LAFD could have had at least 10 engines patrolling Palisades hills, former chiefs say
The toll might not have been as bad if extra engines had been pre-positioned much closer to the most fire-prone areas, former ...
Child dies, mother, 2 Chicago firefighters injured in West Rogers Park apartment building fire: CFD
A 6-year-old boy has died and his mother and two firefighters were injured after a fire in an apartment building on Chicago's North Side Friday, Chicago fire officials said.
Boy dies, mother, 2 Chicago firefighters injured in North Side fire
A 6-year-old boy has died and his mother and two firefighters were injured after a fire in an apartment building on Chicago's ...
Boy killed, woman and two firefighters hurt in West Ridge apartment fire
According to Chicago Fire Department officials, fire crews were called to the blaze in the multi-story brick apartment ...
Boy, 6, dies, mother, 2 firefighters hurt after apartment fire in Chicago's West Rogers Park
The fire was believed to have started on the first floor and, according to fire officials, caused the back porches to ...
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Firefighter injured as Chicago fire truck crashes into church; union blames old equipment
At least one firefighter was injured after a Chicago fire truck crashed into a church on the city's South Side Friday, and the Chicago Firefighter's Union said decades-old equipment is to blame.
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This Month in Fire History - Feb. 2025
At 4:33 a.m. on Feb. 14, 2000, the crew of Houston Fire Department Engine and Ladder 76 responded to a fire at a local fast-food restaurant. Firefighters Kimberly Smith, 30, and Lewis Mayo III ...
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Comedian, Chicago native Ken Flores dies at 28
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) — An up-and-coming comic in the Los Angeles comedy scene died on Tuesday at the age of 28. Ken Flores ... Flores was originally from Chicago but found success working ...
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Fire engine fleet deal struck with Iraq
A $31 million UK Government loan will help Iraq purchase 62 British-made fire engines in a bluelight fleet deal announced today (Friday, January 31). Two British businesses, Ayrshire-headquartered ...
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What Rome, London and Chicago can teach a devastated L.A.
Carl Smith is professor emeritus of English, American studies and history at Northwestern University and the author of “Chicago’s Great Fire: The Destruction and Resurrection of an Iconic ...
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Fort Worth fire engine involved in traffic accident while responding to call
FORT WORTH, Texas — A Fort Worth Fire Department engine was involved in a traffic accident while responding to a commercial structure fire Thursday morning. The incident occurred at the intersection ...
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Update: Prescribed fire Fr Challenge in Yuba County – Jan. 28 status
The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. Prescribed fire (prescribed burn) is a wildfire prevention method that involves burning an area of ...