A grandfather and his 4 year old grandson were killed when a Ladder truck in Massillon, OH struck their van at a intersection marked for 4-way stops. The apparatus was responding to a vehicle fire. NO additional information is available on the status of the firefighters, but accounts indicate at least 3 were injured.

A 4 Alarm Fire at Our Lady of the Lake University has caused extensive damage. Many of the building were inter-connected allowing fire spread. There have been recent pranks, vandalism, and bomb threats at the University, but it's not clear whether these incidents are related. The main fire building was the original "college" building of the complex, and was known as one of the most beautiful buildings in the region for its outstanding architecture.

Here's a brief video of an underground utility fire in MA. What are your exposures? What needs evacuated? What agencies need notified? Are other underground utilities threatened?

This fire has been burning for several days....here's the latest. Evacuations are expected to remain in effect for another week.

Jeremy L. Jylka of the Pine City Fire Department in Pine City, MN has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 04-29-2008.

1 person is reported missing and 150 homeless after this 6 alarrm fire in CT.

Here's some brief raw footage of a tractor trailer that rammed into a transit authority station in Chicago. There were 2 killed and over a dozen injured. Are you prepared for your next multi-casualty event?

This video discusses an ongoing project of the Dept. of Energy - doing background radiation surveys. Not sure how much has been mapped yet, but seems like this will take a tremendous amount of time to do for all areas of the US. Still, it would be worthwhile information once collected...

Riley J. Terrebonne Jr. of the Springfield Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Livingston Parish Fire Protection District 2 in Springfield, LA has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 04-20-2008.

This early morning fire took over 4 hours to get under control. Fire extinguishment efforts were slowed by the heavy timber construction. The fire resulted in power being cut to several hundred area customers.