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Nolensville and its Fire & Rescue Department recently welcomed the town's first ladder truck. The addition comes as the town plans to implement a 5-cent property tax increase on July 1.
Crews were called to a house fire in Lock Haven late Friday, where one man jumped from the second floor to escape, and four people were left displaced.
Ryanair passengers take to plane's wings to escape 'fire' onboard as 18 are reported injured in Majorca airport 'blaze'. The plane was reportedly about to leave Palma Airport and had been ...
His Majesty King Charles III will be moving into Buckingham Palace in 2027 – but first, he's spent £1.4 million on fire safety measures – all the details ...
The Laredo Fire Department responded criticisms over reports that one of its ladder trucks was used by federal agents in a recent ICE raid of a warehouse in the South Texas border city.
Catching a man who jumped from a two-story window to escape a fire was not on the 'to do' list of a Franklin city worker. Yet, that's what he did. Two others jumped as well.
Midland Fire Department is investigating after five people and their three pets escaped a Perrine Road blaze on Tuesday morning.
KAULAUNA — The Kaukauna Fire Department’s new ladder truck has arrived at the station downtown. Residents can expect to see the new machine out and about over the next few weeks as they train and ...
The five-alarm fire that spread through several multi-family houses also left civilians and other FDNY firefighters injured.
This article was originally published with the title “Fire Ladder Application” inScientific American Magazine Vol. 4 No. 40(June 1849), p. 316doi:10.1038/scientificamerican06231849-316g ...