WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – A Howard firefighter was minorly injured while battling a fire Tuesday in Elk Falls, the rural fire department said. The fire broke out around 7:40 p.m. in the 100 block of 7th Street. Crews found heavy smoke and flames coming from the building, and additional fire engines were called from Longton,...Read More
While operating as the incident commander at a fire in a two-story ordinary taxpayer, I was checking in on the hose line advancing on the Charlie side when an “Urgent” radio transmission was made about a weakened roof structure. As the message was being transmitted the brick chimney over my head collapsed. I was hit...Read More
FREDERICK, Md. — A Frederick County apartment complex is under investigation following a large fire Friday afternoon that injured a firefighter and displaced dozens of residents. Firefighters were called to the 800 block of Gabriel Court at 2:39 p.m., arriving to find fire coming from the front of a three-story garden-style apartment complex. A second...Read More
LEWIS COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) – More details have been released about a fire involving multiple structures that injured three firefighters in the Vanceburg area on Friday afternoon. One firefighter suffered burns, another smoke inhalation and a third one fell through a floor, according to Lewis County Emergency Management. They are all expected to be OK....Read More
F2025-01 TX: Senior Captain and Two Firefighters of Ladder Company Burned during Primary Search in Garden Apartment Fire – Texas Report: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/firefighters/programs/pdfs/f202501.pdf Slides: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/firefighters/programs/pdfs/f202501RS.pdfRead More
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (7News) — Nine people were displaced, and two firefighters were hurt after a late-night apartment fire in Woodbridge, according to Prince William County Fire and Rescue. Emergency crews were called around 11:05 p.m. on Feb. 27 to the 12700 block of Wood Hollow Drive for multiple reports of an apartment fire. When...Read More
