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Chicago firefighters fought a 3-alarm fire in frigid conditions after an earlier house fire that injured three firefighters
Portland firefighters entered through a window to search for occupants in a second-floor apartment because of fire conditions on the first-floor
Aurora Fire Rescue officials stated the $150M East Colfax apartment fire was the largest in the department’s history
A large machine shed-like building was also destroyed
Desmond John Moses is believed to have died in the blaze he set
The elderly victim was found in her apartment just inside the front door
The memorial places special focus on the 10 city residents that died in the blaze
Fire officials say the blaze caused up to $600,000 in damage
Big Tex has been an icon of the State Fair of Texas for 60 years and was 52-feet tall
The 44-acre blaze was contained on Thursday evening
The crew was in the area to perform scheduled work when they noticed smoke coming from a home
Officers helped the man who was struggling to get out of his home
The massive blaze may have been caused by a malfunctioning pump
The 66-year-old man who found the explosive and wanted to keep it as a souvenir, felt firefighters could be trusted more than police
The two Okla. firefighters allegedly started a brush of fires last summer
Ventilation fans have come along way; here’s a look at the different configurations and their best uses
Like any other tool on the apparatus, an improperly maintained ax poses a danger to firefighters and reduces their ability to perform
The man died from his injuries sustained during a Tuesday refinery explosion
Deputies have gone door to door to tell people to leave the endangered areas
Both the boy and his grandmother are recovering from burns after the boy carried his grandmother to safety
The Wash. firefighter was trying to stabilize his balance when he fell back onto the concrete below
The businesses operating costs are being underwritten allowing it to donate all the profits
Civilians tried to rescue the 4-year-old, who was later found hiding under his bed
Fire chief: ‘Firefighters arrived to find harrowing scenes and did everything they could to save the family’
Cause of the fire is under investigation; no firefighters were injured
All of the fires were reported within an hour of each other and flammable liquids were poured at each scene
A week after four children and their grandmother were killed in a fire, firefighters have been canvassing the city to advocate fire safety
Lightweight construction has thrown much of the old firefighting rule book out the window. Here’s how FireResuce1 readers attack the ever-changing problem
The man was trying to cook and eat a squirrel by using a propane torch to burn off the rodent’s fur
An investigation was launched after two workers made allegations of corrosion in the refinery
Five decades after one of the Fire Department’s worst pre-9/11 tragedies, a Queens business owner plans to dedicate a plaque to six heroes who died in a blaze at the site of his building
The 45-year-old firefighter was trapped in her burning truck and suffered burns over 60 percent of her body
Investigators say the fires were started with gasoline and destroyed trucks and SUVs