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MAYDAY INCIDENTS, NEWS & TRAINING
With the right training and direction, rapid intervention should never be a dull assignment
A USFA report details how an undetected basement fire, a modified support system and a sudden floor collapse led to one of the deadliest incidents in department history
One firefighter was injured by a falling air conditioner during the Queens fire
Four Alpha Fire Company firefighters were honored for a swift mayday rescue after a floor collapse injured a captain during a second-alarm fire at the Woodward Inn
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FDNY crews battled heavy fire, a partial collapse and nearly nine hours of operations during a five-alarm matzo factory fire in Brooklyn
Eleven Salisbury firefighters were injured when a roof collapsed during an offensive attack on a house fire after a gas line explosion
Keene firefighters were briefly trapped during a house fire and suffered burns
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