By Kiera Lyons, CTV Edmonton: Three firefighters are in hospital under observation after battling a three-alarm fire in the area of Wagner Road and 83 Street. Fire crews received the call just after 1:30 p.m. on Saturday and a team of 27 firetrucks and 108 firefighters were … [Read more...]
By Rick Wiley, Arizona Daily Star: Public records reveal it took South Tucson firefighters 23 minutes before asking for help in fighting a blaze that devastated Micha’s Mexican Restaurant two weeks ago. The decision by the short-staffed fire department, experienced … [Read more...]
By Samantha House, Syracuse.com: An early morning house fire on Syracuse's Near West Side has left a firefighter hurt and four residents critically injured. The Syracuse Fire Department rushed to 253 Fitch St. around 3:15 a.m. after a caller reported a fire. When … [Read more...]
Three Citrus County (Fla.) firefighters suffered minor injuries while battling a house fire Monday. All three were treated and released. According to the Citrus County Chronicle, firefighters were called to a 900-square-foot single story home on fire. The building was … [Read more...]
By Sarah Reese, NWI.com: One firefighter was hospitalized and another was treated for heat exhaustion Tuesday after a fire tore through a shopping center, destroying a majority of the 10 businesses inside, a fire official said. Lake Station firefighters were dispatched … [Read more...]
By KTVI: A two story home caught on fire Monday morning near the intersection of Plymouth and Stephen Jones in Wellson. The home was vacant. Children could be seen running from occupied neighboring homes. Firefighters were able to take control of the situation. The fire … [Read more...]
Prince George’s County Fire Department reports that two of its firefighters were injured in a Tuesday night roof collapse at a house fire. According to PGFD’s Facebook page, one firefighter was treated and released, but remains off duty. The other firefighter is still being … [Read more...]
By Alex Mitchell, Bronx Times: If the only parking spot you can find is in front of a fire hydrant, continue looking, a visiting motorist learned the hard way. When a fire broke out in the home of a 96-year-old woman on 826 Revere Avenue, a Volvo with NJ plates, was … [Read more...]
By Kevin Rector, The Baltimore Sun: Two Baltimore firefighters suffered non-life-threatening injuries battling a West Baltimore house fire early Wednesday morning, the fire department confirmed Wednesday afternoon. The firefighters responded to the 2500 block of … [Read more...]
By Emily Sweeney, Boston Globe: Two Bourne firefighters survived some scary moments battling a house fire in the Sagamore Beach section Thursday evening. Faced with high temperatures and no visibility, they became trapped in a basement and made a mayday call for help but … [Read more...]