Firefighter Close Calls

A Starke County Sheriff’s Department patrol car and a Starke County ambulance were involved in a collision while responding to a traffic accident involving personal injuries Monday, March 4. According to the Starke County Sheriff’s Department, deputies, Starke County EMS and fire crews were called to the area of Division Road and 1100 E. around […]

A medical helicopter made an emergency landing near Fort Morgan on Tuesday afternoon. Three flight staff, including two nurses and the pilot, were on board when the helicopter crashed just after 3 p.m. north of Fort Morgan in the area of Highway 52 and County Road T. The pilot and nurses walked away from the […]

A head-on collision involving a Marion County Fire Rescue ambulance sent three people to the hospital on Tuesday morning. At around 8:55 a.m., the Marion County Fire Rescue crew members on board the ambulance notified dispatch that they had struck a red passenger vehicle, and there were injuries on scene. According to MCFR, the accident […]

On 3/6/1982 the Westchase Hilton Hotel fire in Houston, Texas killed twelve of the thirty occupants on the 4th  floor. A fire-resistive 13-story structure had a fire detection system that alerted the front desk. Around 2:00 a.m. the alarm sounded, and the clerk shut it off twice. One of the 200 guests reported the smoke […]

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) – A 19-year-old died Monday night as a result of a fire at an industrial facility housing more than 100,000 vape pens in Michigan, according to officials. The 19-year-old was reportedly watching the fire from about a quarter-mile away when he was hit by a flying canister, Clinton Township firefighters said. A […]

A fire station in Eminence, Missouri, was destroyed by a fire early Tuesday morning. Shannon County First Responders shared photos of large flames engulfing the Eminence Area Volunteer Fire Department on Factory Street. At least seven fire trucks were lost in the fire, including a truck used after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New […]

SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — The estate of the man who died in a fatal accident involving a fire truck in 2023 is now suing the City of South Charleston. Franklin Crouch died on September 21, 2023, after he was struck by a South Charleston fire truck that was running a red light at high […]

One person is dead after Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a car rear-ended a Greater Naples Fire truck. Troopers were called to the scene at Davis Boulevard, near Kings Way, in East Naples, shortly before 10:30 a.m., Lt. Greg Bueno, spokesperson for the Florida Highway Patrol, told the Daily News. Bueno confirmed the motorist who […]

Fritch (Texas panhandle) Volunteer Fire Department Chief Zeb Smith has died in the Line of Duty while operating at a structure fire. The Fritch Volunteer Firefighters and Chief Smith have also been fighting the wildfires for the last week including the Windy Deuce Fire that has burned 144,206 acres and is just 55% contained. Chief […]

AT&T’s hours-long network outage that impacted FirstNet service last week will be discussed by the FirstNet Authority board during an open meeting next week, as well as the focus of a new task force created specifically to assess the incident and recommend strategies to help avoid a repeat in the future. FirstNet Authority Executive Director […]

On 3/5/1770 a false alarm of fire led to confrontations that resulted in the Boston Massacre, known to the British as the Incident on King Street, which left five civilians dead at the hands of British troops. “British troops had been stationed in the Province of Massachusetts Bay since 1768 to support crown-appointed officials and […]

TULSA, OKLA. (KTUL) — The Tulsa Police Department confirmed a third person has died after the wreck involving a Tulsa firetruck. Police said a 1-year-old boy who was in the car with 5 other people had passed. Two other people also died after the accident. Police said a Tulsa firetruck was responding to a structure fire Monday night, […]

DAVISON, MI – A fire heavily damaged a business Sunday night in Davison. The fire started around 6:20 p.m. Sunday, March 3, at the Limitless R/C store, 837 S. State Road, in the Davison Village strip mall. Davison-Richfield Fire Chief Brian Flewelling told MLive-The Flint Journal fire crews from Forest Township, Elba Township, Lapeer City, […]

Two firefighters were injured fighting a fire in New Haven Monday morning. Fire crews responded to a house on Orchard Street for a fire around 9:30 a.m. There was heavy fire coming from all three floors of the home, according to Assistant Fire Chief Daniel Coughlin. One firefighter suffered second-degree burns on his neck and […]

LOCUST VALLEY, N.Y. (PIX11) – At least 12 firefighters were injured while battling a house fire on Long Island on Sunday, according to the Nassau County Police Department. The fire broke out on Great Meadow Road in Locust Valley around 3:50 p.m., according to authorities. Seven fire departments and over 100 firefighters fought to extinguish […]

On 3/4/1908 the Collinwood School (near Cleveland, Ohio) fire (also known as the Lake View School Fire) occurred on Ash Wednesday and killed 172 students, two teachers, and a rescuer. The fire started in the four-story schoolhouse built of ordinary construction when a steam pipe overheated a floor joist. The open stairway allowed the fire […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Five firefighters are in the hospital after sustaining injuries following a fire in Portsmouth on March 2, officials said. Around 6:45 p.m., Portsmouth Emergency Communications were notified of residential structure in the 4800 block of Augustine Circle in the Churchland section. Crews arrived to find a single-story dwelling with a fire […]

All, The Lifeguard EMS Paramedic who was ejected from the earlier fatal crash near Winchester (KY) today is currently paralyzed from the chest down, both of her lungs are punctured, she has front and back head fractures, damaged spleen, damaged aorta and has a “very severe” spine fracture. They want to do surgery tonight but […]

A patient being transported on an ambulance is dead, a medic is in critical condition and another received non-life threatening injuries in a crash that happened in Clark County (near Lexington) Kentucky today. Initial reports are that the Lifeguard ambulance was transporting a patient to the University of Kentucky Medical Center when it struck a […]

All, Here’s an interesting piece related to the recruitment and retention of career Firefighters: https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/local-government/firefighter-shortage-recruiting-stress-KTTSC3RIZFAWZEQPFCNHCX3TCU/ Take Care. Be Careful. Pass It On. BillyG The Secret List 3-3-2024-1254 hours www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com