International Firefighting
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The newly opened Tulum International Airport in Mexico has acquired an advanced fleet of Striker ARFF vehicles to support emergency operations
Major responses, award and honors, conflicts overseas, devastating wildfires and e-Bike blazes made headlines
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Cheers went up with each rescue, which firefighters confirmed with exclamation mark-punctuated tweets
The attack left dozens of people sprawled out on the ground in the city in northeastern Spain, some spattered with blood and others coping with broken limbs
The blaze is believed to have gutted or damaged several dozen homes
Quiet Warrior
From lawyers to construction workers, they take time off work to risk their lives
Officials said the country set an annual single-day record for new fires on Saturday, when 268 separate fires started
Jennifer Jesty said treating a firefighter’s broken ankle in the heart of the wildfire was the “call of her career”
The cause was an electrical fault under one of the carriages
Rescuers dug through rubble with their hands and used detectors to search for signs of life
Investigators believe either an improperly disposed cigarette or combustion caused by the late morning heat ignited the blaze
The crew planned to join an international team helping Canadian forces working to contain the flames, build fire breaks and protect buildings
More than 40 floors of the building on one side were engulfed in flames; firefighters battled the blaze for more than two hours
The fire burned two cars and damaged a fire truck; about 70 firefighters are battling the blaze
About 70 firefighters, backed up by more than 30 fire trucks and water tankers, were taking part in the operation
The fire consumed the large outdoor stage at the “Tomorrowland” electronic music festival
Authorities fear there will be flare-ups due to lack of moisture and higher winds
The soldiers rescued the occupants of an apartment in Lviv, an hour’s drive from the Yavoriv Combat Training Center where they were stationed
Nearly 600 firefighters were trying to contain the flames that had run through 3,210 acres
Firefighters gave Steve Sawatzky CPR while waiting for an ambulance at a company outing
According to the Jiangsu Provincial Public Security Department, traces of gasoline were found at the scene and all the doors of the building were locked from the outside
Authorities said most of the fires appear to be caused by arson
Police said at least 80 people died in the June 14 fire at Grenfell Tower, but only 32 victims have formally been identified
The explosion was so severe that the yacht flew up several feet into the air and was destroyed
Officials said it is the second time in recent years that the tourist destination has been affected by a serious blaze
Homes were destroyed and children and counselors were temporarily trapped at a California campground
Hundreds of officers built moving lines in different parts of Hamburg and used water cannons to force away protesters from streets across the city
Firefighters said in a tweet that up to eight people may be buried in the rubble
The Metropolitan Police force said 87 “recoveries” of human remains have been made, but may not be from 87 different people
Police said 18 people still missing are believed to have “died on the burning bus”
Criticism of how the fire was handled has focused mainly on the country’s emergency telecommunications network
Officers and firefighters have searched all apartments, but the intensity of the flames made identifying remains difficult
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