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Four Alpha Fire Company firefighters were honored for a swift mayday rescue after a floor collapse injured a captain during a second-alarm fire at the Woodward Inn
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FDNY crews battled heavy fire, a partial collapse and nearly nine hours of operations during a five-alarm matzo factory fire in Brooklyn
Eleven Salisbury firefighters were injured when a roof collapsed during an offensive attack on a house fire after a gas line explosion
Lt. Bruce Britt, a 23-year veteran, died when a walkway collapsed as he was evacuating people from an apartment complex
The 23-year veteran died while evacuating apartment residents
Good mayday training isn’t the sole domain of large metro fire departments; smaller department programs are effective, as this story shows
Both firefighters suffered knee injuries and were taken to a hospital where they were treated and released
Whether it’s RIT or overhaul, this tool can blast through glass and drywall; it also has a self-rescue dimension
The close call in Arizona is a good excuse to take a refresher on best practices for overhaul
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