Fireground Operations
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LAFD firefighters battled a two-alarm blaze in the Covina neighborhood
The rise of new townhouse construction combined with existing homes presents an evolving challenge
Troopers manned a hoseline to fight a well-advanced house fire
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
Nearly 50 wildfires have sprung up in southern Chile, destroying hundreds of houses, forcing thousands to evacuate
Firefighters initially were told that caregiver to elderly woman was trapped inside, but no one was in house when they arrived
At least 80 firefighters responded to 2 wind-fueled fires that burned 45,000 acres, evacuated at least 300 people
Firefighter James O’Neal was nearly killed but brought back to life at scene of arson fire, will be in hospital for several more days
Suspect hurled crude firebombs at Islamic cultural center partly because he wasn’t allowed to use its bathrooms
State fire marshal’s office: ‘We have determined the fire originated outside the building, but haven’t determined the exact cause’
Fire crew was knocked back about 10-15 feet during the blast at Omniglass in west Winnipeg on Monday
Harry Burkhart, 24, is being investigated in connection with Oct. 14 house fire that had been ruled arson in Marburg area north of Frankfurt
Expert summoned to scene captured 7 snakes, including Indian cobra, 2 Australian taipans, for whose venom Austria has no antidote
Shervin Lalezary, a 30-year-old Beverly Hills real estate attorney, ‘believes in the community service aspects of the reserve deputy’
1 firefighter was injured during effort to extinguish fire; building had been used as factory until 1980 but was most recently retail
Jason Kuehler spent 1 month in hospital for burns on more than 30% of his body after mobile home fire followed by more than 9 months of rehabilitation
Horizontal ventilation can be accomplished with hydraulic, natural currents, positive pressure or negative pressure methods
1 firefighter was injured when he entered fell through floor into basement, suffered 2nd-degree burns on his leg
Suspect resembled ‘person of interest’ captured on video, was stopped in van that matched description given by witnesses
5 others, including 1 firefighter, have been taken to hospitals; about 50 residents were briefly displaced from their apartments
Another man, who lived above Gino’s Tavern, was also killed while 3rd man escaped after suffering burns
Clinic formerly known as The Ladies Center and as Community Healthcare has been targeted by abortion protesters for decades
Blog post that may be linked to attacks: ‘Throw 10 Molotov cocktails into these mosques and burn them down’
25 firefighters, 3 engines, 2 trucks responded to call, contained fire to garage, which had been converted to living space
Outbreak of arson fires has left a trail of smoldering debris in Hollywood, West Hollywood, North Hollywood and the Fairfax district
Landmark in the city that once housed Westclox Co.'s clock and watch-making operations decades ago
4-hour onslaught started shortly after midnight Saturday, sent firefighters scrambling to douse fires in 21 locations
I think there are several issues that will substantively change our response environment in 2012 and beyond
54 miners were in mine when rig fire broke out 800 feet underground; most managed to escape, but 2 were treated for smoke inhalation