These pictures from the archives, mainly covering the mid-1990s to the end of the noughties, sees 999 heroes at work, dramatic blazes at homes and businesses, victims and the often heartbreaking aftermaths.
1. Firefighters tackle a blaze at a pallet yard next to the canal off Frith Street, Newtown
. Photo: NICK FAIRHURST
2. Firefighters remove debris as investigators examine the scene in the supervisor's office at Morganest Utilities in Wigan
. Photo: Frank Orrell
3. It was already closed by then but there was further heartbreak when Wigan Casino was wrecked by fire in 1982
. Photo: submitted
4. Youngsters look on as a blaze in the roof of a stand at Wigan Athletic's Springfield Park is tackled by fire crews
. Photo: NICK FAIRHURST
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