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Floodwaters surrounded a burning home in Lincoln Park as firefighters tried extinguish the blaze
Colorado Springs firefighters quickly extinguished a fire on the second floor involving an electric scooter
A woman and teenager were burned during a fire in the Back of the Yards neighborhood
Part of the 3-story apartment building collapsed during suppression efforts
Continual size up and adherence to safe practices are key to successful roof operations
Lack of exact location of oil wells concerns emergency responders
The fire destroyed six structures on a property the city has been trying to get cleaned up since 2008
Small explosion, fire at legal moonshine distillery sent gallons of spirits flowing into streets
Tools, technique, training are keys to gaining quick access through metal door set in block wall
Leave enough room to conduct operations and remove tools needed on the fire scene
Fire officials found several disabled smoke alarms
Family members were first people to die in fire in San Jose in at least 1 year
Radiant heat from blaze penetrated through gloves, causing burns to firefighter’s hands
Property includes 200,000-square-foot studio, 5 sound stages, 400-seat theater in southwest Atlanta
Harold Wilson, 84, may have suffered medical emergency, collapsed into flames
6-year-old was carried out of smoke and flames-filled basement to safety by Firefighter Tom O’Connell
Flames were so intense that they melted siding of 2 nearby homes, prevented firefighters from entering
Chief: ‘This fire actually was pretty much a block long'; manhole covers blown skyward
Water Department revenue will be used toward replacing worst hydrants, 30 of which are out of service
With shantytown-type living arrangements across the U.S., fire departments must prepare for the uncommon
Facing never-before-seen amounts of fire and being targets themselves, Hamburg firefighters managed to save 18,000 people
Chief says 15 units destroyed, more than a dozen families left homeless
Woman naps while cooking setting the kitchen ablaze; firefighters contained the fire to one apartment
Unattended food started what fire officials called a ‘small, smoldering fire’
Knoxville Fire Department maintaining watch on 9-acre site that burned for nearly 1 week before firefighters gained control
Collaborative efforts helped contain fierce apartment fire
Warning call about unstable structure went unheard over radios