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Deputy Chief John Russell likened the reason to “a salmon swimming upstream” as dozens of firefighters were moving in, and the injured firefighter was trying to get out
Colorado Springs firefighters found the man during a search of the former Bayou Seafood & BBQ site
A Fort Worth firefighter sustained multiple injuries and was flown to Parkland Health in Dallas
Asst. Chief Christian Johnson of Okanogan County Fire District 3 was placed in a medically induced coma to stabilize him before skin graft surgery
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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
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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
The second floor of the home collapsed and a second-alarm was struck because of the volume of the fire and the humidity
Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson said three of the children were in cardiac arrest after firefighters whisked them from an apartment inside the home
Firefighters grappled with a 120-gallon propane tank against the rear of the home that was blowing off pressure with a 40-foot fireball while battling the blaze
An explosion caused six firefighters to sustain moderate to severe burns and cuts from flying debris while battling a house fire
The fire damaged the inside of the building, including more than 260 packages that were ready to be mailed to U.S. troops
Auburn Assistant Fire Chief Bill DiFabio said firefighters used an aggressive interior fire attack and were able to save the church and part of the nation’s history
Authorities said two people are dead, three are injured and one is still missing following the Cessna’s crash into the home
Firefighters entered the home “with virtually no firefighting equipment available at the time” to save a resident trapped inside the home
Two firefighters were transported to the hospital after sustaining injuries battling a five-alarm apartment fire in Pittsburgh
Sixty Worcester firefighters worked to control the fast-moving blaze; some were treated for heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation
North Lawrence Fire Department officials said the fire was out by the time they arrived, and another good Samaritan was directing traffic at the scene
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Four firefighters suffered minor injuries; standpipe problem required firefighters to stretch a line up some of the building’s stairs
One firefighter fell down a flight of stairs and was taken away on a stretcher
The head of the local fire union organized an online fundraiser to support their friend and worker
Firefighters took defensive measures, attacking the two-alarm fire from the outside due to the threat from the ammunition in a gun safe
Videos of the scene shared on social media show smoke pouring from the roof and windows as firefighters sprayed down the building from tower ladders
Firefighters had responded to a commercial building fire when one firefighter suffered the non-life-threatening injury and was transported to the hospital
The off-duty firefighters vacationing at Hampton Beach sprang into action to help two understaffed engines responding to the scene
The blast injured two firefighters and trapped one firefighter under large portions of debris
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