Structure Fire
A massive blaze at The Cooper apartments challenged Fort Worth firefighters, highlighting how modern construction materials can complicate firefighting efforts
Four Syracuse firefighters were treated for heat-related injuries, three hospitalized, while battling their second blaze in an hour during extreme temperatures
Video captures a dramatic rescue when an explosion and fire at a Cleveland apartment injured five people
Lithium-ion batteries were found at a five-alarm Bronx fire that injured 14 people, including a critically hurt firefighter
Anchorage officials began dismantling the long-standing Davis Park homeless camp, but the process turned chaotic as fires erupted and some residents resisted leaving the area
A well-known former officer and lifelong Revere resident, died after being pulled from a multi-family home blaze
Joliet Battalion Chief Dan Berta and a Joliet police officer sprang into action to rescue a family trapped on a third-floor balcony during a fire
St. Paul firefighters rescued seven people trapped on the third floor during a fire in a first-floor shop
Video shows Medina Fire Chief Larry Walters entering a burning basement to save a trapped woman, using a Halligan bar to get her, and himself, out
A fire fueled by broken gas lines escalated to a third alarm after a Fort Worth firefighter fell through an elevator shaft, prompting a mayday call
Tucson firefighters on the roof escaped injury after an explosion caused the roof to collapse
A small plane crashed into San Diego’s Murphy Canyon neighborhood, igniting about 15 homes and vehicles
Oakland firefighters faced fire on the third floor of a garden-style apartment building
This recent legacy fire prompts review of stateside historic blazes
A Brooklyn man died after falling from a second-floor window during a rescue above a Sunset Park deli fire
Hutchinson firefighters cut locks and doors to enter several compartments of the storage unit, finding one person dead inside
The May 31, 2013, motel structure collapse resulted in the five LODDs, four at the time of the incident, one years later
Nearly a dozen fire departments fought the blaze at Louisiana’s historic Nottoway Plantation House, built in 1859
Firefighters use top-down, bottom-up, or controlled-burn tactics to fight them, though prevention through regular cleaning and proper wood use is key
About 30 people were rescued from a burning Milwaukee apartment building that lacked a sprinkler system
A massive fire at a West Baltimore mattress warehouse escalated to seven alarms before being contained, with no reported injuries
Firefighters in New Haven rescued two people from a burning building with hoarding conditions that made the operation more difficult
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
The high number of station fires highlights the need for alarms and sprinkler systems
A two-alarm fire tore through the Briargate Condominiums in Columbia, injuring multiple people and sending flames visible from I-20
Three people died after fire tore through a Queens home with no working smoke detectors, as residents jumped from windows to escape the blaze
Gov. Josh Shapiro shared new details about the arson that forced his family’s evacuation from the governor’s residence, thanking firefighters for their response to the blaze
While on a supply run in storm-ravaged Kentucky, members of FEMA’s Maryland USAR-TF1 jumped into action to battle a house fire
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