Eager to prove his worth, rookie firefighter Brian McCaffrey (William Baldwin) stages a daring rescue through the flames—only ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...