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“During the moment, we didn’t notice that we were all females,” Firefighter Stover said. “We just looked at each other as our crew for the night”
Due to the interior collapse, a mayday was declared and all firefighters were accounted for, D.C. Fire said
The San Diego Sheriff’s Department flight crew, which teams with a CAL FIRE crew, must undergo several months of intense training
Firefighters had to wait 15 minutes to enter; fire officials still investigating fire that killed two young boys, mother
Fire Chief became suspicious at scene of fire in abandoned home: ‘They were Johnny on the spot, the first to respond to it’
Many times we get caught with too many firefighters pushing toward the nozzle and not assisting in manipulating the hose line
Equitable Building next to Occupy Wall Street protests; fire department says no connection between fire and protest
Fla. retirement community could have been destroyed in fire started in cigarette disposal receptacle
Court documents show Becky Bryan called her ex-lover on day of murder
Edward Stringer died when roof of burning building collapsed; Chicago had cited abandoned building for maintenance violations
Fifteen people were rescued at the incident, including 6-year-old Xavier Lamb
Firefighters responded to the home in five minutes and saw heavy smoke and fire inside the house
Frankly, I think we, as a service, are behind the power curve on this topic
Because the fire started on the outside of the building, smoke detectors didn’t alert residents to the fire until it had reached the inside of the building
A boy survived a 3-story drop from an apartment; ten people from the building were hospitalized and two firefighters suffered minor injuries
Investigators were seeking the cause of the fire, which apparently started in the attic of the two-story residence
He said he was pouring water into the building when he heard a wire arcing
This simple tip takes some of the guesswork out of the hose stretch
Firefighters from the Marilla Fire Company put out the flames and inspected a house
The alarm was raised to four due to the volume of fire, proximity to other houses and the hot weather, which took a toll on 125 firefighters that responded
I have written at length about how experience is not always a valuable or reliable tool
Several firefighters were inside the home attempting to stop the fire from spreading to neighboring homes
The firefighter suffered second-degree burns to his ears
Upset after fighting with his wife, a man sent her a suicide note, doused his apartment with gasoline and ignited it
The first firefighters bypassed the second floor and helped the woman to safety
No one was injured, and the fire was limited to one alarm
The EPA said 48,630 pounds of anhydrous ammonia, which creates a toxic vapor downwind when released, was at the site
The ladder truck appears to be caught amid a flaming wave of liquid chemicals as it spread
The paralyzed man appears to have suffered life-threatening third-degree burns; the firefighter was transferred to a burn center
One firefighter suffered minor burns to a hand while another had minor burns to a cheek
As the line is being advanced, look for any noticeable obstructions such as vehicle tires
A firefighter said one “big snake” survived, but the others are likely a total loss