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Matt Lebeis received an alert that the temperature inside his house went up to 90 degrees
Jeannette Fire Chief Bill Frye said firefighters had a problem with a hydrant as the fire extended to another house
Neighbors told Hayward firefighters that the owners were out of the country
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
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
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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
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