The death toll in a horrific nightclub fire in Brazil as risen to 232, according to news sources. This number is updated from the original count of 245 first reported by local news sources.
A fire started at the Boate Kiss nightclub around 2 AM in the southern city of Santa Maria...
October is Fire Prevention Month, and October 7th-13th is Fire Prevention Week. In conjunction with Fire Prevention Week the Duluth Fire Department is inviting the community to an open house at the number 8 fire hall at 5830 Grand Ave from 4:00-6:30 PM on Thursday, October 11th...
As more and more information about what happened before, during and after the tragic shooting during the midnight showing of 'The Dark Knight Rises' in Aurora, Colorado comes to light we'll get a better understanding what happened inside the theatre and in the mind of the shooter.
One thing we know for sure, is that without the quick and professional response from police, fire and paramedics the d
A well intentioned dad climbed a tree in his front yard to simply hang a swing for his daughter and I think he forgot that getting up is one thing, getting down is another.
Dad gets a little nervous and realizes that he needs some help getting down, so his wife calls the fire department, grabs the video camera and starts filming, the guy says himself, "this is embarrassing' and I have to agre
Multiple blazes in West Duluth kept fire crews busy through the early morning hours of today (May 22). The fires were in the area of 65th and 66th Avenue West, all within a few blocks of each other.
Around 3pm today the lights flickered here at the Mix 108 studios on Central Entrance in Duluth and several minutes later a very distinct smell of fire, particularly something electrical burning, and in a building with a ton of wires and electrical equipment a smell like this has to be taken seriously!
If God forbid I would ever have a fire at my house, I want these 2 Firefighters to be dispatched to help. These 2 Firefighters pull out what appears to be about a 10 foot ladder and run it over to a mock up of a multi-story building, deploy the ladder and climb into a second story window all in under 15 seconds, it has to be seen to be believed, check out the video after the jump.
Earlier this week, a man dropped off a section of rusty pipe to firefighters at Redding, California’s Fire Station #4. Why? There was a kitten trapped inside of it. That’s right, a real life, just-larger-than-pipe-sized cat. So were these American heroes able to squeeze him out? Yes!
Watch the nail-biting endeavor in the three-part rescue series below.