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MAYDAY INCIDENTS, NEWS & TRAINING
Brittney Ramos is suing the city of Rock Falls and two fire chiefs, alleging their reckless actions led to her husband falling through a floor and running out of air
A statement from Professional Firefighters of Keene IAFF Local 3265 said the firefighters were cut off by fire while searching the second floor
About 100 firefighters battled a stubborn blaze at General Motors’ 150,000-square-foot Pasadena facility
A brief water loss triggered a flashover and mayday during a house fire in Hillsdale
Two fell through third-floor holes during a fire in a building under construction on Chestnut Street
Four Sauk Valley departments completed a two-day workshop to standardize incident command, strengthen mutual-aid fireground leadership and reinforce NIOSH safety practices
New mandatory training simulates the 2011 ventilation incident that killed Lieutenant Todd Krodle, sharpening rapid rescue tactics
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