Dave Ramscar, chief fire officer from Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, said the event helped to highlight the broad range of jobs firefighters were trained for.
Dave Walton, from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, said crews from five stations attended the scene and found the minibus on its side.
Rescue personnel from the nearby Carpenteria Fire Department, along with state lifeguards, took to the water to search for the horse, and a helicopter was launched by Santa Barbara County's search and rescue team.
Simon Craythorn, from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue service, said the female driver had got out safely.
The male was rescued with the help of a specialist crew from Dorset Fire and Rescue Service.
Crews from Strathclyde Fire and Rescue were called out to assist firefighters based at the airport during the emergency.
About 30 firefighters from Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service tried to save the house in Welford-on-Avon for several hours on Wednesday evening.
He was greeted by a giant American flag, which had been unfurled moments before his arrival by fire and rescue workers from the five-story building's roof.
Phil McFarlane, from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, said the blaze had initially "engulfed" the building and added that tackling the fire had been difficult because of the number of cats being looked after at the site.
Vick released a statement condemning the Dog Wars game this week, which has come under fire from animal rescue groups around the world like the ASPCA and PETA. PETA even released its own free iPhone App to combat Dog Wars.
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service hosted the seminar, which was attended by fire officers from across the country.
Geoff Wicker, 49, and Brian Wembridge, 63, from East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, died in the blast.
Ben Cairns, from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, said the incidents had begun on the A1 at 02:15 GMT.
He said staff from nearby Erddig Hall, a National Trust-owned property, arrived on the scene along with crews from North Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
Geoff Wicker, 49, and Brian Wembridge, 63, from East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, died in the blast at Marlie Farm, East Sussex, in December 2006.
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Station manager Nigel Williams from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said several factors had combined to make the situation worse, including dry and windy weather as well as school holidays.
Overall, the senators and Allbaugh spoke well of the heroic efforts of all the men and women who responded during the crisis, from the New York fire and police departments to special FEMA rescue and recovery crews, flown in from all parts of the country.
Overnight, two crews from Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service have been called to a gorse fire at Sarn Helen, near Lampeter.
The MPs have also been hearing from Cornwall Council, Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service, Falmouth Harbour commissioner Mark Sanson, National Coastwatch Institution and the Royal Yachting association.
Army units and fire service personnel are conducting rescue operations with help from local volunteers.
Silver Command involves staff from North Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, North Yorkshire County Council, Ryedale District Council, the Environment Agency and Yorkshire Water.
He added that ministers believed the most effective approach was to build on the experience of local fire and rescue services, rather than imposing solutions from central government.
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Army units and fire-service personnel are conducting rescue operations with help from local volunteers.
The fire service used winches and cutting gear to rescue him from the wrecked cab.
Police and fire crews have had to rescue stranded motorists distracting them from other duties, the Cambridgeshire force said.
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Representatives from Police Scotland, the fire service, Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team and SSE will be among those attending to give advice.
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said a body had been recovered from the property at about 18:00, although formal identification had not yet taken place.
Tayside Fire and Rescue said they would have crews based in Comrie from early on Thursday morning as a precaution.
An operation to prevent water from flooding a hospital has been successful, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said they were called for help by colleagues from the Mid and West Service shortly after the area was hit by a large hailstorm.
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