Mutual and Automatic Aid
Tazewell County leaders, with backing from local fire chiefs, are proposing a part-time, paid department to strengthen mutual aid, improve training and modernize fire protection
Firefighters, technical rescue crews and a heavy wrecker spent two hours stabilizing a collapsed second floor and lifting the tree
A county firefighter just 0.7 miles away crossed into Lawrenceburg’s city zone to save a child, triggering a turf dispute
East Hampton and Portland firefighters began an aggressive interior attack to minimize the fire’s extension
Firefighters from several departments responded to the Eagan facility for a fire in between two roofs
Seven occupants were rescued over ladders during a structure fire in Boonton
Firefighters in Orange were able to rescue a woman inside but she succumbed to her injuries
Five Norwich volunteer fire departments claim the paid department is failing to adhere to command protocols
New contract would relinquish sovereign immunity for San Diego County tribal fire departments
Crews from eight fire departments responded to the explosion in Hillsboro
Piles at the Penn Township facility cover more than 670,000 square feet
Fergus Falls firefighters were assisted by mutual aid departments in protecting the wooden main elevator
Firefighters from five FDs responded to a long-fought fire in Decherd
A gas explosion collapsed part of a multi-family structure in Wappingers Falls
Firefighters worked for several hours fighting a fire in a 16,700-square-foot home in Bloomfield Hills
The fire in Solvay sent up a large plume of orange-colored smoke seen for miles
A lack of hydrants and an apparatus problem hindered firefighting efforts in East Windsor
Two firefighters were injured when an explosion leveled one home and damaged several others
Firefighters from several departments used defensive operations during a commercial structure fire in Wayland
Firefighters from three departments worked to protect exposures at the Gogebic County Fairgrounds blaze
Lemon Grove firefighters arrived to find the house and a detached garage burning
The overnight blaze in Oxford was fought by firefighter from two states
Smoke from the Tissue Depot fire in Cheboygan could be seen for miles
Clovis Deputy Fire Chief Fay Craigmile said it took firefighters three hours to get the fire knocked down
Firefighters from several FDs battled a fire involving buildings over 100 years old in the historic Covington square
The state has experienced 600 wildfires in August alone during an unprecedented wildfire season
Colington Fire Chief Glenn Rainey credited training and mutual aid as the reason firefighters were able to make a quick attack on the four-unit row
Firefighters were ferried over to Rhode Island’s Block Island for a fire in a large, historic hotel
Tenders shuttled water to the Granite City fireground as dozens of cars burned for two days
Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One requested additional specialized help to complete the rope rescue
Firefighters from 21 different companies responded to the blaze in Vineland
Officials released a health alert due to the smoke from the Albuquerque fire
Multiple fire departments responded to a fire at International Paper in Hazelton
