Orange Beach Fire Rescue adds flashover simulator to expand firefighter training

ORANGE BEACH, Fla. -- Orange Beach Fire Rescue is expanding how it trains firefighters for some of the most dangerous ...
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Firefighter’s ear burned during explosive ‘flashover’ while responding to blaze at SE Portland home

PORTLAND, Ore. (KO I N) — A firefighter received a minor burn to their ear while responding to a home fire in Southeast Portland when a sudden and explosive “flashover” occurred in the home while ...
Daily Herald

A flashover made the Swiss blaze so deadly, authorities say. What is it?

The New Year’s Day inferno that ripped through a crowded bar in southern Switzerland, killing at least 40 people and injuring 119, spread so rapidly because of what is known as a flashover, local ...
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Cranston, RI, Firefighters Injured in Flashover at House Fire

A flashover at a house fire Tuesday left three Cranston firefighters injured. Cranston Assistant Fire Chief James Woyciechowski said firefighters initially struggled to pinpoint the location of the ...
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What is a flashover? How deadly Swiss bar fire may have spread so quickly

The fatal fire that engulfed a Swiss bar on New Year's Eve would likely have killed even a firefighter in full protective gear — let alone the hundreds of young people freely celebrating inside. At ...

Firefighter burned in Norlane blaze ‘let down’ by Geelong’s ailing firetruck fleet

A firefighter who sustained burns while battling a suspicious blaze that engulfed a Norlane home was let down by Geelong’s ailing firetruck fleet as only one tanker was initially able to respond to ...