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Christopher Fire Department Volunteer Firefighter Kody Vanfossan died fighting a multi-alarm commercial fire
In Bridgeport, he team handles any firefighter emergency that happens on scene and is made up of at least four firefighters
Consider your department’s staffing, resources and protocols when implementing firefighter training and policy
Baltimore County Assistant Chief Joshua Montague fell through the floor and Rebecca Budnick grabbed him and held onto him until help arrived
Rescuing a firefighter who has fallen through a floor in an involved structure fire may require establishing an alternate means of egress
The Buffalo Fire Department firefighters suffered burns and two suffered from smoke inhalation while battling a blaze in a two-story house
Dallas Fire Chief David Coatney credits enhanced RIT training for rescue of three Dallas firefighters in an apartment fire structural collapse
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