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Scott firefighters raced to a woods-edge blaze and found a 50-by-30-foot camp built from fridges, tires and AC units, erupting in explosions
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
Chief Shane Wilson carried the man in his arms through the smoke from a burning home
Velmando Williams, 22, was charged with arson, attempted homicide and kidnapping
The blaze is believed to have gutted or damaged several dozen homes
Janet Heggeman lost control of her vehicle and crashed into a tree, causing the car to set on fire
Firefighters walked into a wall of foam higher than their heads; the incident briefly trapped four people inside
The dynamics of civilian, inmate and professional firefighters evolve as changes to prison systems leave a shortage of volunteers to fight wildfires
Aerial footage showed the flames burning close to homes with retardant on their rooftops
More than a dozen fire companies helped to put the fire out; no injuries were reported
Quiet Warrior
From lawyers to construction workers, they take time off work to risk their lives
Leslie Howard Cross II was airlifted to a hospital after trying to get rid of an underground hive
The 22-year-old made it out of the mobile home, but did not return after running back inside to grab his cellphone
The recommendation is not an enforceable evacuation and most people in the community of about 1,600 are staying
Officials are still investigating whether the pot growing operation in the Santa Cruz Mountains was legal
The cause was an electrical fault under one of the carriages
About 100 firefighters responded to the fire that destroyed cars dating from the 1920s to the 1980s
Jere Jeter said that he doesn’t think extra training would have changed the outcome of the Gatlinburg fire
The fire, which is under investigation, broke out at a four-story building in Brooklyn
It took firefighters about 30 minutes to control the fire; the cause of the blaze is under investigation
Isaac Saldivar realized the grandmother was raising four grandkids and that she lost most of her possessions
Jarrod Samra is suspected of being responsible for eight wildfires over the last two months
Nearly 400 firefighters have been assigned to the fire; the blaze has consumed 79 square miles
A fire crew displays best fire safety and operational practices while battling a strip mall fire
Firefighters arrived to find the engine compartment and driver’s area of the bus engulfed by flames
Investigators believe either an improperly disposed cigarette or combustion caused by the late morning heat ignited the blaze
Worshippers managed to extinguish the blaze before firefighters arrived
More than 40 floors of the building on one side were engulfed in flames; firefighters battled the blaze for more than two hours
The fire burned two cars and damaged a fire truck; about 70 firefighters are battling the blaze
Fire officials said they plan to let the burning propane dissipate on its own, citing that it’s safer than trying to extinguish it
Minneapolis Fire Chief John Fruetel said the body was found in the rubble of a building that partially collapsed during the blast at the Minnehaha Academy
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