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Fresno Maze-Like Fire

Fresno firefighters forced entry into a boarded-up office building, navigating maze-like corridors during a two-alarm search for reported occupants.

Locator Devices Unused

A Coast Guard report says Newark crews never activated Pak-Tracker devices before two firefighters died aboard a burning car carrier in 2023.

Triple Medevac Crash

Three Maryland State Police helicopters and the Shock Trauma GO-TEAM responded to an I-95 garbage-truck crash, airlifting two patients after an extended extrication that left the truck driver dead.

Plywood Plant Inferno

Strong winds sent embers miles away as multiple Virginia departments fought a massive blaze at a closed Georgia-Pacific plywood plant, sparking a dozen brush fires.

Pa. Merger Approved

Avondale and West Grove companies voted to merge into a single regional fire-EMS department serving ten Chester County municipalities.

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Collapse during RIT operations highlights the need for improved pre-incident planning and collapse zone awareness at vacant structures

January 20, 2026 03:57 PM

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Four Baltimore firefighters suffered minor injuries after their ladder truck slid into a parked truck while responding to a fire

January 20, 2026 08:59 AM

Public backlash and political pressure led the city’s workers’ comp provider to reverse course and approve care for a Fort Worth firefighter severely injured in a collapse

January 20, 2026 10:17 AM

Lawnside’s fire trucks are inoperable, forcing the department to borrow rigs from neighboring towns as the fire chief and officials trade blame over delayed repairs and limited funding

January 20, 2026 08:13 AM