Firefighters called mayday several times before Steele Creek command acknowledged them after a stairwell collapsed.

“There is no call more chilling than a mayday,” Doug Meehan, a WCVB TV news anchor and host of the 36th annual Firefighter of the Year Awards told a Worcester auditorium packed with government ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Imagine fighting a fire in these icy conditions. A house fire in northwest Roanoke nearly got out of control, forcing firefighters to take an extreme measure. Officials declared ...

EAST KING STREET. SUSAN, THEY’VE DONE A GOOD JOB OF PUTTING THE FIRE OUT HERE. WE’RE NEAR 356 EAST KING STREET. JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE DAMAGE HERE BEHIND ME RIGHT NOW. A LOT OF IT ON THE ...

WASHINGTON — Two firefighters sent out Mayday distress calls on two separate occasions while battling a house fire in DC early Saturday morning. Firefighters were called to the 3400 block of 24th ...

SCARBOROUGH — Deputy Fire Chief Ian Tenney knelt beside a dummy dressed in firefighter gear, its legs contorted in the corner. “Mayday mayday mayday,” he called into the radio as the dummy’s personal ...

Five Brockton firefighters received the Medal of Valor for rescuing a colleague who fell through a collapsing floor. The rescue occurred during a house fire in March, complicated by heavy smoke and ...