Mutual and Automatic Aid
A failure in the radio alert tone caused a delay in notifying Norwich firefighters, prompting the East Great Plain volunteer department to respond first under the mutual aid agreement
We should never put dispatchers in a situation where they have to wonder if members are playing hot potato with the call
The three-alarm fire in Millville was complicated by water supply issues, collapsing structures and a severed gas line
I-15 near Baker was shut down in what one driver called “traffic apocalypse from hell”
Firefighters from several departments fought a blaze at a popular restaurant in Hanover Township
Nassau County police stated the 11-year-old child was told to light the fireworks which later set a shed and two houses on fire
Authorities believe the fire in Necedah is accidental but an investigation continues
Four firefighters and one civilian were treated for heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation at Sauk Prairie Hospital
County-wide mutual aid drill in Monterey focused on firefighting and communication
First responders from the Quad-Cities region worked on rescue task force and EMS best practices
Two houses were destroyed and two others damaged during a fire at a construction site in San Luis Obispo
Two Clearview Fire Department firefighters were trapped when the roof of a burning garage collapsed in Curwensville Borough
Firefighters from at least six departments responded to the fire at Brant Performance Horses in Bellefontaine
Mutual aid fire departments bought water tenders to the fire near Lebanon
Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire inside the King Tut restaurant in Somerville
Fire in an affordable housing unit under construction in Redwood City began on the fifth floor
A large fire tears through a housing development under construction in Redwood City
Westborough firefighters rescued two people during a 2-alarm house fire
Over a dozen horses were saved during a fire at Liberty-Belle Stables in Templeton
Firefighters from Cambridge and other departments battled a fire in a former tuxedo shop
Eunice FD highlighted many mutual aid fire departments that responded to the fire as well as an “angel in the sky with a crop duster dropping water from the heavens”
Mutual aid response in Spring Lake for a commercial structure fire
Investigators determined that multiple lithium-ion batteries charging inside the Stacyville firehouse were the cause of the fire
Officials for Central Pierce Fire & Rescue, Graham Fire & Rescue and Orting Valley Fire and Rescue have taken first steps in putting plan before voters
Mutual aid response credited with keeping Durham barn fire from destroying an attached residence
First responders from four agencies rescued several people in an underground intercontinental ballistic missile silo in Arapahoe County
Several firefighters were injured during the blaze at a popular Destin restaurant
Evacuations lifted in Finley after fire burned through the roof and caused a partial collapse of the Lineage Logistics building
Plymouth firefighters were dispatched for a report of multiple buildings on fire around the Flying Monkey Performance Center
Dozens of fire departments responded to the Lancaster County fire
The Maui fire report points at equipment, communication and a lack of mutual aid plans
At least one fire engine and one ambulance are a total loss after a fire at the South Tongass Fire Department
New Kinlock firefighters faced what they called “a daunting sight” upon arrival
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