Structure Fire
A firefighter became disoriented and transmitted a mayday while in the basement of a burning commercial structure
Atlanta fire Chief Roderick Smith said there were heavy flames coming from a second-story apartment
City officials ordered the Brooklyn house to be torn down after a woman died in the fifth fire in the house in two years
War Deputy Chief Jeffrey Lawson fell ill and told the driver he needed medical attention
FDNY
The FDNY responded to a call for smoke in the Queens neighborhood and after searching found smoke coming from a cellar window of the victims’ home
Sacramento firefighters found the bodies during a secondary search after facing heavy fire and smoke conditions on arrival
“I wouldn’t be surprised if somebody told me there were 20 to 30 people permanently residing in the building at that time,” West Metro District Chief Sean O’Hara said
Firefighters Jonathan Guzman and Darren Jones, along with Captain Edward Escamilla, were burned after becoming trapped during an apartment fire
The West Bloomfield Township fire marshal said no adults were home at the time of the fire
Maplewood firefighters saved two unconscious young children trapped inside a Vadnais Heights house fire
A child receiving treatment at Shriners Children’s Hospital, her mother, four Jet Rescue Air Ambulance crew members and a person on the ground were killed
The Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, carrying a child patient, passenger and four crew members, crashed shortly after takeoff, engulfing several homes in flames
Fire officials believe the house fire in Massena started in the kitchen
North West Fire District Chief Tony McIntyre said the Baldwinsville apartments did have sprinklers and smoke detectors but the bulk of the fire was in the attic
Highlighting the agency’s work, from the NERIS launch to international engagement
One Newtown officer was injured, struck by an unoccupied fire engine that slid on a snow-covered driveway
Springfield firefighters rescued one person trapped in a house fire where a revolver that was left out discharged, striking a captain
A brush truck from the Mills River Fire Department was being readied to fight the Los Angeles wildfires when a fire destroyed the station
Laramie County Fire Authority wildland apparatus was going to take firefighters to help fight the Los Angeles fires
Station 31 was one of five fire stations closed in 2018
Montgomery County Fire Chief Corey Smedley announced the death of the firefighter during a press conference
FDNY
Close to 200 occupants were displaced after fire ripped across the top floor of a six-story Bronx apartment building
Whitfield County firefighters said fire ripped through the trailer the family was renting
The fire in an Onset hobby store quickly spread to two businesses and injured a firefighter
Fire Chief Kalani Hao said Firefighter Jeffrey Fiala had been with the department for a year and a half
Jan. 23, 2005, marked the first time since 1918 that FDNY members had died in separate calls on the same day
Kansas City firefighters withdrew from the building and switched to defensive operations minutes before the roof collapsed
Collapse
A Broussard Fire Department captain underwent neck surgery for injuries he sustained when part of a brick wall collapsed on him and two other firefighters
