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District Chief Kelly Burns said initial firefighters had to fight tremendous amounts of smoke, heat to reach the fire apartment
Chicago firefighters responded to a fire on the fourth floor of a high-rise for seniors
One person was injured during the two-alarm fire in the 19-story condominium
The girl had a lingering question after the fire department taught her school about fire safety: Where would she go to escape a fire on her second floor bedroom?
The 1966 blaze was the deadliest fire in the history of the FDNY until the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001
A high-rise fire in Queens and a 4-alarm fire in the Bronx sent 13 firefighters to local hospitals
Clark County firefighters had water on the fire, burning on the roof of a 67-story high-rise, in 25 minutes
This recent legacy fire prompts review of stateside historic blazes
Three other firefighters and two civilians were injured at the scene
The 12-alarm blaze resulted in the deaths of three Philadelphia firefighters: David Holcombe, Phyllis McAllister and James Chappell
The video combines research footage with 3D modeling to show fire growth and spread throughout an apartment, the hallway and the stairwell
Four crewmembers were on the rope during the rarely needed, lifesaving maneuver
Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said the fire started in a 20th-floor apartment from a lithium battery connected to an unspecified micromobility device
The Evansville Fire Department Training Division suddenly found itself with two high-rise buildings at its disposal for countless training evolutions
The two men were working at a new condo tower when the platform went askew
All the deaths were due to smoke inhalation, a spokeswoman for the city’s medical examiner said
Quincy city councilors are asking FD officials to explain how the addition of several high-rise buildings to the city changes staffing
Fire and rescue crews are still fighting flareups of fire on the rubble as they continue searching for survivors
Neighbors rushed to protect the girl from falling debris until first responders arrived
A photo shows the man hanging from an emergency rope near the top of the building
The tragic fire that proved the value of automatic sprinklers in high-rise buildings
Inspired by technology used by the Paris Fire Brigade during the 2019 Notre Dame Cathedral fire, the LAFD recently took ownership of their own firefighting robot
Yonkers firefighters rescued three people from a third-floor apartment, and one family jumped from the 19th-floor to a lower balcony to escape the smoke
All companies should carry a rescue rope for emergency situations for themselves or victims in need of a quick save
Despite the staggering death toll, plus myriad fire protection and human failures, change was not immediate
The blaze erupted at an apartment building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan Thursday morning
As more mid-rises go up, firefighters increasingly need a way to safely exit a window or balcony
15 tools to incorporate into a high-rise standpipe kit to ensure effective operations at these high-risk incidents