Firefighter Close Calls

By WATE: One person was taken to a hospital after a fire truck crash near Oliver Springs on Wednesday. The Blair Volunteer Fire Department reported that a fire engine crashed on Old Harriman Highway around 5:15 p.m. The driver, who was the only person in the truck, was taken to an area hospital with injuries that are […]

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Two firefighters were injured early Wednesday as the FDNY battled a five-alarm fire at factory buildings on the Brooklyn waterfront. The inferno consumed a two-story factory building at 53rd Street and First Avenue in Sunset Park before spreading to two nearby industrial buildings. Plumes of smoke and the glow of flames was […]

The below NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) report below was published this evening: F2025-04 MD: 46-Year-Old Lieutenant Collapses While Serving as Driver/Engineer at Residential Fire – Maryland Report: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/firefighters/programs/pdfs/f202504_1.pdf FFFIPP continues to accept requests for serious injury and line-of-duty death investigations through the NIOSH website. Firefighters and other interested parties can see what investigations FFFIPP is […]

It is with profound sadness that the Richlandtown Fire Company announces the Line of Duty Death (LODD) of Fire Police Officer Todd Koch. Fire Police Officer Koch suffered a severe respiratory attack while responding to an emergency call, which led to cardiac arrest on Monday, March 9, 2026. Despite immediate and continued lifesaving efforts, Todd […]

A Nashville firefighter was injured after a roof partially collapsed as they were battling a house fire in Antioch. When the Nashville Fire Department arrived on Sunnywood Drive at about 11 a.m. Thursday, they found a home engulfed in flames. A member from the scene confirmed that during an attack on the blaze, the garage […]

By Jayne Chacko February 11, 2026 The city removed the department on Yantic Road from dispatch as of Tuesday morning. The action follows seven months of discussion between the city and the volunteer department. The City of Norwich suspended the Yantic Volunteer Fire Department on Tuesday, forcing it to close after 179 years of service […]

A resident and a firefighter were injured in an early morning duplex fire in Cincinnati’s Madisonville neighborhood on Sunday night. The fire, which caused $40,000 in damage, displaced eight people, and the American Red Cross is assisting the residents in finding temporary housing. Why it matters Residential fires can have devastating impacts on communities, causing […]

Crews were dispatched to 1092 Chambersburg Road at 4:15 a.m. on Monday, March 2, for a reported car fire inside a two-car detached garage, according to the Gettysburg Fire Department. Upon arrival, firefighters determined a propane heater had been left on overnight, igniting a vehicle parked inside the garage, officials said. The flames quickly spread […]

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Nine firefighters were hurt fighting a fire in the Wynnefield section of Philadelphia on Monday night when the rowhome partially collapsed. The fire broke out around 10:20 p.m. on the 5300 block of Hazelhurst Street. Neighbor Rosa Tunkara said she saw flames burst through the windows and quickly called 911 while moving her […]

CUMBERLAND TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A firefighter was transported to the hospital after a garage fire in Adams County on Monday, according to the Gettysburg Fire Department. A two-car garage on Chambersburg Road in Cumberland Township went up in flames around 4:15 a.m. Dozens of crews responded to tackle the fire, which caused extensive damage. According […]

By KCTV: A man in Missouri serving life in connection with the deaths of six Kansas City firefighters will soon be getting released from prison. The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri vacated Richard R. Brown’s life sentence. The court resentenced Brown to time served. Brown was convicted in 1997 in […]

By WKYC: Two Parma firefighters were injured while battling a large blaze Friday night at the Woodbury Commons apartment complex on Stumph Road. Officials tell 3News the fire broke out at roughly 9:30 p.m. and eventually spread to 24 units across two buildings. At one point, a roof collapsed and two firefighters were hurt. Both are said […]

THOMASVILLE — A Pilot Fire Department firefighter was rushed for emergency medical care after falling ill while battling a brush fire on Wednesday, Feb. 25, according to Pilot Deputy Chief Nick Sledge. The firefighter, whose name was not released, was in serious condition Thursday as colleagues and community members awaited updates on his recovery. Sledge […]

An auto body shop employee was seriously injured and a firefighter suffered injuries in a three-alarm fire in Northeast Baltimore. Baltimore Assistance Fire Chief of Operations John Eid said crews were called around 10:44 a.m. to a fire at a structure fire at an auto body shop behind adjacent rowhomes in the 2000 block of […]

MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) – One firefighter was injured after a garage fire spread to a house Saturday night. Around 8:15, the Moline Fire Department received reports of a garage on fire near 400 block of 7th Street, a media release said. When fire crews arrived, they found an unattached garage on fire with flames showing, […]

OTTUMWA, Iowa — An Ottumwa firefighter is home recovering from injuries after battling a late night fire on Sunday. It happened at a duplex on North Foster Avenue. Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire coming from the attached garage. One person was safely removed from the basement level apartment. One firefighter sustained minor injuries but […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Two firefighters were reportedly injured Wednesday night while fighting a house fire in the Steele Creek area in southwest Charlotte, according to officials. Officials said the fire broke out at a home on Wednesday, Feb. 25, off of Fieldstone Trace near the North Carolina and South Carolina state line. At around […]

The NIOSH respirator status investigation report below was published this morning: TN-27934: Evaluation of Three Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Involved in a Near Miss While Operating at a Structure Fire Report: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/media/pdfs/2026/02/HoustonFireDepartmentTX27934.pdf NIOSH continues to accept fire department reporting of potential SCBA or component failures, near-failures, or significant performance degradation due to normal use, per NFPA 1850. Fire […]

The Coeur d’Alene firefighter who, despite life-threatening injuries, was able to warn other firefighters about a shooter on Canfield Mountain last summer, has announced his retirement as he continues to try to regain the use of his legs. The Coeur d’Alene Fire Department announced Thursday that Engineer David Tysdal has retired after 24 years. His […]

The State Fire Marshal’s Office determined that a recent kitchen fire at the Biddeford (ME) Fire Department was caused by spontaneous combustion of the kitchen towels, the department said in a press release. Further research on this type of fire revealed similar fires have occurred in this same manner with clean kitchen towels spontaneously combusting soon […]