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A Cleveland firefighter was injured in a porch collapse during a house fire
DeKalb County firefighters faced occupants who jumped from windows during an apartment fire
Fire started when industrial vacuum cleaner sucked up heat source that ignited debris inside vacuum, injured 5 firefighters
Fire Capt. Chris Villarreal: ‘We never thought we would lose anyone, let alone 9 people’
All firefighters on scene were in full gear, had to go through chemical detox as safety precaution
Sunday marked 40th anniversary of hotel’s 5 stories collapsing, killing 9 firefighters and injuring 8
Firefighters helped to evacuate residents in high-rise ladder buckets
Man crashed his Cadillac into boat, van, finally sparked 2-alarm fire in Half Moon Bay storage facility
Knowing vehicle type, location, exposures and environmental conditions helps position apparatus for better safety and effectiveness
UL issued a warning that its mark has been counterfeited on a Chinese-made fire sprinkler
Two fell through the roof and one fell through a stairway at a vacant-building fire
More than 100 firefighters responded; 1 was treated for apparent heat exhaustion
5 firefighters were injured, 1 seriously, in blaze that destroyed Walker Community United Methodist Church
Many of 184,000 commuters who use BART line stranded; 100-foot high flames destroyed senior housing complex, damaged tracks
More than 1,000 firefighters necessitated building town in Fort Collins Armory
Firefighter Starkey carried his dog and his son’s cat to safety before fire reached his trailer but lost everything else
Indictment charges that tenants could not escape fire because owners had set up illegal partitions
Firefighters were on stairs when it collapsed, but none suffered life-threatening injuries
1 was listed in serious condition; others were taken to hospital in stable condition
Those who call for risk on ethical grounds are not on solid footing
Firefighter had been member of volunteer company for 11 years, was its president until about 2 years ago
Firefighter Kevin O’Toole: ‘You have to remember that your hands aren’t as good as they used to be’
Anton Fomin died of carbon monoxide, soot inhalation in May 17 fire
Director of Baltimore’s Office of Emergency Management had to ask surrounding jurisdictions for help in fighting blaze due to understaffing
Assistant Fire Chief Donald Suggs, 55, was member of Summerville Fire and Rescue Department
Sometimes frowned upon, the second on the hoseline is key to a good knockdown
55 volunteer firefighters put out a fire set when a flare was dropped in a groundhog hole to eradicate the creature
The injuries could have been prevented with accurate scene information
Mo. firefighters from 4 departments battled 90-degree heat to contain a fire near a propane storage site
Asked if tragedy had taught lesson, son said, ‘Don’t drop your cigarette butts in mulch’
Firefighter plunged into hole during Jan. fire and held on, dangling into fire and getting burned
Mayor: ‘We come today trying to — still trying to — understand the why’