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Auburn Engine Company 4 firefighters faced heavy smoke and two occupants trapped on the roof
Firefighters in Williamsport rescue an occupant on the roof of a burning house
Battalion Chief Adam Crispen said firefighters rescued a woman in a wheelchair while facing rapid fire extension in the Nob Hill apartment building
A front is expected to move through the area, bringing winds at speeds approaching 40 mph; rain is also expected later this week
Springfield Fire Chief Jimmy Hamill said firefighters arrived within four minutes of getting the call to find heavy fire coming from the front of the house
The deaths come less than a week after a 3-year-old and 9-month-old were killed in a fire
The deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history killed 119 people 70 years ago this week and led to new and lasting fire safety standards for hotels and other public buildings
While leaving the scene of a fatal fire, firefighters spotted smoke at another house
Two tank cars, carrying propane-butane and propylene, derailed at a station, hit electricity lines and exploded
Firefighters in a Houston suburb discovered two bodies in the trunk after responding to a call about a car fire Friday morning
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
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