Back to Main Street: Five More Reminders When Facing Main Street Fires
Battling a fire in your city's downtown legacy buildings will be a challenge. Joe Pronesti offers some more tips on dealing with these fires.
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FDNY Firefighters Battle Six-Alarm Fire in Queens
Fire Department of New York (FDNY) firefighters battled a six-alarm fire in a mixed commercial and residential area of Richmond Hills, Queens.
Firefighters Battle Huntington Station (NY) Structure Fire
Bryan Lopez offers photos and video from the scene of a fire in a mixed-use building where multiple occupants were rescued.
Photos: Two Chicago Firefighters Hurt Responding to 3-11 Alarm
Fire photographer Tim Olk shared some recent photos from a 3-11 alarm in Chicago that left two firefighters hurt.
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Photos: Crews Respond to Four-Alarm Bloomfield (NJ) Fire
A fire on Tuesday ravaged several downtown businesses in the township of Bloomfield, New Jersey. Carlos Pomares shared some photos from the scene.
Three Firefighters Hurt Fighting Four-Story Newark (NJ) Building Fire
A fire captain and two firefighters were hospitalized Tuesday after suffering injuries during a response at a mixed-use, four-story building in Newark.
Anatomy of a Building Collapse
At a partial building collapse, the integration of urban search and rescue members, local responders, medical personnel, and crane operators ensured success in retrieving victim.
Partial Collapse of a Building Under Construction
Frank Leeb explains how firefighters can anticipate and most safely mitigate the hazards when responding to a fire in a structure under construction.
The Essential Elements of Community Risk-Reduction
After the Ghost Ship Fire in December 2016, the Tucson (AZ) Fire Department took extra care in making sure that a similar event would be thwarted through aggressive fire prevention.
Storefront Door Challenges at Taxpayer Fires
Once you force roll-down gates at commercial building fires and move them out of the way, you are often faced with additional forcible entry challenges in the front of the building, namely glass/aluminum storefront doors.
Firefighters Battle Fire at Passaic (NJ) Mixed-Use Building
A fire consumed an unoccupied two-story mixed use building in downtown Passaic, New Jersey.
Taxpayers and Strip Malls: Construction and Tactics
Dave Topczynski-Knowing these structures' similarities and differences enables you to gather pertinent preplanning information to select the best firefighting tactics.