Firefighter Close Calls

EASTON, Pa. — The three-alarm fire that tore through the Hotel Hampton last month remains under investigation. But for Easton Fire Chief Henry Hennings, the more urgent question is not how it started. It’s whether the city was equipped to stop it. And whether the operational vulnerabilities exposed in dense, high-occupancy buildings, where every firefighting action must […]

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A former Lancaster County firefighter was sentenced after pleading guilty to setting multiple fires, including one that led to the destruction of a century-old building, according to prosecutors. The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday announced 24-year-old Joshua Lightcap will spend close to a year to two years in […]

DUANE MOUNTAIN, Ky. (WYMT) – A firefighter was injured battling a blaze in Perry County Monday afternoon. Hazard fire officials say they responded to a large fire in a commercial garage off Jones Lane at Duane Mountain. The fire is now out. One firefighter from the Jakes Branch Fire Department was taken to Hazard ARH. […]

OMAHA, Neb. — A house fire in North Omaha early Tuesday sent a firefighter and one resident to the hospital with serious injuries. The firefighter has been released from the hospital. A second injured person was taken to UNMC with serious injuries for further evaluation. Authorities said the firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation. It […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A St. Petersburg firefighter is still recovering months after being injured during a call, as internal documents raise questions about the incident and point to what could be a larger issue involving fire hydrants across the city. The hydrant involved in the incident has since been replaced, but internal emails […]

LANDOVER HILLS, Md. (7NEWS) — Five firefighters were taken to a hospital for evaluation after battling a house fire Monday morning in the 7400 block of Allison St in Landover Hills, the Prince George’s County Fire & EMS Department reported. A homeowner was also transported in critical condition. According to the fire department, the fire broke out around […]

The Montclair Firefighters Union FMBA Local 20 says the township has ordered the fire chief to reduce daily minimum staffing from 16 firefighters to 14 starting March 5. Amanda Eustice Feb 20, 2026, 10:23 PM Planned cuts to the Montclair Fire Department have firefighters warning about the impact on public safety. The Montclair Firefighters Union […]

By Briana Scalia March 20, 2026 FOX 5 NY NEW YORK – The president of EMS Local 2507 said that over one third of the city’s emergency medical technicians and paramedics could leave this year. 1,500 ‘projected to quit’ President Oren Barzilay said at a New York City Council budget hearing regarding the FDNY that […]

WAREHAM, Mass. — A firefighter nearly fell through the roof of a home in Onset, Massachusetts on Friday afternoon. Crews were battling a house fire on Dusty Lane around 2 p.m. Wareham police, who arrived first to the scene, reported flames showing from the 2-story ranch style residence. Officials said nobody was home at the […]

All, Just a reminder that next week, March 23-27, 2026, is Firefighter-First Responder Wellness Week. Once again, Gordon Graham and Lexipol are hosting the 4th annual Firefighter-First Responder Wellness Week –  and you’re invited! This completely NO-COST event features a live webinar each day of the week, shift briefing videos that are perfect for kicking off conversations about wellness, and tons of […]

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – A lawsuit filed in early March claims a mother called 911 and told operators her two young daughters were inside a burning home — but dispatch sent firefighters to the scene without communicating that people were trapped inside. A review of dispatch radio traffic shows approximately 13 minutes passed between the […]

Through research and partnership, NIOSH evaluates effective exposure controls to better protect firefighters from contaminated gear and recommends changes to gear laundering methods to better protect firefighters from these harmful exposures. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued two NIOSH informational bulletins on protecting firefighters from contaminated gear (https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bulletin/2026/contaminated-ff-gear.html) and laundering gear to protect […]

A veteran Providence (RI) Firefighter down an elevator shaft at an elderly housing development this afternoon. The member lost his footing and fell 10 feet down the elevator shaft at Sister Dominica Manor. The member suffered serious injuries and was transported to the trauma center at Rhode Island Hospital. Providence Firefighters were initially called to the […]

The FDNY says one firefighter was injured while battling flames in a supermarket fire in Bed Stuy. Crews responded to a fire at a supermarket at 1263 Fulton St. at around 5:40 a.m. About 79 fire and EMS personnel responded to the fire and are still on scene. It took crews almost an hour and […]

Two people were hospitalized Monday, including a firefighter who suffered burns while fighting an early-morning blaze in Newark, officials said. Newark firefighters responded to 319 Hawthorne Avenue at 3:59 a.m. for a report of a fire and rescued an unresponsive man from a first-floor apartment, officials said. The man was taken to University Hospital for […]

CHICAGO (WGN) — A Chicago firefighter was seriously injured while battling a fire on the city’s Far North Side on Monday. The fire broke out around 11:30 a.m. in the 1700 block of West North Shore Avenue in the Rogers Park neighborhood, according to fire officials. It took only three minutes for the first firefighters […]

NEW YORK — Three people were killed in a four-alarm fire at a multi-story building in Flushing, Queens. The fire was reported just before 12:30 p.m. on College Point Boulevard on March 16, where apartments sit above a commercial space, according to FDNY officials. “Upon arrival, we had heavy fire on all three floors of this […]

CANARSIE, Brooklyn (WABC) — Six people are injured, including 2 firefighters, after a massive fire ripped through a home in Brooklyn early Sunday morning. The fire broke out around 3 a.m. at a three-story home on Conklin Avenue between East 94th and 95th streets in Canarsie. Video captures firefighters on scene as heavy flames engulfed and […]

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A firefighter was hospitalized after falling through a burned-out second-floor balcony in an apartment fire on Thursday, Houston fire officials said. According to the Houston Fire Department, crews responded at about 5:45 p.m. to a fire coming from the second floor of a 2-story apartment located at 5850 Parkfront Drive near Sharpstown. […]

BOSTON (WHDH) – A Boston firefighter was rushed to the hospital Saturday night after being injured while battling a blaze in Hyde Park. Video from the scene showed flames spreading across the roof of a building on Westinghouse Plaza as fire officials ordered a second alarm. The fire has since been brought under control. The […]