Fireground Operations
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The downloadable graphic shows the proper step-by-step doffing process aimed at protecting firefighters from harmful contaminants trapped in their gear
St. Louis crews rescued a firefighter from under three feet of roofing debris, snow and ice during a blaze in an abandoned house with hoarder conditions
Allentown firefighters
Firefighters battling a two-alarm blaze around 3:30 a.m. Thursday kept heavy smoke and flames confined to the rear addition of the Happy Garden restaurant on North Seventh Street, as residents in the apartments above escaped safely
Firefighters battling a two-alarm blaze around 3:30 a.m. Thursday kept heavy smoke and flames confined to the rear addition of the Happy Garden restaurant on North Seventh Street, as residents in the apartments above escaped safely
Montpelier firefighters had to abandon their fire engine as the blaze spread
An internal memo following recent LODDs states that an exterior attack will be used regardless of occupancy, until certain conditions are met
At least one person was rescued as three boats were burning at a South San Francisco marina
Gwinnett County firefighters faced fire through the roof of the eight-unit apartment building
No firefighters were injured while fighting a three-alarm fire at the Uplands Mansion
Vernon firefighters trained on search, hoselines and ventilation at a restaurant before demolition
The expanding wildland-urban interface means tree fires pose an even greater risk to city and residential fire crews
Lieutenant Dillon Rinaldo had been in critical condition since the fire that claimed Firefighter Rodney Pitts III
Barrow County firefighters faced heavy fire at the front of the house and were shown a bedroom window where the child would be
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
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