Firefighter Close Calls

By CBS News: A gas station explosion rocked a neighborhood in southeastern Rome on Friday, injuring at least 25, including 10 first responders, authorities said. The explosion was heard across the Italian capital shortly after 8 a.m. local time and sent a huge cloud of dark smoke and fire that was visible from across the […]

All, Details as follows: John Morrison, Jr. Battalion Chief Coeur d’Alene Fire Department Local 710 Date of Death: June 29, 2025 Celebration of Life Date: July 10, 2025 Frank Harwood Battalion Chief Kootenai County Fire Rescue Local 2856 Date of Death: June 29, 2025 Celebration of Life Date: July 11, 2025 Battalion Chief Morrison, 53, […]

By Alexandra Duggan, The Spokesman-Review: The 20-year-old who investigators believe shot and killed two battalion chiefs on Sunday in Coeur d’Alene may have entered a local fire station and inquired about becoming a firefighter himself a few months before the attack, Kootenai County Undersheriff Brett Nelson told The Spokesman-Review. While officials said earlier this week […]

By KSDK: A firefighter was taken from the scene of a fire on a stretcher Thursday morning after responding to a fire in a tornado-affected portion of St. Louis. The fire was reported on the 5100 block of Wells Avenue at around 5:30 a.m. While firefighters continued to spray the outside of the building, a […]

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Firefighters have always risked their lives battling blazes. But these days, they’re fighting something even more dangerous, cancer. “The risk that nobody talks about is the cancer,” said Assistant Chief Travis Temarantz of the Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department. “The carcinogens, the smoke, the soot, the diesel exhaust, all of that contributes to […]

BALTIMORE — An Anne Arundel County Fire Department vehicle caught fire in Baltimore City on Monday, officials say. The truck was not in service and was having routine maintenance done at a private contractor. After catching fire, the Baltimore City Fire Department quickly put it out. No one was injured as a result of the […]

It’s always difficult to be a firefighter, but this past week the intensity and dangers to the job have risen. While the nation mourned an ambush in Idaho that left two firefighters dead and one injured, Vallejo and Vacaville have been frustrated after a local incident left a firefighter with concussion-like symptoms after he was […]

All, In an update within the past few minutes, the county sheriff indicated that numerous people were shot and 2 Firefighters are currently known to have lost their lives. No law enforcement officers have been struck. He also indicated that this remains an active incident, and they are still taking gunfire. Companies arrived with a […]

While firefighters worked to put the fire out, a part of the house collapsed, hurting the firefighter. Fire officials said no one else was injured. Around 3 p.m., FOX 5 crews still saw several fire trucks on scene. Part of Briarcliff Road was closed for a short time. What we don’t know: The injured firefighter’s […]

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (KTRK) — Constable deputies said a firefighter was rushed to the hospital by LifeFlight after an injury at a fire station in The Woodlands on Thursday. Deputies with Constable Mark Herman’s Office said a large metal fan hit the firefighter in the bay of The Woodlands Fire Station 7. The Woodlands Fire Department […]

VANDER, N.C. (WNCN) — While responding to a fire call on Halibut Street Wednesday afternoon, a firefighter was injured after falling 21 feet to the ground. According to Vander Fire Chief Richard Bradshaw, the fall happened at a house on Halibut Street when the Vander Fire Department was called after lightning struck the house. Chief […]

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A powerful U.S. senator on Tuesday called on the Trump administration to fix a growing backlog and longtime management problems at the program that promises benefits when police and firefighters die or become disabled in the line of duty. Republican Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the […]

RIVERSIDE, CA — A firefighter was injured when a car plowed into his crew’s engine while they were battling a brush fire adjacent to the Moreno Valley (60) Freeway in Riverside, officials said Tuesday. The crash happened just before 6 p.m. Monday on the eastbound 60 near Day Street, according to the Riverside Fire Department. […]

A man was badly burned and three firefighters were injured while responding to a house explosion near Mansfield on Wednesday morning. Several fire departments were called to a house in the 900 block of Becky Road, located west of Laver Road, in Mifflin Township around 6:50 a.m. for a reported fire and explosion. Firefighters arrived […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — City of Buffalo officials say a firefighter is expected to recover after a mayday call at a house fire Monday afternoon. Crews responded to 42 Progressive Avenue just before 3:30 p.m. While fighting the flames, a firefighter fell through a hole in the floor. A mayday was called, but the crew member […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Firefighters are used to putting themselves at risk in the line of duty every day, but the flames aren’t the biggest battle many of them face. “Cancer is the number one killer of us so let’s do something proactive, let’s not just wait until our members are diagnosed with cancer […]

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Firefighters across Wilmington will now be receiving free early-detection cancer screenings after the city council approved a $6.8 million reallocation from the FY26 city budget. The funding comes as occupational cancer is one of the leading causes of death for firefighters. “We are seeing a lot of people across the fire […]

The legal fallout of an Irmo firefighter’s death two years ago is growing, with the city of Columbia accusing the Irmo Fire District of lying about events at an apartment complex fire that killed James Michael Muller. Muller was killed on May 26, 2023, when a ceiling collapsed on him while he fought a fire […]

Two Aurora firefighters — a lieutenant and an engineer — have been demoted over a bizarre incident in which the firefighters are accused of using their fire engine spotlights to blind an Aurora police officer as he drove toward the truck in his patrol car, forcing the police vehicle off the road to avoid a […]

CHICAGO (WGN) — New changes to the Chicago Fire Department’s tactical guidelines set to take effect this week have left the President of the Chicago Firefighters union, union members and city alders concerned for the safety of Chicagoans. “There’s going to be a lot of buildings burning down and potential death,” said Patrick Cleary, President […]