Engine | Industrial | RIT | Structural | Wildland | Hazmat
Engine | Industrial | RIT | Structural | Wildland | Hazmat
Firefighter Becomes Trapped in Chicago Elevator Rescue
Mon, Feb 6, 2012
A firefighter became temporarily trapped when trying to rescue a victim from a Chicago (IL) high-rise elevator Sunday night. |
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NY Firefighters Battle Industrial Fire
Wed, Feb 1, 2012
The Fuller Road Fire Department was dispatched to a working structure fire at 35 Maplewood Avenue in the town of Colonie, just outside of Albany on Thursday January 27. |
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MS House Fire Kills Three Children
Mon, Jan 30, 2012
A mobile home fire killed three young children Sunday morning in Neshoba County, Mississippi. |
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Indianapolis (IN) Firefighters Respond to House Fire
Thu, Jan 26, 2012
Indianapolis (IN) firefighters arrived at a recent fire scene to find a single-family dwelling well involved on the first floor and fully involved on the second floor. |
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Officials Say Fire Safety Updates Needed for Chicago High-Rises
Wed, Jan 25, 2012
Officials from Chicago, Illinois, are looking to expedite fire safety updates for high-rise buildings in the city, according to a report. |
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Mobile Home Fire Kills Three in TX
Mon, Jan 23, 2012
Three people were killed Sunday morning in a mobile home fire in Bexar County, Texas. |
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Fireground Search: How Do you Know?
Fri, Jan 20, 2012
Firefighters should not abandon aggressive tactics to rescue potential victims on the fireground, Jerry Knapp writes, but there are strategies that can be used to help minimize the risk responders are exposed to at emergency incidents. |
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Minneapolis (MN) Firefighters Recall Near Miss at Vacant Structure Fire
Tue, Jan 17, 2012
Two Minneapolis (MN) firefighters spoke recently with a local television station about a close call they had while responding to a fire in a vacant, boarded-up home last November. |
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Quick Drill: Standpipe Training
Sun, Jan 1, 2012
The scenario is a reported fire on the sixth floor of a low- rise commercial structure. All occupants have been evacuated, according to dispatch. |
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Man Sets Woman on Fire in New York City Elevator
Sun, Dec 18, 2011
Man sets woman on fire in New York City elevator and later turns himself in |
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Outrage Over Design of Seoul High Rise Development
Sat, Dec 10, 2011
There is considerable public outrage over the design of a Seoul, South Korea high rise development project called The Cloud. |
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Wilmington Firefighters Rescue Two Children from Rowframe Fire
Sat, Dec 10, 2011
Wilmington (DE) firefighters rescue two children from rowframe fire. |
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Hospital Fire in India Claims 94 People
Fri, Dec 9, 2011
Hospital fire in India claims 94 people |
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Worcester LODD Fire Building Rife with Violations Prior to Fire
Fri, Dec 9, 2011
Fire building that claimed the life of a Worcester firefighter was rife with over 30 building violations. |
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Detroit Firefighters Rescue Elderly Woman from Fire
Fri, Dec 9, 2011
Detroit firefighters rescue elderly woman from first floor window. 5 others escape on their own. |
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High-Rise Fires Cause Quarter Billion in Property Damage Each Year
Fri, Dec 9, 2011
According to a new report released by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), in 2005-2009, there were an average of 15,700 reported structure fires in high-rise buildings per year with an associated $235 million in direct property damage. |
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Six Escape Detroit (MI) House Fire
Fri, Dec 9, 2011
Six people escaped a fire that caused major damage to a home on Detroit early Friday. |
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One Killed, Two Injured in Suspicious Brooklyn (NY) Fire
Thu, Dec 8, 2011
One person was killed and two more were injured in a suspicious fire at a Brooklyn (NY) apartment building Thursday morning. |
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Multiple Structure Fire in WI Injures 2 Firefighters
Sat, Dec 3, 2011
Firefighters battled a large fire in downtown Pulaski, Wisconsin which began at the Wood Lanes Bowling alley.Two firefighters were transported to local hospitals to be treated for injuries. |
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Warfighting for Firefighters
Fri, Dec 2, 2011
Lance Peeples talks about how lessons drawn from the Marine Corps classic Warfighting can help inform the battle firefighters must wage every day on the fireground. |
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House Fires More Easily Preventable Than Homeowners Think Says Safety Organization
Fri, Dec 2, 2011
Each year, approximately 27,000 house fires start in chimneys or fireplaces, while nearly 16,000 fires begin in clothes dryers, reports the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. |
Kansas City (MO) Plan Would Cut More Than 100 Firefighters
February 8, 2012
Kansas City (MO) officials have put forth a plan that would cut more than 100 firefighter positions through buyouts.
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