Fireground Operations
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The Tri-Community firefighter was found in the home’s basement
FDNY fire marshals said the Staten Island three-alarm fire is suspicious and have taken one person in custody
Investigators faulted the Newark Fire Division for inadequate training, tactical errors and a decision to send firefighters into a hazardous cargo hold
A least seven homes were heavily damaged or destroyed in Surf City after a massive fire spread quickly among four-story structures on the barrier island
At least 14 emergency crews responded to a fire at Balls Creek Campground that destroyed 40 cabins and damaged nine others
The firefighter sustained a knee injury at the fire, which started in the attic and progressed through the roof
One Sarasota County firefighter fell through the roof of a two-story wood home while venting an area believed to be safe
A 64-year-old firefighter from the Landisville Fire Company was taken to a medical center after experiencing a “medical condition” at the scene
An Anaheim Fire & Rescue firefighter suffered minor injuries when he was struck by a piece of falling debris while battling an electrical fire in the walls of the gym
Jonathan Brumley and Scott Orr discuss whether to flow water while advancing a charged hoseline
Five homes caught fire in an Ohio city that led to firefighters rescuing a woman in a wheelchair
First responders worked together to help evacuate 82 residents and five staff members from a three-alarm fire at a senior living facility
Data pulled from the National Fire Incident Reporting System for the study revealed that firefighters were 11 times more likely to sustain injuries from structural fires than from nonstructural fires
Police asked firefighters to wait until they arrested the woman accused of discharging a firearm and of setting a fire at the apartment complex
Researchers are using vacant commercial structure to study fire behavior in effort to improve firefighter safety
Firefighters requested mutual aid support from surrounding towns due to the challenges posed by the newly constructed additions to the home
The two-alarm house fire required additional reinforcements from seven other fire departments to put out the blaze
The fire caused ammunition stored inside the cruiser to explode, so students were moved into the middle school’s gymnasium as a precaution
Nearly 200 firefighters worked for three hours to knock down the flames in a wholesale fabric warehouse
Fire officials have not provided information about the cause of the blaze in the 117-year-old Adas Israel Congregation
A single-engine Beechcraft Sierra plane took off from the runway, had a mechanical issue and turned around in an attempt to land when it crashed
Lt. Bryan Hanna said when the fire crew pulled up, they could see flames shooting about 50 or 60 feet into the air
Asst. Chief Christian Johnson of Okanogan County Fire District 3 was placed in a medically induced coma to stabilize him before skin graft surgery
Researchers compared firefighters’ exposure to toxins during different fireground tasks and attack types
Searchers continued to look for more than two dozen other people who were aboard the vessel Conception, which burned while anchored off Santa Cruz Island
The fire destroyed three homes and heavily damaged five others in two Salt Lake City suburbs
Woodland High School student volunteers relieved exhausted adult firefighters after almost six hours into battling the fire
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An Escondido firefighter was injured and transported to the hospital after a roof collapse at a burning dry cleaning business
A 4-alarm grass fire destroyed five buildings, burned 50 cars and prompted evacuations in northeast Portland
Reviewing building construction, unique hazards, and mistakes and lessons learned from fires in these dangerous occupancies
One FF sustained first and second-degree burns, another FF sustained third-degree burns, while the third FF received injuries when the roof collapsed on him
Firefighters found the widow, Jacqueline Truss, of retired West Deptford Township police officer dead in the kitchen area
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