Strategy & Tactics News

  • House Explosion Reported in Conn.

    EAST HAVEN, Conn. -- Emergency crews were called to a 2-story East Haven home Tuesday afternoon for reports of an explosion, police said. The explosion was reported on Warner Road before 5 p.m. Channel 3...

    News • March 24th, 2010

  • Ariz. Grocery Store Consumed by Fire

    PHOENIX -- About 100 firefighters battled a second-alarm blaze at a popular south Phoenix grocery store Saturday night. The Ranch Market at Central and Southern avenues caught fire just before 9 p.m., said Capt. Tony...

    News • March 22nd, 2010

  • Wis. FFs Rescue 2 From Grain Bin Fire

    GENESEE, Wis. -- Two people were hospitalized Tuesday afternoon following a dramatic rescue at a Waukesha County farm. Firefighters rescued the two workers after they became trapped following a fire in a privately owned...

    News • March 16th, 2010

  • Nebraska Crews Handle Derailment

    LINCOLN, Neb. --  Emergency crews in Lincoln were called to a trail derailment at the Burlington Northern rail yards early Tuesday morning. There was concern that an overturned railcar was leaking chlorine gas. Lincoln Fire Department...

    News • March 16th, 2010

  • Train, Trestle Burn in Georgia Port

    BRUNSWICK, Ga. --  Glynn County firefighters battled a fire of a train carrying automobiles and the trestle carrying the rail cars to the Port of Brunswick. Channel 4 was told two train cars and the railroad bridge caught on fire at about...

    News • March 16th, 2010

  • Welder Sparks Pennsylvania Explosion

    MIDDLE PAXTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. --  Two people were injured Monday after a commercial garage caught fire in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County. IMAGES: Fire Scene

    News • March 16th, 2010

  • Man Hurt in Mall of N.H. Fire

    MANCHESTER, N.H. -- The Mall of New Hampshire was evacuated Friday because of an explosion and small fire in the electrical room. Officials said one person was transported to a hospital.

    News • March 13th, 2010

  • Winds Fan Texas House Fires

    EL PASO, Texas -- Fire crews were in northeast El Paso battling a blaze that happened near Fred Wilson and Dyer Tuesday afternoon just after 2 p.m. Flames flared and smoke was thick, staying low to the ground making it...

    News • March 11th, 2010

  • Indy Fire Does $650,000 in Damage

    INDIANAPOLIS -- About $650,000 in damage was done to three buildings, including one on the National Register of Historic Places, in a two-alarm blaze, Indianapolis' eighth fire within 24 hours. The Indianapolis Fire...

    News • March 8th, 2010

  • Massive Apartment Fire Hits Texas

    EL PASO, Texas -- Emergency crews were on the scene of an apartment fire in East El Paso on Saturday. The fire started around 1:30 p.m. on the 1500 block of Lomaland Drive at the Pinon Trail Apartments...

    News • March 7th, 2010

  • Plane Crashes in Fla. Residential Area

    VERO BEACH, Fla. -- It was a lucky landing Friday afternoon for a student pilot and his instructor. The two men, who have not been identified, were pulled out of a plane that crashed, by Indian River County Fire...

    News • March 7th, 2010

  • Mo. B-52 Bomber Hangar Burns

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A massive fire overnight destroyed an old airplane hangar in south Kansas City. The hangar, located on 155th Street just west of U.S. Highway 71, was formerly used to house B-52 bombers, but it was...

    News • March 7th, 2010

  • Fire Breaks Out at Ind. Food Plant

    LOGANSPORT, Ind. -- A fire raged inside the Tyson Foods plant on the southwest side of Logansport Friday morning, forcing about 1,000 workers out of the building. Crews from several fire departments and numerous police...

    News • March 6th, 2010

  • FFs Battle Ark. Salvage Yard Blaze

    FORT SMITH, Ark. -- A big cloud of dark smoke could be seen over Fort Smith Friday afternoon after a fire at a salvage yard. The blaze occurred at about 1:30 p.m. at Fort Smith Auto Parts at Wheeler Avenue...

    News • March 5th, 2010

  • Eight Firefighters Injured in Wis. Blaze

    DELAVAN, Wis. --  Firefighters in Walworth County were called out to battle a fire at a bar Friday afternoon. Crews in Delavan responded to Mulligan's Bar on Inlet Shore Drive after 2 p.m., where they found the building engulfed in flames...

    News • March 5th, 2010