Flashover can occur on even a routine fire call, and it happens quickly. Firefighters need to know the signs and how they can prevent it. Before using the laboratory, ...

When firefighters are fighting a building fire, a terrifying effect called “flashover” can occur: simultaneous ignition of every flammable surface in an area, triggered by reaching a critical ...

A flashover occurred just after Asheville crews lost contact with the hose, while a firefighter fell through the floor in another area. Asheville firefighters had close calls at a house fire ...

JACKSON, MI - The temperature rose to about 1,100 degrees in a dark, enclosed compartment. Even in breathing masks and special turnout gear, firefighters exposed to such heat could survive for ...

A Chicago firefighter today credited his fellow firefighters for pulling him from a Far South Side blaze after a flashover flared up in the one-story home.A 74-year-old woman died and three ...

Flashover Photo Gives Insight into Deadly Boston Fire Sept. 20, 2007 A blaze at the Tai Ho restaurant killed firefighters Paul Cahill and Warren Payne, Aug. 29.

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Portland Fire and Rescue crews experienced a “flashover” event while working to contain a fire in southeast Portland on Wednesday morning. Crews responded to a fire at a ...

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 ...

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Two firefighters are recovering after they were hurt while battling a fire inside a Brunswick house Saturday night, according to Glynn County Fire Rescue. Around 7:45 p.m., a ...