New policies guide how Baltimore firefighters approach vacant buildings after fatal Stricker Street blaze

In a city with more than 14,000 vacant buildings, the Baltimore City Fire Department did not until April have a formal policy about how to approach burning buildings that are not legally occupied — but where people might be trapped.

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