Fireground Operations
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Firefighters use top-down, bottom-up, or controlled-burn tactics to fight them, though prevention through regular cleaning and proper wood use is key
The Michigan Court of Appeals upheld a lawsuit alleging two Flint firefighters were grossly negligent for failing to search a room where two boys later died
A fire heavily damaged a CVS in St. Pete Beach, causing a partial roof collapse and spreading to a Publix and nearby businesses
The fire was the deadliest in the nation’s biggest city since March 2015
Capt. Leon Whitener had just gotten off work when he heard a fire call for a person trapped
Crews battled a pair of fires overnight, both deemed to be arson
The wood-frame home burned rapidly and was already engulfed in flames by the time firefighters arrived
This spring, the U.S. Forest Service wants to do 22 controlled burns
If found, the person responsible will have to pay the costs of crews fighting the blaze
The fire has burned roughly 40 square miles since it was sparked by lightning April 6
William Tolley, 42, died after falling from a five-story building at the scene of a fire
William Tolley was on the roof of an apartment building when he fell; he leaves behind his wife and daughter
The firefighter was hit in the eye after being assaulted by a woman living in the home
Another firefighter can be heard telling the firefighter that he’s on fire
A father tossed the baby from a second-floor apartment that was filling with smoke and flames
Two firefighters were forced to jump from the second floor, landing on another
The bus was full of students headed to a high school when the engine compartment began to smoke
A county spokesman said officials found no building code violations at the Bellagio
Chief Steve Achilles said a sprinkler system would have saved the building
County firefighters are credited with saving the Forest Service firefighter from the blaze
Heavy smoke and flames were billowing from the multi-family home on arrival
Volunteer firefighter Perry Calvin was one of 15 killed in the 2013 explosion
Brett McBride started smelling smoke after he arrived home from working a shift
Firefighters were responding to a shed fire when they discovered the man on fire nearby
Crews quickly moved their fire trucks and got to work, extinguishing the fire inside the attic
The fire was started by someone, but forestry officials have not said whether it was the work of an arsonist
Fire investigators consider the explosion suspicious and are trying to determine what caused the explosion
A photo shows heavy flames and black smoke engulfing the truck behind its cab; no one was injured
Investigators are trying to determine what sparked the fire, which burned what appeared to be foam building material
Officials are looking at a grassy corridor between the two homes as a possible ignition point
Several officers suffered minor burns, muscle strains and smoke inhalation from getting the girls out of the burning car
According to a 1998 letter, the buildings had “several strikes against it”
Since February, wildfires have swept across 68,000 acres of the state