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DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department was called to extinguish the fire with more specialized equipment
The mayor said the restructuring of the town’s public safety operations is the rationale behind the change
The fire that spread quickly over 8 acres was fed by pallets, cars, construction materials, hand sanitizer and other items being stored under the freeway in an industrial neighborhood
One firefighter had a minor cut to a finger and another person sought assistance from an ambulance
Footage from a house fire shows firefighters removing two trapped people from the burning structure
One fire extinguisher full of gel does the work of six or eight regular fire extinguishers
The potential for explosion increases with every advance in technology
Albuquerque firefighters suspect arson but are investigating
Budget problems in the city recently forced officials to lay off 17 firefighters, forcing firefighters to wait for another crew further away
Within about an hour, 60 firefighters and 20 apparatus had responded to the scene
Animals including goats, chickens and rabbits were rescued from the fire
Twelve people were taken to area hospitals for smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion
Because the structural members in the 3,800-square-foot Victorian run vertically, the fire spread upward like smoke through a chimney
Neighbors feared that the home’s two residents were inside, and firefighters forced their way through a security door to search the building
When firefighters arrived, the home was fully involved, and too dangerous to enter
The firefighters had gone on top of a structure to attack a coal bin fire below when an explosion destroyed much of the building
Firefighters had to use about 800 feet of hose to reach burning trees in the middle of the Indian Canyons golf course
Research, train, and follow best practices and standards when fighting any fire
Two captains entered the burning structure with an uncharged hose line and became disoriented after running low on air
It took crews a little more than 90 minutes to knock down the flames
Firefighters from Engine 3 reacted quickly by placing a ladder to the second-story and rescuing the two occupants
With the gas off, the fire quickly dies down
A tank caught fire and molten sulfur spewed from the tank onto the ground
Crews were attacking the flames from above, running water-dropping aircraft continuously; ground crews protected structures
The structure was a mobile home that had been added onto, and there was a storage building in the back
The first video shows crushed fire trucks, pockets of fire and firefighters working at Ground Zero
Some residents were concerned that they weren’t immediately notified, via a “reverse 911" telephone call operation or otherwise
Between 40 and 50 firefighters put the bulk of the fire out in approximately 45 minutes
The blast sparked a fire that took about an hour to control
Two firefighters suffered facial and respiratory burns at a house fire on Thursday; two more were less seriously injured
Two of the firefighters were burned in a flashover