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San Jose firefighters were able to keep the fire from extending into exposures
Back to basics – sounding and walking on the roof, using roof ladders, working from an aerial, cutting the hole and punching through
Oakland house has a history of being occupied by squatters
Investigators think the fire started in the heating system; two other people escaped uninjured
Firefighter Dr. David Griffin reveals how lessons learned from the deadly 2007 Sofa Super Store Fire led to changes that other departments can benefit from
The suspect doused a crack house doorman with gas before another man dropped a lighted paper on him
Police said she was upset with the quality of the performance of the fire department; she was told several times to stay out of the active fire area
None of the injuries were serious; one of the four firefighters was transported to the hospital and had been released by the afternoon
Fire officials said a civilian medic suffered a minor injury after being hit by a piece of debris; the medic was taken to a local hospital for treatment
Fire Chief Peter Shedd said that such a fire is particularly upsetting when one of your own is a victim
The firefighters forced their way inside his burning home and found him in the thick of the fire using thermal imaging cameras
Four firefighters were injured when the floor gave way; two are in fair condition and two were released from the hospital
Knowing the signs of flashover and backdraft will protect against unnecessary injury and death
One firefighter fell on the ice while battling the fatality fire; one suffered bruised ribs and the other broke an ankle
No injuries were reported; the cause of the fire in a laundry room is under investigation
One firefighter suffered a mild concussion when he slipped on the ice and hit his head; another suffered from dehydration and smoke inhalation
The fire appears to have started in the roof and spread quickly through the rafters
The injured firefighter used a ladder to climb the roof, which appeared to have been slick with ice; he slipped, fell and landed in the yard of the residence
The college student live-streamed his apparent suicide attempt online; the video ends nearly 40 minutes in as firefighters enter the smoky room and remove the young man
A firefighter was seen limping away from the scene with non-life threatening injuries
The firefighters were taken to a hospital for treatment and were later released with minor injuries
The injured firefighter, a 12-year veteran of the fire department, had lacerations to his eyes
Crews said the man was “lucky to be alive” because there were no working smoke detectors in his apartment
He had just finished a city department shift when a volunteer alert went off on his cell phone; he didn’t immediately register it was for the home he grew up in
Mega churches and those in strip malls or other nontraditional settings are a danger to firefighters — know where they are and plan for them
It appears that the home had no working smoke alarms
This is the third of seven Heidelberg Project buildings to be hit by arson
The volunteer department initially called did not have an apparatus in service
One woman hugged by the burning man was critically injured; investigators do not know how the man was set on fire