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San Francisco firefighters were called to 100 Van Ness, a 29-story-high rise, around 5:30 a.m. because of an activated fire alarm. Officials say when they arrived at the building they found a man ...
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For years, there has been an ongoing debate of who is laying the water supply line at a fire. I have heard many theories on this subject over my 23 years in the fire service related to whether it ...
When firefighters showed up, they used those hoses to save his home and the two next door, he says. The next day, when the hydrant’s water pressure dropped, he used a pump to take water from the ...
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BEAUMONT, Texas — A minor fire happened behind Odom Academy on Thursday morning when a water relief valve on an exterior compressor malfunctioned and burned. District Fire Chief Scott Wheat ...
A mother and her son, a UCLA freshman, fought to save their house in Pacific Palisades, using a hose to keep the flames at bay while hundreds of their neighbors' homes burned.
Thousands of people were told to flee their homes in Malibu, Calif., as the Franklin fire approached. But a few stayed behind, using garden hoses to protect their property and themselves.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A Kansas City Kansas Fire Department firefighter is in the hospital after someone drove over a fire hose. Now the department is urging others not to make the same mistake.
A house fire in Senoia, Coweta County, was fought by firefighters hampered by low water pressure; the cause is under investigation.
The cylinders had pressure relief valves installed that should have opened when they reached a temperature between 212° and 220° Fahrenheit (100°–140° Celsius).
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