Firefighter Close Calls

WILMINGTON, Del. (WPVI) — A firefighter returning from a call was hit by a vehicle outside the firehouse in Wilmington, Delaware. It happened on Wednesday around 8 p.m. as crews were backing a ladder truck into the Five Points Fire Station on South Maryland Avenue. The firefighter had just stepped off the truck when he was […]

PHILADELPHIA – A father and daughter were rescued from a home linked to a Grays Ferry church after a fire broke out early this morning. Fire at church-affiliated home Heavy flames erupted from the second and third stories as firefighters arrived, said the Philadelphia Fire Department. Both the father and daughter were taken to the hospital, along […]

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — A firefighter reportedly fell through the floor while responding to a 2-alarm apartment fire in Chambersburg Wednesday morning. According to Chambersburg Fire Department, crews responded to the scene along the 300 block of East King Street around 10:15 a.m. Wednesday. Crews on the scene confirmed that one person was trapped in the […]

YORK, Pa. — A York County woman is charged with arson following a house fire in Spring Garden Township on New Year’s Day. Police say Kathryn Frankel is accused of starting a fire using a heat gun in a home on Ogontz Street. They also say she has a previous arson arrest out of Chester […]

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (WLS) — A large home in suburban unincorporated Schaumburg caught fire on Tuesday. Chopper 7 was over the fire scene in the 100 block of Long Avenue. A Roselle firefighter fell through a floor in the burning home, officials said. ABC7 was told the firefighter was quickly found and was not hurt. No one […]

WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A firefighter was injured, and several cats are unaccounted for after a fire late Tuesday night in West Pittston. Authorities say crews were called to the 500 block of Luzerne Avenue in West Pittston for a reported structure fire at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. 28/22 News Reporter Avery Nape was […]

CAMDEN, N.J. (WPVI) — A firefighter was injured while battling a blaze inside a row home in Camden, New Jersey, on Tuesday morning. It happened at 4:30 a.m. along the 800 block of Spruce Street. Officials say the firefighter was injured when a stairwell collapsed. He was taken to Cooper Hospital in stable condition with a […]

Six people were hurt, almost all of them firefighters, when giant orange flames tore through a residential building in Queens overnight, displacing residents and raining debris, authorities say. According to the FDNY, a 3:30 a.m. call came in about fire on the first floor of a two-story home in Ridgewood, on Madison Street between Seneca […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus Division of Fire Chief Jeff Happ, who was facing two disciplinary charges related to his handling of a fatal fire truck crash in 2023, submitted his notice of retirement. Happ was scheduled to have a meeting with Kate Pishotti, the city’s public safety director, but it was canceled due to his […]

Six people were hurt, almost all of them firefighters, when giant orange flames tore through a residential building in Queens overnight, displacing residents and raining debris, authorities say. According to the FDNY, a 3:30 a.m. call came in about fire on the first floor of a two-story home in Ridgewood, on Madison Street between Seneca […]

MILTON, Wis. – A fast-moving fire heavily damaged the historic Lake House Inn complex in the Town of Milton on Sunday night, Jan. 4, and electrocuted two firefighters as crews battled wind-driven flames that caused parts of the building to collapse. What we know: Lakeside Fire-Rescue and the Rock County Sheriff’s Office were alerted just before 8:30 […]

A New Jersey man bizarrely tried to stab a firefighter with a screwdriver while he was being rescued from rough waters off the coast of Atlantic City on New Year’s Eve, authorities said. Firefighters rushed to save the man they were told was in distress in the freezing waters off the beach shortly after noon […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Fire Department said one firefighter is injured after an arson at Frayser Flea Market on Monday morning. A large crew was at the scene at 3228 Millington Rd. around 9 a.m., extinguishing the flames. Photos provided by the fire department show a massive blaze with a large plume of smoke filling the […]

PERQUIMANS COUNTY, N.C. — Two firefighters were injured Saturday evening while responding to a residential structure fire in Perquimans County, according to county emergency officials. Perquimans–Gates 911 received a call just before 5:45 p.m. reporting a house fire in the 100 block of Edenton Road Street. Multiple agencies were dispatched, including the Hertford, Winfall, and […]

PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — A firefighter sustained minor injuries Friday while battling a three-story apartment fire in Pflugerville. Pflugerville firefighters responded to the 14000 block of Renaissance Court, where they encountered “heavy fire conditions and a partial roof collapse,” according to the fire department. The firefighter was injured during the roof collapse and is being treated and […]

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Emergency officials say a Jefferson County firefighter was injured overnight while battling a massive blaze at a sawmill in Bell Township. Fire officials say crews were dispatched to the blaze, along Grove Lane, around 10:30 p.m. on New Year’s Day. Officials noted that the building’s construction hindered firefighters’ access to the […]

Officials say the incident happened around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday when firefighters were called for a man in distress in the water. They say a marine unit found the man near the Rhode Island Avenue Beach. The man appeared to be conscious but was not actually swimming. Police say firefighter Dominic Gitto jumped into the water […]

A firefighter with the Marysville Fire District was injured while fighting a house fire early Thursday. A residential fire was reported at approximately 1:45 a.m. Jan. 1 in the 9100 block of 61st Drive N.E. in Marysville. “Callers reported heavy smoke and flames that had quickly engulfed the home and spread to the recreational vehicle […]

Three firefighters were hurt while battling a two-alarm house fire on Staten Island early Friday morning. Heavy flames could be seen throughout the three stories of the home. The fire broke out just after 5:20 a.m. on Norwalk Avenue near Manor Road. Windy conditions hampered the efforts of firefighters, as they struggled to bring the […]

On New Year’s Day 2026, at approximately 11:05 PM, the North Patchogue Fire Department was activated for a reported residential structure fire at 16 Jones Street in North Patchogue, New York. Upon arrival, the Chief transmitted a working structure fire with heavy fire throughout a two-story private dwelling and attached garage. Multiple mutual aid departments […]