‘I probably won’t survive’: Pittsburgh firefighters train for deadly flashovers

Pittsburgh fire Capt. Brian Tarbuck watched smoke billow from a rust-red shipping container as he described how the first responders training inside could spot the telltale signs of an impending ...

Unique fire training held in Pittsburgh for 1st time in decades

The Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire hosted a unique fire training on Thursday.
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What is a flashover? How deadly Swiss bar fire may have spread so quickly

The fatal fire that engulfed a Swiss bar on New Year's Eve would likely have killed even a firefighter in full protective gear — let alone the hundreds of young people freely celebrating inside. At ...
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The Swiss ski resort blaze quickly developed into a ‘flashover,’ authorities say. Here’s what that means

(CNN) — Swiss authorities have said that a deadly fire at a ski resort bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, rapidly developed into a “flashover” – a dangerous phenomenon in which everything in a room ...
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‘Flashover’ causes fire that destroyed a business in a small Western Iowa town

DUNLAP, Iowa (KTIV) - A fire on Wednesday, Aug. 6, destroyed a business in an Iowa town of a little over 1,000 people. City officials confirmed a fire took place in Dunlap at Rockin K Solutions, a ...