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Timia Cobb The Dallas Morning News (TNS) Firefighters found one person dead inside a mobile home fire late Thursday in Dallas’ Rylie neighborhood, according to Dallas Fire-Rescue. Fire crews responded to a reported structure fire about 11:48 p.m. at 502 Coxville Lane, according to a news release from the fire department. Firefighters found a fully-involved one story mobile home. After extinguishing the flames, firefighters found a body inside the home, according to the release.

Bryan Horwath The Wichita Eagle (TNS) A woman died and four others were injured in a Friday morning house fire in west Wichita. According to the Wichita Fire Department, crews were called to a fire in the 1300 block of Westlink Avenue, near 13th and Maize, early Friday morning. Firefighters discovered that four people had escaped the home, though one was still inside. Firefighters were able to find that person and pull her out, according to the fire department.

Christine Lee The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa. (TNS) SCRANTON — One person was taken to a hospital after a fire broke out in a Hill Section home Thursday afternoon. Firefighters responded to a home at 1409 Vine St. just before 2:30 p.m. on a report of a building on fire. They arrived to find flames coming from a second-floor window on the left side of the house, Fire Chief John Judge said on the scene.

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Edward Booth The Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, Calif. (TNS) The American Canyon Fire Protection District board recently certified Chief Geoff Belyea for industrial disability retirement. Specifically, the board on Sept. 29 voted unanimously to determine that Belyea was incapacitated from performing the usual duties of the role because of a medical condition that arose out of his employment with the district, and set an effective retirement day of Oct. 10.

Home/Firefighting This article is part of a Fire Engineering series featuring content from 35 Things Every Firefighter Must Know and Do, by Frank Viscuso, deputy chief (ret.), Kearny (NJ) Fire Department (available at Fire Engineering Books). Thinking outside the box implies taking a creative and innovative approach to problem-solving. The phrase encourages individuals to look beyond conventional boundaries and established norms, allowing a fresh perspective on challenges.

Crews make a stand in front of the Bryson Fire on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JAIMIE DING Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Several brush fires were burning in Southern California on Friday, stoked by hot, windy weather that’s led to some evacuations and tens of thousands of people in the state waking up in the dark after their electricity was turned off.

Martín Bilbao The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.) (TNS) Firefighters rescued a man on the second floor of a burning apartment building in Tumwater on Thursday. The fire occurred at an apartment building near Israel Road Southwest and Sixth Avenue Southwest, across the street from the Tumwater Fire Department headquarters and city hall.

Adam Bass masslive.com (TNS) In an effort to prevent tragedies such as last year’s Gabriel House fire in Fall River, the state has updated its code to address a weakness exposed by the deadly fire. The Massachusetts Board of Fire Prevention Regulations approved new fire safety requirements Thursday, according to a statement from Gov. Maura Healey.

Women walk as haze from wildfires shrouds the city of Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara) By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Four people died and two others suffered severe burns while battling a wildfire in a national park on Indonesia’s main island of Java, after they became trapped by thick smoke and rapidly spreading flames, officials said Friday.