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One of 13 NIOSH recommendations highlights the department’s proactive mental health response, including mandatory check-ins and peer-led crisis support
A veteran Chicago firefighter died after a garage collapse during a fire, later ruled as human-caused
Captain David Meyer joined the department in 1996 and was assigned to Truck 29
A Franklin firefighter was rescued from a floor collapse during a house fire
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First responders in New London faced a significant roof collapse at the Engaging Heaven Church
A second firefighter fell into the basement during a mayday at a house fire in Homestead
Portland firefighters entered through a window to search for occupants in a second-floor apartment because of fire conditions on the first-floor
Aurora firefighters hold a ceremony to remember three firefighters killed in a collapse during the Woolworth fire
Fire rages through a large structure with numerous businesses in Elizabeth
Seven occupants were rescued over ladders during a structure fire in Boonton
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More than 25 complaints were lodged against the building last month alone, per city records
Firefighters scoured the debris using buckets, power tools and heavy equipment to ensure no one was trapped
The 33,000-square-foot structure had been empty for eight years
Allentown firefighters let the roof of the converted house burn instead of sending firefighters into the attic
Two people had to be extricated from the car after both vehicles crashed into a Long Beach restaurant
A brush fire quickly extended into the cockloft of the Alameda County convenience store
Two workers were killed when the 11-story abandoned building collapsed while being prepared for demolition
Martin County Judge Executive Lon Lafferty said they have not had any communication with the second worker in the coal plant collapse
Rescuers are in contact with one worker buried in the collapse of a multi-story plant in Martin County
A coordinated effort involving several departments saved a construction worker pinned by a foundation collapse
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Firefighters and a patient fell to the ground when the roof of the Burlington structure collapsed
One worker is dead and another trapped in the collapse of an 11-story coal plant in Martin County
A Chicago firefighter was injured after falling through a floor in a South Side blaze
Firefighters avoided injury when the steeple of the 100-year-old church collapsed
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Wichita firefighters were moving up to the third floor to rescue occupants when the stairway collapsed
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One patient in the New Bedford pier collapse was transported to St. Luke’s Emergency Department by rescue boat
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“If that wall had fallen 2 seconds earlier, we very likely would have paralyzed firefighters, if not worse,” Winston-Salem Fire Chief Trey Mayo said
Video shows when the top floor of the Old Havana building collapsed while firefighters inside were doing a search
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Clark County firefighters were withdrawn from the building due to its compromised structural integrity
Two patients were flown to hospitals after being removed from the rubble of the West Milford house
Palm Beach County Captain Eric Price and FF-Medic Sam Adler rendered aid until the flight made an emergency landing
Investigators say the report on the Surfside collapse that killed 98 people in 2021 might be completed next year
A construction worker was trapped in his excavator and suffered trauma to his head, chest and arms
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