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Albany firefighters had to cut the wall beneath the bathroom window to rescue a trapped occupant
A two-alarm fire destroyed the Los Angeles County church that had collected Christmas toys for local children
Atlanta firefighters responded to one fire involving an abandoned apartment complex scheduled for demolition
Fire erupted at R.D. Holder Oil Company as workers transferred liquid fuel into tanker
Knoxville Fire Department has continued to gradually reduce number of firefighters from 30 to now 4
Fire crews who responded to blaze had to force their way inside because door had been blocked by couch, other furniture
50 agencies responded to oil company blaze, plume showed up on weather radar
Incident command post ‘stood down’ this month, permanent crew of 14 remains
Firefighter was struck in back of head by falling tree branch, taken to hospital, but injuries did not appear serious
Knoxville City Council members want full review of how city regulates mulch businesses
Heavy flames forced crews to evacuate when part of roof collapsed
Firefighters reached him using ladder as flames from neighboring apartment drew near
Air conditioning unit exploded, ignited some cardboard boxes
There are a lot of tool choices when you hop off the rig; grab the one that can do the job
Fire was declared under control in less than 45 minutes
Department has begun establishing new training standards to deal with these structures
Dry hydrants, unlike ordinary hydrants on most Twin Cities streets, do not hold water under pressure
Newark Mayor Cory Booker downplayed his actions, saying he just did what any neighbor would do
Asst. Fire Chief: Home was 50 percent involved when firefighters arrived
Deaths of Capt. John Taylor and Firefighter Rey Rubio resulted in criminal charges
Building partially collapsed as fire crews worked to bring blaze under control
Chief Kenny Fox died from injuries sustained when roof of burning bar and grill collapsed on him
4 adults, 2 children were killed when vacation home burned down
No firefighters were injured at a fire in a house that may have been used to manufacture illegal drugs
3 other firefighters were injured in a wind-whipped fire that ignited 8 structures
Not having an aerial unit and enough water-flow capabilities hurt one fire department
Residents burning brush set nearby woods on fire, but 4 fire departments stopped the blaze before it could do any damage
29-minute knock down despite heavy fuel load of plastic bottles
What we learned from fighting fires was put to work spreading fires in enemy cities