House fire
Look for these signs and symptoms to identify patients suffering from smoke inhalation and cyanide poisoning
You are staged at a house fire when you are advised that a victim has been located
Veteran Somerset Officer/EMT Kevin Huzsek broke a window and crawled into a bedroom to rescue the resident, a woman in her 80s
A Philadelphia firefighter and two police officers were among seven people who were injured in the fire
A total of 20 firefighters were hurt in the Staten Island residential blaze
As they alerted firefighters to the blaze, the EMTs and medics rescued a man and four dogs and searched for a mother and baby
Two boys died at the scene, and first responders transported a baby and a 21-year-old to Jacobi Medical Center, but the child did not survive, police said
First responders transported two people to medical facilities; officials said the four smoke detectors in the three-story rowhouse were not working
Neither of the victims pulled from the house had a pulse, but medical crews were able to resuscitate both at the scene
Albany County Sheriff’s Office EMT Jack Houck was on standby when he noticed the home on fire
FDNY EMT Daniel Marcano rescued one of his neighbors and alerted firefighters to another person inside the house
Gurnee Firefighter-Paramedic Bob Davidson’s mother and another firefighter were injured in the blaze at Davidson’s home
A fundraiser has been launched to support the Altamahaw-Ossipee Fire Department paramedic and his family
A GoFundMe page has raised nearly $5,000 for Somerville Rescue Squad EMT Ernie Hall and his family
A fundraiser has been set up for former chief, who is being treated at the hospital for first-degree burns
Firefighters grappled with a 120-gallon propane tank against the rear of the home that was blowing off pressure with a 40-foot fireball while battling the blaze
Officials found evidence that a kitchen fire started and was extinguished before firefighters arrived on scene and believe that it was a contributing factor to the house fire
Robert Spoon, a 10-year veteran, died of a gunshot wound to the head
Robert Spoon was believed to have also suffered a gunshot wound
Floor “dropping is just a sickening feeling” for firefighter-paramedic rescued by two other firefighters
The paramedic’s niece, her husband and baby were at home when the fire broke out; they all escaped unharmed
The children killed were two boys, ages 9 months and 2 years; 3-year-old twin girls; and two girls, ages 10 and 11
The medic said he woke to a loud boom from the garage and found the area on fire
In seven days, $19,386 has been donated to help Youzi Picart get back on her feet
The family lost a kitten, dog and a ferret to the fire as well as all of their belongings; a GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family
The girl’s mother was unable to bring the cupcakes she had promised; two paramedics bought cupcakes and toys for the girl
One firefighter fell through the floor while battling the blaze
Paramedic Robert Skinner, his wife who is an RN, and their children were not home at the time of the fire
