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Louisa crews narrowly escaped as flames overran Engine 6, forcing a dramatic retreat, while a falling tree struck Engine 7 and nearly hit another firefighter
Muskegon Heights firefighters were forced to bail out windows after fire trapped them on the second floor
A Livonia firefighter was rescued after falling into a basement during a fire at a house under renovation
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Firefighter Mike Altman suffered second- and third-degree burns in a floor collapse while battling a fast-moving apartment fire
Three people were killed and nine others, including five firefighters, were injured in a four-alarm fire in Queens
Video posted to social media showed three firefighters bailing out from the second floor at the Falls of Point West Apartments
Kansas City firefighters rescued three residents from a burning apartment in the Independence Plaza neighborhood
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