Fireground Operations
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The men on the stairwell told firefighters they had the situation under control, but they were hiding something
Firefighters had rescued a woman and were searching for more possible survivors when the flashover occured; partner bailed from window
Judge said fire at group home was foreseeable and preventable
The Fire Department’s communications center says one firefighter was injured, but is in stable condition
It was not clear whether the hydrant froze or was inoperable
Blaze began at about 6 p.m. Monday inside a large metal-works warehouse in Queens
Firefighters suffered broken ribs, dislocated shoulder
Fire started in abandoned row house, spreading to 5 other homes, displacing residents
Police were called to restrain the man, who had to be disarmed and handcuffed before he would stop shooting at the fire
Applying water to the fire around the steering column caused the blast, according to a report by the department
Firefighters had to rescue 12 residents from their balconies, where they had become trapped as the flames advanced
Philadelphia fire commissioner says the home had no working smoke detectors
after responding to a basement fire, firefighter taken to local hospital with minor trauma
Fire officials say blast caused by a ‘perfect storm of conditions’
4-week-old chickens died from smoke inhalation after an electrical short
Asbury Park Firefighter Jason Fazio suffered serious burns and broken bones after bailing out of a second-story window
Firefighters were evacuated from the building for their own safety as the flames spread
Firefighters were called to a rowhouse and found White House adviser’s wife’s car engulfed in flames
By next week toxic bank tower will complete its $300 million dismantling process
A fire lieutenant was injured when she fell and a firefighter suffered from exertion; hydrants were frozen in the frigid weather
Another firefighter was knocked down by a portion of falling ceiling but did not require medical attention
Firefighters had to cut holes in the ice covering a nearby pond to get water, because there were no hydrants in the area
When firefighters arrived, there was heavy fire in the basement of the single-family home
23 firefighters responded to the fire that resulted from improper modifications to the oven’s pressure regulator switches
Sister used her Christmas present laptop to smash a downstairs window to help her two younger sisters escape a fire
Man allegedly doused his girlfriend with flammable liquid, set her on fire
Former volunteer firefighter admitted to setting 3 arson fires during first half of 2010
The Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fatal fire