an electric bike and scooter store in Queens
Officials are monitoring air quality as smoke from the fire covers neighborhoods
Former Fire Chief and volunteer firefighter Thomas Gerald Lee, 67, died after suffering a medical emergency while battling a house fire
Forestry pilot Jacob Thomas Harrell took a small plane out to look for additional hot spots; rescuers with planes and helicopters are searching for him
Because the house had a metal roof much of the fire was contained inside and the residents were able to escape
Chief Harvey heard the call on the radio and rushed to the scene where he met the two survivors on the road
Ray Abou-Arab, 61, is suspected of using an ignitable liquid inside a garage
Eight others were in the dorm when the fire broke out; the investigation to determine the cause of the blaze is underway
Fire officials say quarry workers accidentally started the fire by burning cardboard in which explosives had once been stored
The firefighter was taken for x-rays and is expected to be OK
Capt. Thomas Sterling Suddarth was one of four hurt when a roof of an auto shop collapsed while battling a fire
Stephen Machcinski, 42, and James Dickman, 31, died after becoming trapped inside a burning two-story apartment building; autopsies revleaed they died of burns and carbon-monoxide exposure
All four firefighters were taken to the hospital and the extent of their injuries is unknown
The victims included eight children and an adult
The nurse witnessed the wreck and removed the boy as the pickup began to catch fire
The 10-year-veteran spent two days in the ICU and another four in the telemetry unit; his fellow firefighters are being credited for saving his life
Fire chief: “We want to honor him in a way family and friends will remember and look at him as a hero”
Chief Rick Winkles, 53, was a few months shy of being on the department for 28 years and planned to retire soon
Despite the adversity severe weather presents, firefighters rise to the challenge
Firefighter safety takes on added importance in the face of winter-weather hazards
Fire investigators said the fire probably had been smoldering for three hours before her dog woke her
Two firefighters were injured after getting into a minor crash on their way to the fire; another was hurt by an exploding propane tank
Firefighters Stephen Machcinski, 42, and James Dickman, 31, were killed while fighting a fire in a six-unit building
The lieutenant suffered a knee injury and was taken to a hospital for treatment
By the time firefighters arrived, the truck was unhooked from the trailer and was engulfed in flames
Firefighters Stephen Machcinski, 42, and James Dickman, 31, were killed while fighting the fire in the six-unit building
Tom Steidl is an EMT with Arrowhead Ranch Estates Volunteer Fire Department — one of eight crews that helped fight this fire that quickly ignited nearby dry brush and grass
He got the occupant outside and closed all of the doors to limit the fire’s air supply
The state fire marshal’s office said the victims appear to be two children and three adults
Medics had to back away after the house began to collapse; firefighters found the elderly man’s body once they extinguished the flames
One firefighter suffered a fractured pelvis and the other is in the intensive-care unit with rib and clavicle injuries
The firefighter suffered minor injuries after falling from a loft space while battling the flames at a two-alarm residential fire