Fireground Operations
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Twenty-mile-per-hour winds caused flames to spread quickly, leading to “(severe) damage” and the collapse of most of the roof, the Gary Fire Department said
“While putting as many panels on your roof as possible may be good for the electric bill it hampers our efforts when responding to situations like this one,” the Monson Fire Department chief wrote
A Philadelphia firefighter and two police officers were among seven people who were injured in the fire
The 118-foot-tall bald cypress tree named “The Senator” burned early Monday
7-year-old Brooklyn boy died in 1 of 2 late-night fires that sent 10 other people to hospitals suffering from smoke inhalation
Water used by volunteer firefighters quickly created sheets of ice around scene, forcing crews to salt streets, sidewalks to prevent slips and falls
Firefighter was injured during fall but was rescued; 5 other people were rushed to hospital with smoke inhalation
Fires included 1-alarm blaze that destroyed detached garage, killed family’s pet rabbit; at least 3 fires believed to be accidental
Bystanders helped put out fire with extinguishers as firefighters were responding; man was quickly taken away in ambulance
Off-duty firefighter gets sleeping man out of blaze, then had to rescue him again from flames near doorway after he reentered
Public safety director: ‘All the firefighters did a phenomenal job. If not for their efforts in rescuing this gentleman, he would have perished in this fire’
Pumper truck malfunctioned when firefighters tried to draw water from pond; chief says fire apparatus is inspected weekly
Men worked together to free Brenda McClendon from where she was stuck inside door, sitting in her wheelchair
Fire started in barn sheltering pigs, calves, goats when pig apparently knocked off top of water heater, igniting nearby straw
2 other Korean fishing boats evacuated stricken ship’s crew; boat’s 40 crew members were from Korea, Vietnam, Russia, Indonesia
For those of us focused on fire, emergency “operations,” arson investigation is often (literally) afterthought
Lit aerosol cans, Molotov cocktails were used in attack; incident is being investigated as attempted murder, bias-related arson
Vertical ventilation should only be accomplished when it is necessary, can be completed safely with 2 means of egress
Novato Deputy Fire Chief Eric Nickel: Fire officials “are throwing everything we got” at responding to fires, investigating case
Firefighter was fired week after fatal fire on allegations he failed to locate dispatch address when responding to fire, failed to take command of scene
Complaint accuses Jeremy Zink of endangering firefighters, police officers who responded to fire set in pizza box
43-year-old mother, 19-year-old daughter, 12-year-old son, 2 dogs died of injuries from apartment fire
Man was hanging onto windowsill with both hands but fell before firefighters could rescue him, rushed to hospital in critical condition
Woman at house where dogs were boarded, bred told firefighters that when she turned on stove, it sparked to start fire
In apartment where fire broke out, resident left door open hoping pets would escape, which helped flames spread to kill 1
When crowd forms, firefighters call for police presence; Detroit police department calls 13-minute response time ‘acceptable’
Whenever we respond to structure fire, having access to, securing water source is vital component of overall fireground operation
Witnesses said Captain James Pennington slammed to ground on his back when ladder he scaled buckled, twisted, then collapsed without warning
Investigators say trucks in storage yard were burning when firefighters, deputies arrived at property early Sunday
1 of house’s 3 cats was up and moving about, startled 1 of the occupants, who got up to discover smoke in the house
LAFD spokesman Matt Spence: ‘The embers literally just floated across the freeway and started the other two fires’
Prominent fashion-marketing executive Madonna Badger delivers brave eulogy to her “girl tribe” killed on Christmas morning
Fire department: 64-year-old woman pulled from fire, suffered life-threatening smoke inhalation, is now in critical condition