Navy

Ryan Sawyer Mays has maintained his innocence and said he helped fight the Navy warship blaze that burned for almost five days

The Navy warship fire highlights key themes for all fire agencies – inspections, training, command and communications

At the time of the fire, roughly 160 sailors and officers were on board the USS Bonhomme Richard, which had been docked at Naval Base San Diego

The USS Bonhomme Richard burned for several days last July, now a crewmember has been charged with aggravated arson

Bryon Stein was honored as a Key Influencer by the Navy demonstration team for his work in the community and being named the La Crosse Fire Department firefighter of the year

More than 400 sailors and federal firefighters battled the blaze on the Navy assault ship for nearly five days

Firefighters and sailors battled the fire, which left the USS Bonhomme Richard severely damaged, for four days in mid-July

A Navy memo stated that some areas of the ship were completed gutted during the four-day blaze

This week's Photo of the Week shows the American flag flying on the USS Bonhomme Richard as sailors and firefighters battled the massive blaze that broke out on the Navy ship on July 12. NH-60S Sea...

Navy: The fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard has been extinguished after one of the worst infernos to rip through a U.S. warship outside of combat

Experts say the blaze shows the unique difficulties of fighting shipboard fires

Officials said water drops by helicopter were helping significantly as the firefighting effort entered its third day

17 firefighters were transported for evaluation after battling the blaze at Naval Base San Diego

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Seminole Tribe Fire Chief Donald DiPetrillo, 70, was a Navy veteran and served as fire chief for 12 years