Fort Lauderdale (FL) Firefighters Save Dogs From House Fire, Department Says
Firefighters pulled four dogs from a smoldering Fort Lauderdale home that was in flames just minutes earlier Thursday morning, according to the department.
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4,000 Pigs Lost in MN Barn Fire
A fire late Wednesday evening has resulted in a total loss of a hog confinement and the 4,000 hogs inside.
Backup, Flank, or Confine? Following Up the First Line
Jay Bonnifield considers the different functions of secondary hoselines and the need for firefighters to train on these tactics.
PA Commuter Train Fire Prompts Evacuation; Hundreds Flee
A fire aboard a commuter train in Pennsylvania forced 350 to flee.
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Four Firefighters Hurt in Fire in Abandoned Harlem (NY) Building
Four firefighters were injured battling a massive fire that tore through an abandoned Harlem building where jazz icon Billie Holiday reportedly once lived.
Large House in Fort Worth (TX) Partially Collapses During Fire
Fort Worth firefighters battled a fire at a large house in the affluent Crestline neighborhood, near the River Crest Country Club, early Wednesday.
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Fort Worth (TX) Landfill Fire Prompts Response From 43 Firefighters
A fire at a landfill on Everman Parkway on Wednesday night prompted a response from 43 firefighters and two fire departments.
North Tonawanda (NY) Firefighters Battle Fire at Former Middle School
North Tonawanda firefighters responded to a fire at the former Lowry Middle School building on Payne Avenue Wednesday night.
Should Arsonist Get Death Penalty if People Die in Wildfire? CA Supreme Court to Decide
Raymond Lee Oyler was sentenced to death for starting a 2006 Southern California fire that killed five firefighters.
Cal Fire’s Predictions Didn’t Foresee the Altadena Inferno. Now It’s Changing Its Fire-Hazard Maps
Creating the maps is an arduous process that requires scrutinizing detailed data across the state and coordinating with the hundreds of cities and counties that…
At Least 17 Dead in Nigeria School Fire
At least 17 children were killed in a fire that broke out in an Islamic school in northwestern Nigeria.
Firefighters Respond to Sioux City (IA) Apartment Complex Fire
Sioux City Fire Rescue responded to a fire Tuesday at the Country Estates of Morningside apartment complex.
Retired Seattle Firefighter Denied Coverage for Work-Related Cancer
A retired Seattle fire lieutenant is fighting to win coverage for treatment of a work-related cancer.
Remembering the New York Telephone Fire: 50 Years Later
Frank Leeb recounts the New York Telephone Fire, the work of the late Dan Noonan, and how the incident transformed our understanding of the toxicity…
