Fireground Operations
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Data from the Firefighter Rescue Survey shows how often victims suffer smoke inhalation and why rapid Cyanokit use can dramatically improve rescue outcomes
Keene firefighters were briefly trapped during a house fire and suffered burns
Understanding the culture, conflict and community expectations associated with firefighter risk-taking
One adult was injured and a firefighter fell through a floor at the South Bend fire
Lawrence Fire Chief Brian Moriarty said the firefighters in the earlier rescue became disoriented
The temperature at the time of dispatch for the fire was 19 degrees; a mixture of sleet and snow fell as Palestine firefighters worked to extinguish the fire
Staten Island fire companies faced a fire on the second floor of a six-story hospital building
Breaking down fire attack directives into smaller steps allows crews to improve efficiency
The mutual aid fire in Epping saw tankers, a foam trailer and an ARFF rig from a regional airport on the scene
Chicago firefighters fought a 3-alarm fire in frigid conditions after an earlier house fire that injured three firefighters
Portland firefighters entered through a window to search for occupants in a second-floor apartment because of fire conditions on the first-floor
Aurora Fire Rescue officials stated the $150M East Colfax apartment fire was the largest in the department’s history
The Allentown Bomb Squad responded to a fire in Salisbury Township to handle fireworks, black powder reportedly in the basement
Firefighters from Peetz and Crook responded to a burning wind turbine
At least 13 witnesses will testify about the Grande Costa d’Avorio fire that killed Newark firefighters Augusto Acabou and Wayne Brooks Jr .
Birmingham Battalion Chief Clay Hendon said firefighters everywhere are challenged by lithium-ion battery fires
A firsthand account of not understanding the burden of command
A Queens man ran back inside the burning house to try and rescue his mother but neither made it out
A fiery crash in Hasbrouck Heights destroyed a business and slowed trains
Authorities believe a gas leak caused the explosion at the Sandman Signature Hotel in Fort Worth
The FDNY and other departments assisted Elizabeth firefighters at the Singer Sewing Machine factory fire
Highland Park Fire Chief Erik Hollowell said Detroit firefighters leaving the scene is “negligent to the highest power”
Fire rages through a large structure with numerous businesses in Elizabeth
The fire near Cochranton involved stacks of over 100 crushed vehicles
Officials said one of the seven people rescued during a house fire in St. Paul has died.
The first arriving Grand Rapids firefighters faced heavy fire conditions in an apartment above the Web Bar
St. Paul firefighters faced several victims, some needing CPR during the early-morning fire
The victims in the Somers fire were ages 5, 6, 8 and 12
The fire in Troy involved mill and factory buildings built in 1920 and 1995
Colfax-Greenwood firefighters were setting up defensive operations when a blast occurred and a mayday was transmitted
The FDNY faced three fatal fires, two just blocks apart from each other, as the year came to a close
Charlotte firefighters rescued two people during a fire on the third floor of an eight-story hotel
Seattle firefighters battled a three-alarm fire in a building that burned before and is known to have squatters
