In Ron Howard's "Backdraft," Chicago Fire Department firefighters (and siblings) Stephen (Kurt Russell) and Brian (William Baldwin) McCaffrey share a complicated relationship. Stephen thinks that his ...

A firefighter stepped into a backdraft on Christmas day in Louisiana. The St. John Volunteer Fire Department was called to a home with smoke coming from behind a fireplace. Two firefighters went to ...

During a hellish chemical plant fire, Stephen (Kurt Russell) and Brian (William Baldwin) face the ultimate betrayal when they discover the arsonist they’ve been hunting is their own mentor, Axe (Scott ...

A Buffalo firefighter died in a downtown fire on Wednesday. Buffalo firefighters responded to an explosion and fire at a building under renovation at 745 Main Street at 10:00 Wednesday morning.

To learn how firefighters could anticipate deadly backdraft events in the field, NIST researchers conducted hundreds of fire experiments while taking a plethora of measurements. Many of these tests ...

Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Glazer dropped word of the potential new movie during a wide-ranging interview, but it’s still at an early stage. You can imagine, then, that he’s high on studios and ...

Reid Goldberg is a features writer for Collider. Having grown up in the Midwest, he attended the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. While he's begrudingly accepted that a FIlm Studies degree wasn't ...

Buffalo Fire commissioner explains backdraft in Main Street fire Commissioner William Rinaldo says a backdraft is a very rare occurrence.

Kurt Russell's Stephen yells orders during a fire in Backdraft - Universal Pictures In Ron Howard's "Backdraft," Chicago Fire Department firefighters (and siblings) Stephen (Kurt Russell) and Brian ...