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Without routine inspections and incident preplanning, crews are responding to an information black hole
Fire conditions initially kept Atlanta firefighters from getting inside the former Amazing Grace Christian Community Church
The firefighter left a Christmas event to respond to a fire in Marcus Hook
Amanda Perryman and her husband were leaving for vacation when they received alerts of the wildfires and decided to turn back
Some of the vessels were floating downriver on fire late Friday morning, and five or six have sunk
Oakland’s volunteer chaplain discusses his role and personal stress from assisting Ghost Ship responders and survivors
When a fire victim’s identity was confirmed, an official from the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office broke the news to family members
In 2014, a grand jury said 4,000 out of 11,000 commercial buildings in the city go without what are supposed to be yearly inspections
Officials said although an investigation is still underway, the two face aggravated arson charges
Oakland fire Capt. Christopher Foley is helping spearhead a nascent PTSD program aimed at providing peer counseling and support for his fire colleagues
Fire lieutenant: “Every single person that was there that night is replaying in our minds, wondering if there was anything we could have done better”
The volunteer firefighters allegedly pushed a career firefighter and knocked her to the ground after she tried to enter a burning house
City inspectors received complaints on Nov. 13 about the warehouse being remodeled into residences
Eleven people were living in the partially brick home, and most had escaped the blaze by the time firefighters arrived
This year, firefighters partook in a hot wing-eating contest, searched for Civil War-era shipwrecks and saved birds from trees
Raymond Neal Swayney, 31, was among temporary firefighters who were only paid for the hours they spent putting out fires
A fire official said inspectors responding to a complaint found no valid permit, unsafe conditions and other violations
A mayday was called when the firefighters became disoriented, fell to the ground and had to be rescued from the building
Firefighters said five adults and four children are in stable condition
Investigators were looking at “anything electrical” on the first floor of the warehouse near the origin of the blaze
Two adults and two girls killed in the blaze; the home lacked smoke detectors
Officials expect an additional murder charge to be filed against Beatriz Fana-Ruiz
The massive blaze destroyed or damaged 15 structures and several first responders suffered minor injuries
Authorities believe they’ve located the section of the building where the fire started
Crews were able to extinguish the flames and there were no reports of injuries
Joel Felix Ubach was standing by the side of a burning building when it collapsed; it took crews three hours to recover his body
Less than half of the charred remains of the partly collapsed structure had been searched, and crews clearing debris were expected to find more bodies
Authorities said two police officers and one firefighter were hurt
After setting the fires, Keith Eugene Mann, 49, called 911 to report them
More than 15 hours after the fire started, rescue crews had only recovered four bodies from the building and dozens of people were still unaccounted for
The alert system didn’t send out an evacuation notice, because the text messages are limited to only 90 characters
News video showed smoke billowing from the home and firefighters on its roof where they cut a hole to let out smoke and heat
On Monday, a wildfire, likely caused by a person, spread to the Gatlinburg area as hurricane-force winds toppled trees and power lines, blowing embers in all directions