Fireground Operations
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Fire departments and individual members can take several measures to make cold weather operations safer and more comfortable
A natural gas-fed roof fire sent thick black smoke over downtown Raleigh but was extinguished in about 30 minutes
Putting to rest the idea that safety culture and aggressive tactics are mutually exclusive
Best practices for using built-in fire protection systems
We should not let the nobility of what we must do be corrupted by the excitement of what we want to do
The Decatur Fire Department issued a recall of off-duty firefighters to respond to the 3-alarm fire
Fire at the end of the row burned through the roof and extended into occupied exposures
Clovis Deputy Fire Chief Fay Craigmile said it took firefighters three hours to get the fire knocked down
FDNY fireboats assisted with water supply by drafting from Flushing Bay
Chesapeake firefighters were told several people were still inside the apartment building when they arrived
Investigators are speaking with an 11-year-old who escaped out a window to determine what happened
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The fire in Dorchester involved the collapse of rear porches and extended into nearby buildings
Huron Fire Chief Ron Hines stated that one firefighter died during a large fire in near-100-degree weather
Salt water, flooding and electricity are being considered as probable causes of St. Petersburg fires
Las Vegas firefighters did a thorough secondary search of the entire building after the fire
Firefighters from several FDs battled a fire involving buildings over 100 years old in the historic Covington square
Lieutenant Kevin Ward was one of three firefighters injured in a fire on Aug. 11
Bart Van Leeuwen, a 27-year veteran of the Dutch fire service, shared international fire tactics and his department’s approach to life safety
LFRA command staff share how they have built a culture of openness to new ideas and developed a system of testing, training and deployment
A Broward County Sheriff’s Office fire rescue helicopter crashed into a structure shortly after takeoff
Colington Fire Chief Glenn Rainey credited training and mutual aid as the reason firefighters were able to make a quick attack on the four-unit row
Heavy equipment was needed to breach the concrete structure for ventilation
Authorities moved 320 inmates as Huntsville firefighters battled a fire at the Walls Prison Unit
Mop up of earlier, smaller fire near Lahaina that flared back up is questioned by residents
Aurora firefighters found the victim and heavy fire in the basement of the home
The Puyallup structure burned in a three-alarm fire almost two years ago to the date
Jackson firefighters faced a fast moving fire inside a 200,000 square-foot abandoned factory
West Metro firefighters said the Lakewood structure was being used by homeless people as a shelter
Firefighters were ferried over to Rhode Island’s Block Island for a fire in a large, historic hotel
Tenders shuttled water to the Granite City fireground as dozens of cars burned for two days
A fire on the balcony of a College Park apartment building quickly extended into upper floors and the roof
Firefighters found three children unconscious inside one of two fires in Brooklyn
Baltimore Firefighter John McMaster talks about being in the Stricker Street collapse that killed three firefighters
