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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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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
The POINTER technology is designed to pinpoint firefighters’ locations and motions through smoke, debris and other obstructions
A mayday call was made and the firefighter was assisted out of the hole, official said
A mayday call was canceled after a firefighter managed to bail out of a window
Buffalo firefighters were battling a blaze at a 2 1/2 story building when the mayday call was made
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