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Over 12,000 personnel, including firefighters, National Guard troops and law enforcement, are battling the fires. The arsenal includes over 1,660 pieces of equipment, from fire engines and water ...
Extreme fire behavior, including "short and long-range spotting," continues to challenge firefighting efforts, Cal Fire said in an incident update Wednesday. The fire was listed as "0%" contained.
Firefighting helicopters and airplanes dropped water and fire retardant on fire lines not far from the 405 Freeway in an attempt to prevent flames from engulfing more neighborhoods.
Over 1,500 firefighters from local, state and federal fire agencies have responded to the wind-fueled brushfire, which has reached 7% containment and scorched over 3,000 acres overnight.
A line of firefighters fight back flames as they encroach on Pepperdine University's campus amid the Franklin Fire in Malibu, California, late the night of Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.
New York's Bravest - A Firefighting Odyssey (2005) Only the Brave (2017) The Price of Fire (1960), National Film Board of Canada, educational documentary; Pyromania (TV Mania, S01E03) [12] Q.E.D. The Burning Question: A Case of Spontaneous Human Combustion (BBC TV 1998) Ricky's Rib Shack, a Firefighter's Journey (2008) [13] Toxic Hot Seat (HBO ...
The first known female firefighter, Molly Williams, took her place with the men on the dragropes during the blizzard of 1818 and pulled the pumper to the fire through the deep snow. Fighting a fire in New York City, 1869 illustration. On 1 April 1853, Cincinnati, Ohio featured the first career fire department made up of 100% full-time employees.
Below is a list of the deadliest firefighter disasters in the United States, in which more than five firefighters died. "Firefighter" is defined as a professional trained to fight fires. Hence the 1933 Griffith Park fire is excluded, as it killed 29 untrained civilians.