Funeral arrangements have been announced for a Chicago firefighter who died in the line of duty earlier this week. Michael Altman, 32, was critically injured Monday afternoon while fighting a blaze in ...

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When firefighters arrive at a major blaze, they often face the same problem. They have to walk into danger without knowing exactly what is inside. Smoke hides everything. Floors may be unstable. Toxic ...

A Chicago firefighter has died hours after being severely injured while fighting an apartment building fire on Chicago's North Side, authorities confirmed Tuesday. The 32-year-old firefighter, who was ...

CHICAGO — A Chicago firefighter who was critically injured while battling a fire on the city’s Far North Side on Monday has died, officials have confirmed. Sources confirmed to WGN-TV that the injured ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A Chicago firefighter who was seriously injured while battling a fire on the city’s Far North Side on Monday has died. Latest updates here. The fire broke out around 11:30 a.m. in the ...

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PASADENA, Texas (KTRK) -- Crews are still responding to the scene of a fire that broke out at the LyondellBasell plant in Pasadena late Thursday night. The Harris County Fire Marshal's Office told ...

Hyundai has donated four super-tough unmanned robotic vehicles to firefighters in Korea for use in high-risk situations. The autonomous vehicles will deal with the initial stages of a fire to provide ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- All nine Philadelphia firefighters injured while battling a blaze in the city's Wynnefield neighborhood are now out of the hospital. The fire broke out Monday night on the 5300 ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Forty-five firefighters graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy on Friday. The graduates completed a 50-day Career Recruit Firefighting Training Program and ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– On Wednesday, leaders in multiple positions called for changes to increase volunteerism for fire departments, in a time when they say numbers have fallen to their lowest level ...