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A fire in a Brooklyn supermarket quickly extended into residential structures
Allentown firefighters faced fire on the third floor of an end unit that was extending into the exposures
Eight Spokane firefighters were inside when the roof of the US Bank building collapsed
Troopers manned a hoseline to fight a well-advanced house fire
Use the swim method, grab your wire cutters and get help from other crewmembers
Establish side alpha, stay disciplined in your direction, pay attention to sights and sounds, and use “breadcrumbs” to establish a route
Step 1: Back out or attempt to isolate yourself in a room behind a closed door if retreat isn’t possible
Your crewmembers are your lifeline to survival, so communicate as much as possible
Firefighters from four departments battled the blaze in Celina
Orange County firefighters faced a fully-involved house fire in Santa Ana
San Luis Obispo firefighters rescued the occupant and started CPR
LAFD companies used ladder pipes, exterior operations during the fire in Lomita
Boston Fire Commissioner Paul F. Burke said firefighters were “under the gun” to get people out when they arrived
Over 100 occupants were evacuated during an outside-in fire at a Carlisle apartment building
An FDNY lieutenant was one of six people injured during the church fire in Brooklyn on Easter
Fire Commissioner Skip McAdams said the fire burned for about 90 minutes before being brought under control
The Glynn County Rescue firefighters received second-degree burns on their shoulders, necks, ears, hands and arms
Firefighters faced a large number of burning pallets at a Back of Yards warehouse loading dock
Firefighters rescued the brothers from a burning fifth-floor apartment in Harlem
Matt Lebeis received an alert that the temperature inside his house went up to 90 degrees
Jeannette Fire Chief Bill Frye said firefighters had a problem with a hydrant as the fire extended to another house
Neighbors told Hayward firefighters that the owners were out of the country
Five considerations for first-arriving crews to prevent the situation from deteriorating
A mayday was transmitted after a collapse trapped Baltimore County firefighters
350,000 gallons of water used as The Cuyahoga burned in Ashtabula Harbor
Fresno County Fire Battalion Chief Seth Brown said the mother intentionally crashed the SUV into the house to make a hole
One firefighter was injured, nine residents displaced by the fire in Chinatown
With the stairs set ablaze by the burning battery, residents in the four-story building had to scale down the fire escape, FDNY said
The blast was “severe, absolutely extreme,” and “you could feel it in your chest,” Crescent Township Fire Department Chief Andrew Tomer said
The LAFD firefighters noticed an unusual burning sensation on their faces while responding to the fire
Syracuse firefighters fought the fire from the outside after working to open boarded up windows, doors
The Clinton Township fire chief said the township does not have a cost-recovery ordinance
Two New Haven firefighters were injured while fighting a fire in a structure under renovation