Fireground Operations
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Meriden firefighters had to break the van’s windows in order to connect to the hydrant
Firefighters rescued the brothers from a burning fifth-floor apartment in Harlem
Matt Lebeis received an alert that the temperature inside his house went up to 90 degrees
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
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