...respond to chemical and hazardous materials situations."We're going to respond to anything and everything," said Battalion Chief Danny Kuhlmann, who heads the team.About 30 members of the team are trained to a technician level, the third...

...door noticed the flames and called for help."Had they not seen it we'd have a lot more here," Brown said.Battalion Chief Chris Reed said the fire was very small when firefighters arrived on the scene. The crew was able to put out the...

...period to catch up.Now the only position that requires a bachelor's degree is the deputy chief position. To make battalion chief, special operations chief, fire prevention captain, fire marshal or chief training officer, an applicant needs...

...was contained in the attic. Rhye said firefighters told him there was a "decent amount" of water damage.Fire battalion chief Chris Reid said the fire was caused by an attic exhaust fan that overheated.

...m. and found heavy smoke and fire coming from the back of the home, according to Martinez-Columbia Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Brent Willis. Firefighters quickly got the fire under control.A room added to the rear of the home, owned by Roy...

...Georgia Regents Medical Center.His name and condition had not been released late Sunday.Augusta Fire Department Battalion Chief Chris Reid said a firefighter pulled the child through a bedroom window. The chief said he did not know if the child...

...two-story brick home engulfed in flames and moved in an aerial truck to fight the fire from above, according to Battalion Chief Anthony Lovett.Though no cause was immediately determined, Lovett said it appeared the fire started on the second...

...wrapped in a blanket and sitting close to a space heater when the blanket caught fire, said Richmond County Fire Battalion Chief Ivan Bolgla.Richmond County chief deputy coroner Mark Bowen said an official cause of death has not been determined...

...spent his last 18 years as a firefighter at the City of Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, retiring in June of 2011 as a battalion chief.After retiring, he worked in Afghanistan as a fire inspector for DynCorp International. He said the contractor...

...James said he has with Gold Cross' accountability.On June 11, James received an e-mail from a firefighter to his battalion chief saying the fire department's ambulance, Rescue 1, had been called off a 911 call by Gold Cross for a 75-year-old...