Fireground Operations
If it’s happening on the fireground, we’re covering it on FireRescue1.
More than 1,600 firefighters weigh in on the perennial debate about whether aggressive tactics and safety culture are mutually exclusive
Aggressive tactics and operational safety aren’t mutually exclusive when policies are clear, current and consistently applied
A solid Standard of Cover is the blueprint for effective, consistent fireground operations
Allentown firefighters rescued a woman from a rowhome fire that extended into several exposures
12 people were injured, two seriously, in a Brooklyn apartment fire
Lt. Dillon J. Rinaldo suffered serious injuries during a fire that claimed Firefighter Rodney Pitts III
Firefighter Rodney Pitts III joined the department in 2022 and was assigned to Engine Company 29
Fort Lauderdale firefighters faced fire showing from a home and an injured person
A Chicago firefighter was injured after falling through a floor in a South Side blaze
Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said one firefighter died and four others suffered burns of varying degrees
Firefighters in Enfield ran an aggressive attack on a house fire that displaced nearly a dozen occupants
Fire involving li-ion batteries blocked the doorway of the second-floor apartment in Brooklyn
A Portland Fire Department spokesperson said one person was transported to a hospital with serious injuries
Chattanooga firefighters thought they were responding to just a vehicle fire at metal recycling facility
The fire in Solvay sent up a large plume of orange-colored smoke seen for miles
A lack of hydrants and an apparatus problem hindered firefighting efforts in East Windsor
Firefighters avoided injury when the steeple of the 100-year-old church collapsed
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Wichita firefighters were moving up to the third floor to rescue occupants when the stairway collapsed
Los Angeles County firefighters found the bodies of three people inside the Irwindale warehouse
Fumigation chemicals submerged in water floated and began to burn, creating a toxic cloud in Lebanon
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“If that wall had fallen 2 seconds earlier, we very likely would have paralyzed firefighters, if not worse,” Winston-Salem Fire Chief Trey Mayo said
Officials stated there were no injuries as firefighters in Montgomery County fought the warehouse fire
Officials said the two deputies were critically injured by fire inside the trailer
Speedlays provide quick deployment of attack lines to the fire, which is what we need as the fire grows faster and faster on today’s modern fireground
Video shows firefighters fighting a fire involving a parked semi trailer at a detention center
Two firefighters were injured when an explosion leveled one home and damaged several others
Firefighters from nine departments responded to a house fire in Bethlehem Township that injured two occupants and a firefighter
Norwalk firefighters used multiple dry chemical extinguishers to put the fire out
A fire in Port Clyde destroyed several buildings and paintings by Jamie Wyeth and an illustration by his grandfather, N.C. Wyeth
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Syracuse firefighters rescued two people over ladders during an early morning fire
San Bernardino County firefighters heard screams coming from inside the mattress store
Firefighters from several departments used defensive operations during a commercial structure fire in Wayland
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