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This special coverage series offers simple steps all firefighters should know for how to survive an entanglement, along with other hazards – floor collapse, flashover, disorientation and air management issues – so you are better prepared for these all-too-common fireground dangers.

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One Spring Valley firefighter remains unaccounted for after a mayday call
The firefighter was able to continue fighting the blaze after the mayday call
A mayday was called after the firefighter was struck by falling bricks, officials said
Officials said the firefighters became disoriented and were assisted from the house by other firefighters
Video shows one of the firefighters leaping from the roof of the building to another building to escape
Two of the firefighters sustained burns to 40-50% of their bodies, officials said
Firefighters worked frantically to save fellow members as the building collapsed around them; 9 did not survive