Firefighter Close Calls

An automatic callback update goes live Sunday, but the much-touted auto attendant feature is still months and perhaps millions of dollars away. Last summer, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas took to social media to tout a solution to help the city’s dangerously slow 911 system. “In the weeks ahead, we expect to announce that you […]

Salem emergency dispatch managers will undergo training on victims’ rights as part of a $325,000 settlement with a former dispatcher who alleged her bosses failed to reschedule a job promotion exam that fell on the day she was to attend a criminal trial of a man accused of raping her The city also must provide a “neutral” job […]

On 4/12/1908 nearly half the city, 18 blocks, was destroyed in the 1st Great Chelsea (Massachusetts) fire (the 2nd conflagration occurred on 10/14/1973) that left twelve dead, eighty-five missing and presumed dead, and more than 17,000 homeless that started at the Boston Blacking Company on West 3rd Street, a company that made shoes and shoe […]

HOUSTON – Two medics were rushed to a hospital Thursday night after their ambulance flipped and crashed into a restaurant in southwest Houston. It happened a little after 10:30 p.m. when the Houston Fire Department was called to a motor vehicle accident on S Gessner near Westpark Tollway. It’s unclear what exactly caused the crash, […]

PITTSBURGH — A wanted man is now behind bars after he allegedly assaulted and threatened paramedics who were trying to treat him. According to the criminal complaint, paramedics responded to 3rd Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh for reports of a man who was acting disorderly. Police found the man, identified as Brandon Martin, on the ground […]

SALISBURY — The Salisbury Fire Department has received a grant that will help it screen for one of the leading causes of death among firefighters in the United States. Through the Maryland Professional and Volunteer Firefighter Innovative Cancer Screening Program, local and volunteer fire departments in the state can obtain cancer screening tests that may […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – A Knoxville Fire Department firetruck hit a railroad underpass in South Knoxville Thursday afternoon, according to officials with the department. The crash happened at Maryville Pike and Ogle Avenue, KFD said. No one was hurt and no other cars were involved, the department added. This is a developing story. https://www.wvlt.tv/2024/04/11/knoxville-firetruck-hits-railroad-underpass-knoxville-fire-department-says/

From the Deland Fire Department Facebook Page: Tuesday, at 10:37 a.m., Engine 82 was involved in a crash while responding to an emergency at the intersection of Kepler Road and International Speedway Boulevard. Engine 82 had its lights activated as the crew headed to an emergency when a vehicle hit the engine, impacting the vehicle’s […]

All, April 11, 2006: a single-family dwelling fire with confirmed indications of a victim trapped. Chief Danny Krushinski was in command and his orders were clear:  “GO IN AND GET HER!” At approx. 0600 hours, on that date, East Franklin NJ FD, and first alarm mutual-aid companies were dispatched to that dwelling fire with reported entrapment. PD […]

At around 2 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, a fire occurred at the South Tongass Fire Station in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough of Alaska, the city reported on its website. Three South Tongass Fire and EMS response vehicles were affected by the fire and are currently out of service. The fire was under control by 3:49 a.m. […]

On 4/11/1996 a fire at the terminal of the Düsseldorf (Germany) Airport killed seventeen, hospitalized sixty-two people, and burned for six hours. Various sources report between 62 and 88 people were injured. The fire started in a void space above the ground floor ceiling and spread to many areas on the first, second, and third […]

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – Two Newport News firefighters, including a senior lieutenant who had been with the department for 15 years, are no longer employed there after an internal investigation found they ignored protocols while responding to a shooting last October. The city, through the fire and police departments, has been slow to release […]

A Durham firefighter suffered serious burns and other injuries on Friday while battling a large blaze. According to the Durham Fire Department, two firefighters were injured around 4 p.m. Friday while battling a house fire on South Bend Drive. Doctor pulls woman from burning Durham home, treats firefighter hurt at sceneDoctor pulls woman from burning Durham home, […]

CULVER CITY – Three people were hospitalized in Culver City following a collision that involved an ambulance on a medical call and a pickup truck, the Culver City Police Department confirmed today. Around 11:45 a.m. Sunday, first responders rushed near the intersection of Sepulveda and Culver Boulevards after a Culver City Fire Department ambulance on […]

On 4/10/1882 a Cleveland, Ohio firefighter died as a result of inhaling sulfuric acid fumes while operating at a fire. On 4/10/1904 a Galesburg, Illinois firefighter died “while fighting a fire that destroyed Galesburg High School. He was killed when the east wall of the school collapsed as he and two other firefighters were aiming […]

All, A very recent and horrific dwelling fire killed 4 kids and a Dad. I thoroughly hate that this can still happen in 2024. Regardless, that fire (shared below) dusted off some well-held thoughts and factual opinions that I wanna share. It starts with the fact that while there may be fire apparatus and a firehouse, […]

A very recent and horrific dwelling fire killed 4 kids and a Dad. I thoroughly hate that this can still happen in 2024. Regardless, that fire (shared below) dusted off some well-held thoughts and factual opinions that I wanna share. It starts with the fact that while there may be fire apparatus and a firehouse, sometimes […]

A fire broke out at one of Ketchikan’s fire stations early Tuesday morning, with multiple emergency vehicles presumed destroyed and heavy structural damage to the building. No one was injured in the fire at the southern region station. South Tongass Fire Captain Mio Rhein said no staff were on site when the fire started. “We […]

PORTLAND, Maine — Firefighters are trained to show up to calls, assess the situation, and quickly help those in trouble, all while putting aside any feelings about what they see or experience. But it’s not just fires they respond to; it’s suicides, child abuse cases, shootings, overdoses, and fatal crashes, to name a few. Long […]

HAMBLEN COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — The Morristown-Hamblen Emergency Medical Service is mourning the loss of one of their own. Todd Giles, a captain with the Morristown-Hamblen Emergency Medical Service, was responding to a call of a person with a leg injury on Friday when he collapsed. “His partner said, ‘I need another ambulance out here. […]