IRMO, S.C. — The cause of the fatal fire that claimed the life of Irmo firefighter James Muller has been determined. Columbia Fire said Tuesday afternoon their investigation into the origin and cause of the fire revealed it started around a stove in the kitchen area of one of the apartments. That led investigators to determine the fire...Read More
A newly-released examination of how the LA Fire Department handles emergency calls shows the department sometimes exceeds ideal response times because of traffic, a few neighborhoods in need of dedicated fire stations, and a lack of personnel. The “Standards of Cover” analysis looked at data collected between 2018 and 2020 to help fire administrators forecast needs for...Read More
ALLEN, Texas — One month after the mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets, a 66-page post-incident analysis released by the City of Allen Fire Department details medical responders’ immediate actions in the wake of the chaotic scene developing at the shopping mall. Allen Fire Chief Jonathan Boyd said that compiling an accurate report along these lines was...Read More
A single vehicle crashed into a Los Angeles Fire Department station in Sun Valley early Monday morning. A car crashed into the front of LAFD Fire Station 77, located at 9224 Sunland Boulevard, at the intersection of Tuxford Place, at about 5:26 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Dept. Two people in the car...Read More
On 6/6/1889 the Great Seattle Fire destroyed the entire central business district of Seattle, Washington. The conflagration lasted for less than a day, burning through the afternoon and into the night, and occurred during the same summer as fires that destroyed large sections of the Washington cities of Spokane and Ellensburg. Seattle quickly rebuilt using...Read More
