Firefighter Close Calls

At 2:17 p.m., Westmont emergency services received a call regarding smoke coming from a detached garage at 408 N. Grant Street in Westmont. First responders arrived at 2:20 p.m. to confirm the report and began firefighting operations. Crews observed smoke coming from a toolbox, followed by a small explosion, resulting in the injury of a […]

Millcreek, Utah (KUTV) — Nearly 80 people have been displaced due to a massive field fire that spread to at least two apartment buildings in Millcreek. Capt. Tony Barker with the Unified Fire Authority of Greater Salt Lake said several Willow Glen Apartments were destroyed by flames in two buildings that burned. The roof of one […]

CORONA, Queens (WABC) — Four firefighters were injured after a fire broke out in a subway room off the No. 7 train Queens. Flames started in the room near 103 St.-Corona Plaza and Roosevelt Avenue just before 8 p.m. Friday. The fire was placed under control an hour later. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries and were […]

Working on a pitched roof ventilation prop, serving as support for the person cutting the ventilation hole. The person cutting had driven the spike of a halogen into the plywood to use as a foothold. The foot slipped, and the person cutting fell. I dropped from a standing position to my belly to help secure […]

The man accused of fatally shooting two Idaho firefighters before killing himself last month had tried to join the fire department, and became angry when told he would need to go through training and testing. Wess Roley also tried to join the Army twice — his father was an Army veteran — but was disqualified after failing to […]

PENDLETON – Three firefighters were injured while fighting a fire on the 1700 block of Southwest Court Avenue in Pendleton on Wednesday. Pendleton Fire and Ambulance Chief Tony Pierotti said one of the injuries was heat-related, and that firefighter was treated on the scene. Two firefighters were shocked from a down power line on a fence, […]

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – In a press conference Tuesday, Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris shared new details on the investigation into the deadly shooting that took the lives of two firefighters in Idaho last month. Suspect Wess Roley left a letter addressed to his father, found the day before the shooting, which Sheriff Norris read […]

All, We regret to pass on that on July 1, Van Dyne, Wisconsin Firefighter-Safety Officer Amie Lee, 61, was working in their fire station when she fell and suffered a serious knee injury. About two weeks later, Firefighter-Safety Officer Lee reported difficulty breathing while at home during the early morning hours of July 14. Emergency […]

A commercial contractor fighting the Himalaya Road Fire and Aggie Creek Fire north of Fairbanks had their truck vandalized Saturday morning and are offering a $10,000 reward for information about it. Ryan Mathwich owns J3 Contracting out of Milton-Freewater, Oregon, which had two people and the truck assigned to structure protection. “This is a huge […]

MARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. — Two separate fires erupted overnight in Marshall County, causing injuries to firefighters and prompting a large emergency response. The first blaze occurred at the former Boggs Run School near Benwood around 10 p.m. Thursday and was not extinguished until 4:15 a.m. Friday. During the firefighting efforts, one firefighter was transported to WVU […]

SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – UPDATE 11:30 A.M.: Firefighters and aircraft aggressively attacked the spot fire on the east side of the Salmon River today, and night flying helicopters will be doing water drops again tonight as conditions allow. Structure protection groups have been deployed around Forks of Salmon and are preparing for structure defense. The community […]

PINE VALLEY, Utah (KUTV) — A firefighter was rescued and airlifted to a hospital after they were injured while working on the Forsyth Fire in Pine Valley. The firefighter was injured in a fall and short-hauled off the mountain by a helicopter, according to Dammeron Valley Fire & Rescue officials. The injured first responder was taken […]

MIDDLEPORT, Ohio (WCHS) — Four firefighters were injured in a large fire at an apartment building in Middleport, Ohio, on Monday night. The fire was reported about 7:45 p.m. at an apartment building on Cole Street, according to the Middleport Fire Department. Firefighters said the fire was visible from the building’s side when they arrived and […]

MEBANE, N.C. (WGHP) — A Graham man was arrested Monday after a firefighter was injured in a building fire last week, a Mebane Police Department warrant shows. Jacari Bunting, 19, is charged with burning an occupied commercial structure and setting fire to a commercial structure that caused injury to a firefighter on July 11, according […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Sacramento firefighter is being treated in a trauma facility after they were assaulted on Monday, according to the fire department. Officials said the firefighter was responding to a call involving a mental health patient around 8:45 p.m. in the area of Arcade Boulevard near Rio Linda Boulevard. The firefighter was rendering […]

A firefighter was injured battling a massive blaze in an industrial area in Bibb County. “This video shows the true intensity of what we were fighting,” Montevallo Fire Chief Brad Davis posted on the department’s Facebook page. The fire that included explosions occurred at a utility polie treating facility, according to abc3340.  

Danus was injured during a routine drill while taking part in a training exercise on Tuesday, May 6, the Whippany Fire Department said. He remains hospitalized Morristown Medical Center and faces a lengthy rehabilitation. A fundraiser has been set up to Danus’ family, which includes his wife, Tracey and his children, Jacob, Jessica and Josh. As of […]

New Brunswick police officer and a city firefighter narrowly escaped injury Thursday after a woman lunged at them with a knife at a residence on Harvey Street, authorities said. Police responded around 12:30 p.m. to a report of a resident in crisis. The woman was uncooperative and attempted to stab the police officer and the firefighter, the […]

BATH BEACH, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A firefighter was seriously injured battling a fire that broke out in Brooklyn on Saturday morning, according to the FDNY. The fire was reported at 2215 Cropsey Avenue at around 11:10 a.m. Officials say the fire broke out on the fourth floor of the residential building. 60 fire and EMS […]

Four residents were displaced and a Brookline firefighter injured after a two-alarm fire on Franklin Street Saturday night. The Brookline Fire Department responded to a three-family residence at 114 Franklin Street at around 7 p.m. for a fire, which was primarily located on the third floor and attic, according to Christina Metcalf, a spokesperson for […]