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Sacramento firefighters faced heavy fire at the rear of the room-and-board home
Identifying drone needs, building training program, and deploying on the incident scene
A fire in an abandoned house in Oakland extended into the attic of a house next door displacing 12 occupants
Firefighters battled to contain the industrial fire 24 hours after it began
Firefighters launched a defensive attack on the 105-year-old building due to a high probability of collapse
Water flowing into high-pressure line made a hose coupling spring up, striking firefighter above left eye
Using all three of these decision-making models gives fire officers the best chance of making the right life-and-death decisions
Witness: ‘It sounded like they were squirting the house down’
A New Zealand volunteer fire department took only 20 minutes to knock down its first structure fire in 35 years
Office building full of workers caught fire in Ecuador, killing 2 people and injuring dozens
Apartment fire leaves one dead; firefighters treated for a range of injuries
Illegal fireworks are blamed for starting a 2-alarm Calif. duplex fire
Firefighting efforts at a massive government building fire were hampered by missing nozzles and other equipment
Status of crew unknown, reported to have been airlifted for transport to hospital
Lt. Barber: ‘I’ve never pulled up on anything like that’
Firefighter fell through floor, ended up in basement of home but was able to walk to ambulance
Salty language aside, CFD’s radio traffic is an excellent learning tool
‘I had been on hot jobs before, but the rapid escalation in heat that we had that night, I’ve never had that’
Firefighters allegedly ignored command procedures, kept other crews away from hot spots, used incompatible radio frequencies
GM will modify engine shield, which will help prevent liquids from being trapped in engine compartment, where fire could start and spread
Wind-turbine farms are springing up across the country and they pose unique threats to fire and rescue agencies
Out-of-control tractor-trailer carrying bananas crashed into natural gas main, ignited explosion
Firefighters are still working to contain the diesel fire near the Okla. panhandle
Mumbai firemen fought alterations, blocked passages; death toll reaches 5
Officials cite planning, fire load and equipment failures in trying to contain a fire that destroyed 3 floors of a government building
Woman said she considered putting fireplace ashes outdoors about 1 hour before flames swept through home
Car fire quickly became fully involved, spread to at least 1 other vehicle, other commercial spaces
In brief ceremony Monday, bell tolled for each of 9 firefighters who died in 2007 fire as their names were called
Reporters covering northern Colo.'s massive wildfire cannot enter areas that have been evacuated
Fire occurs just weeks before construction is set to begin on new headquarters across street
Firefighters labored in temperatures in 90s to extend lines around blaze Monday
Dozens of fire trucks were at scene; aerial tanker sprayed water for about 1 hour