Firefighter Close Calls

Fire marshals are investigating the cause of a four-alarm fire in Brooklyn on Friday night that left four firefighters and a resident with minor injuries. The Fire Department said the inferno ignited just before 9:10 p.m. on Aug. 15 inside 273 Bleecker St. in Bushwick. Engine Company 271, Ladder Company 124 and Battalion 28 were among the first units […]

A volunteer firefighter and fire police officer in Bristol Township has died from injuries he sustained while working an arson call last week. Ed Margavich, who had more than 60 years of service, died Friday, according to the Third District Fire Company. The company said Margavich died from injuries sustained “during the performance of his […]

WAKEFIELD, The Bronx (WABC) — A recently evicted man is under arrest and facing charges after a fire in a Bronx apartment building injured two firefighters. FDNY officials say they received reports of a fire and people jumping out of the window at 4140 Carpenter Ave. between East 230th and 231st streets in the Wakefield section. Crews arrived […]

A Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) firefighter is in stable condition after he was injured Friday morning battling a residential fire on SW 8th Drive. According to a GFR release, multiple units responded to a fire located at 2620 SW 8th Dr. around 10:17 a.m. The fire started in the garage but was brought under control and is […]

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A Victorian-era home caught fire Thursday afternoon, injuring a firefighter and displacing several people, including four children. Crews arrived at the corner of Thesta Street and Grant Avenue to thick flames and plumes of smoke pouring out of a two-story Victorian-era home. The four children and three adults living in the […]

UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — FDNY crews put out a large fire at an apartment building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Friday morning. The blaze was reported at 305 E. 95th St. around 10 a.m. The fire on the roof extended to the cockloft and into three penthouses on the top floor […]

A hero FDNY firefighter was arrested for attacking a fellow smoke-eater with a chair in a Staten Island fire station, police said Wednesday. Firefighter Christopher Mullin, 53, was busted Monday for the Friday night firefighter-on-firefighter attack in Rescue 5 headquarters on Clove Road near Targee St. in Concord, cops said. During an argument with the 62-year-old firefighter, Mullin allegedly pulled the other man’s chair out […]

PITTSBURGH — Five volunteer firefighters have been suspended after being accused of responding to a call while under the influence of alcohol last week. Our news partners at the Trib reported Wednesday that five of Shaler’s Undercliff firefighters were suspended on Aug. 8. Officials said the concern about the firefighters’ behavior stems from an Aug. […]

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A firefighter was hospitalized after being injured while battling a fire at an apartment complex in Kingwood on Wednesday, according to authorities. The Houston Fire Department said crews responded to the fire at Mustang on the Trail Apartments on Lake Hills Drive at about 3 a.m. Capt. Sedrick Robinett said one firefighter […]

VEAZIE, Maine — One person was taken to the hospital to be treated for burns and more than a dozen firefighters were treated at the scene for heat-related illnesses after battling a large fire in the Penobscot County town of Veazie on Tuesday. Just after 3 p.m., firefighters were called to 5 Thompson Road and […]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A massive four-alarm fire on Dewey Avenue Tuesday afternoon has left three firefighters and two people injured, and has also displaced multiple people and families. The fire started at around 12:16 p.m. and was put out by 2:01 p.m. News10NBC spoke to neighbors who saw the first flames come out of a […]

A local firefighter has been hospitalized after collapsing at the scene of a fire. The Rombout Fire Company was dispatched to 70 Mountainview Road in Fishkill at 5:19 a.m. Aug. 11, for a report of a structure fire. While investigating the fire, Rombout Assistant Fire Chief John Lucariello collapsed at the scene. According to The Yard Foundation fundraising […]

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Five businesses were destroyed, and three firefighters were injured during a massive fire on Salt Lake City’s Main Street. The fire broke out at the London Belle restaurant at 321 S. Main Street around 8:40 p.m. Monday, according to the Salt Lake City Fire Department. Fire officials said three firefighters were […]

The fire that broke out in an apartment building on Powderhouse Boulevard last night is not suspicious and most likely started with an unattended candle, said Somerville Fire Chief Charles Breen, Jr, Somerville Police Chief Shumeane Benford, and State Fire Marshal Jon Davine. “I want to recognize the outstanding work of Somerville firefighters who rescued […]

FISHKILL – A Rombout firefighter is in the hospital after he was found unconscious at a fire on Mountain View Road Tuesday morning.  A Dutchess County Deputy Sheriff responded to the reported fire at approximately 5:30 a.m. and discovered the well-known firefighter and town employee, unconscious at the scene. The volunteer firefighter was rushed to […]

PHOENIX — A firefighter sustained a head injury while working on a fire in west Phoenix on Friday afternoon, authorities said. First responders went to put out a fire at a commercial strip center in the area of 33rd Avenue and McDowell Road around 1 p.m. Falling debris hit a firefighter who entered the structure in the […]

CASTAIC, Calif.– Three firefighters were injured while battling a wildfire in southern California on Friday. The Canyon Fire erupted on Thursday near Castaic, California, and quickly spread to over 5,300 acres by Friday night. While battling the fire on Friday, three firefighters suffered minor injuries and were taken to a hospital out of caution, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. All three […]

JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) — Five firefighters were injured battling a large blaze that ripped through a building in Queens on Sunday morning. The fire broke out around 6:15 a.m. at a building on Sutphin Boulevard between 114th Road and 115th Avenue in Jamaica. According to the FDNY, nearly 170 firefighters and EMS personnel responded. Officials say […]

EAST FALMOUTH, Mass. — Two firefighters were hospitalized after a blaze at home in Falmouth. According to Falmouth Fire, around 8 p.m. on Saturday, crews received a call for a fire at a home on Plum Hollow Road in East Falmouth. Upon arrival, firefighters were greeted with heavy smoke and fire. The fire was attacked […]

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. (WPVI) — A firefighter was hurt while battling a house fire in Bucks County Friday morning. Officials now say it was arson. The flames broke out around 5:30 a.m. in the 700 block of Cedar Avenue in Croydon. Video from Chopper 6 shows thick smoke coming from the three-story home. Officials say dangerous […]