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Faced with near-zero visibility, Portland firefighters entered the burning house twice, rescuing both occupants and escaping uninjured
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Lawrenceburg Fire Department firefighter Jason Dickey died after becoming trapped when part of the house collapsed
The Terre Haute Fire Department’s “Close Before You Doze” campaign is urging the community to use a closed door as a fire barrier
A Facebook post by Central Fire Department said civilians “jumped into action and assisted firefighters in safely removing the captain”
Rio Vista firefighter Stephen Grisham created a GoFundMe for his colleague Kevin Brotzman, who lost his home and everything in it in a fire
Providence firefighters Dan Rinaldi and Jay LaSalle were trapped in the fire for 30 minutes after something collapsed in the structure
Fire department officials said the residents were in their 40s to 80s, though most were elderly
Firefighters said the apartment building’s hallway exits were filled with fire and smoke
Danny Atlas said he saw his elderly neighbor “completely on fire” as she tried to extinguish her clothes with a water spigot
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Officials said the bomb’s fuse had been lit but the device didn’t detonate
Firefighters say the blaze caused severe damage, hindering their ability to search the charred home
Fire officials said the cause of the fire has not yet been determined
Recent academy graduate Dave Guzick and Steve Hayes, who recently finished probation, forced the apartment door open to rescue the victim
Lakeside Fire District said the $600,000 truck was undergoing routine maintenance when it caught fire
The building, which did have a working sprinkler system and was up to code, will have to be demolished
Dark smoke and flames were pouring from the emergency room when firefighters arrived
More than 60 firefighters were honored at a county meeting, including Captain Scott Stroup, who caught a baby from the third floor
Firefighter Shane Kirk’s home was destroyed a couple of hours before he responded to a 1,000-acre grass fire
A witness saw a glow in the air as he was driving and soon realized there was a massive blaze at the rail yard
The firefighter became unconscious for five minutes after Karissa Morder’s vehicle dragged the fire hose and knocked him to the ground
Brandon Austin said he was using a propane torch to burn weeds when he heard gas escaping near the handle and suddenly was on fire
Jeff Ricker rescued Otto Gorish from underneath a fallen door after he noticed the flames while driving past the home
Officials said two firefighters were among those requiring medical attention
Officials said the family lost power and could not use their landline, and had no service on their cellphones
The Lansing Fire Department firefighter was helping battle an apartment fire when the second-story floor collapsed
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New Bedford EMS only recently began carrying the drug on their ambulances and it was intended to treat firefighters who suffer smoke inhalation
It took firefighters about an hour to get the blaze under control; the cause is under investigation
Firefighters found flames coming out of the roof of the facility and the fire quickly spread
Officials have previously warned that the tanker could explode and sink, possibly triggering an environmental disaster
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