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The firefighter left a Christmas event to respond to a fire in Marcus Hook
A bystander banged on the door of the Dunstable Fire Department to alert the two firefighters on duty about the growing fire
Mutual aid companies worked in the snow to supply water to an apartment fire in Geneva Township
Firefighters from several departments faced limited access and water supply, as well as collapses on the fireground in Chelsea
An estimated 2 million gallons of water was used to extinguish the fire in Sterling
Firefighters from 11 departments assisted Norwalk firefighters at a large house fire
Firefighters from seven departments worked to extinguish two burning structures in Cicero
Firefighters from 10 departments worked to save neighboring structures during a fully engulfed house fire
Firefighters at the Caernarvon Township fire had to switch to exterior operations to keep the fire from spreading to exposures
Personnel from three towns worked on their response to a school shooting in Manchester-by-the-Sea
Officials say the largest of the fires, the Hawthorne Fire in Berlin, will take weeks to extinguish
Fire officials said the brush fire in Berlin was expected to take many days to contain
Vancouver firefighters arrived to see fire through the roof of the 16-unit apartment building
A fire that started in an abandoned house in Irvington spread to exposures and displaced 30 people
Investigators said spontaneous combustion in hop bales caused a fire inside the cold room of a Yakima County warehouse
Mayor Brandon Scott said the city is readying a team of call takers, dispatchers, support staff and a supervisor to deploy in a few hours
A battalion chief and two captains were transported by helicopter to a hospital in Shreveport, La.
Rescuers tunneled underneath the boy and used dish soap and friction-reducing sheets to free him
Firefighters from six departments used over 100,000 gallons of water to fight a structure fire outside of Montgomery
Lowell Fire Chief Phil Charron said one firefighter had to bail out a window due to the intense fire conditions
Two firefighters were injured while battling a fire that destroyed three boats in Keyport
Work at the construction site in Auburn was nearing completion when the fire started
Belfry Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter Darrell Helton, 49, died after assisting in shuttling water to a structure fire alongside a neighboring fire agency
Firefighters from four departments responded to the fire in Boulder
South Adams County firefighters and mutual aid partners worked to extinguish a fire in a large industrial warehouse
First responders from several departments faced many challenges while working to rescue two men trapped inside a Spring Township grain bin
The Lancaster Township Fire Department stated that a tanker task force was dispatched as a precaution due to known low water pressure
Firefighters from several departments worked at a barn fire in Miami Township