Fireground Operations
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What new incident commanders should and shouldn’t do before, during and after their first fire
Chicago firefighters and city leaders are raising alarms over new guidelines requiring four-person engine crews to delay entry unless victims are visibly trapped
Lawyers for the city of Columbia said the Irmo Fire District “acted with malice in reckless disregard for the truth or falsity of the statements”
Chief Teresa Deloach Reed faced harsh criticism following the Ghost Ship warehouse fire that killed 36 people
A GoFundMe has been created for Ted Punch and his family; they lost most of their possessions and their three dogs in the fire
No one else was in the plane; officials are investigating the cause of the crash
Police are seeking 12 counts of murder against each suspect along with special circumstances involving multiple victims, gang affiliation and arson
Officials said that the firefighter has been placed on unpaid “investigatory suspension”
The fire truck was struck after another vehicle failed to yield; no firefighters were injured
More than 20,000 people, including firefighters and experts from more than a dozen countries, have battled the wildfires
Woods surrounding the home were set ablaze, but firefighters were quickly able to contain the flames
Firefighter Aaron Echols was having dinner with his niece when he saw a gas pump across the street catch fire
The decision comes nearly 10 years after three firefighters were almost killed while battling a fire in a building with a truss roof
Firefighters responded to a fire where two adults and a baby were trapped on a balcony surrounded by thick black smoke
Firefighters had just returned to their station from a call when they saw a house fire nearby
Katie Malone and her three surviving children have left the hospital; the cause of the fire remains under investigation
The cause and origin of the fire were not immediately clear
An officer patrolling the area noticed black smoke rising from the station
The fire apparently started when a machine malfunctioned and triggered small explosions
Officials said the rescue was an “act of bravery and professionalism”
Firefighter Jonathan Austif’s wife, Betsie, 26, and their two children, Jacob, 3, and Jocelyn, 2 months, were pronounced dead inside of the home
The proposal would halt nationally required expansion of devices used to prevent fires and electrocutions in new building projects
Four fire calls were in residences and one other was a transformer fire
The baby was taken to a local hospital and the fire remains under investigation
While some blame the fire on the number of garment shops, others accused the government of failing to equip firefighters with proper resources
Four families were displaced by the fire; no civilians were injured
The firefighter sustained a minor shoulder injury after falling about five feet after slipping on a dock
Firefighters and police officers found the mosque completely consumed in flames when they arrived
One firefighter was taken by ambulance to a medical facility for treatment of an ankle injury
The firefighter suffered minor injuries to the face and was sent to the hospital
Over 100 wildfires continue to burn; the death toll has risen to 11
The United States has offered $100,000 to aid the firefighting efforts; France and Mexico have sent personnel to help
Capt. Kenny Willingham was attempting to rescue a man from a fire when he was stabbed in the eye
