Chief Langenbach said that the firefighter did not break any law, but that his conduct was against department regulations.

A 51-year-old firefighter broke his leg last night while assigned to the cleanup and recovery effort at ground zero.

The firefighters broke down the door, laid down their hose, and began dousing the fire with water.

One firefighter broke his ankle while battling the flames.

A firefighter had broken through an office wall with an ax.

Moments later, he said, firefighters broke down the door with sledgehammers and ordered him to leave.

He said one firefighter broke a bone in his shoulder.

The two were lowered to the 10th floor, where other firefighters broke windows, leaned out with a hook and swung them in.

He said the firefighters broke into the apartment and pulled the person who had been holding the infant back from the windowsill.

Unable to see if the car was occupied because of the smoke inside, the firefighters broke the windows with axes.