Firefighter Close Calls

LehighValleyNews.com | By Will Oliver Published November 19, 2025 In 2025, mandated overtime has happened on “a somewhat routine basis,” according to Bethlehem Fire Chief Matthew Griffin, with firefighters sometimes facing 39-hour shifts in the most extreme cases. BETHLEHEM, PA. — A fun evening of poker more than 40 years ago almost took a turn […]

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – A 60-year-old man, identified as Luis Rojas-Ramirez, was arrested after allegedly assaulting paramedics at Capital Call Vineyards on November 14, 2025. According to a police report, the Walla Walla Firefighters/Paramedics Department requested law enforcement assistance due to Rojas-Ramirez’s aggressive behavior. Officer Matthew Greenland and Sgt. Smith responded to the call. Upon […]

OSWEGO N.Y. — A City of Oswego firefighter was injured while fighting a fire on East 9th Street on Thursday, November 20. The response by the Oswego Fire Department came while most Oswego County Fire Departments were at the Novelis Plant in Scriba, fighting a five-alarm fire. This brief update was provided by the Oswego Fire […]

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (WPRI) — Three firefighters were injured while battling a fire that broke out inside a high-end steakhouse at Foxwoods Resort Casino Tuesday evening. Firefighters were called to the Grand Pequot Tower following reports of a fire at David Burke Prime. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Fire Department said three firefighters were brought to […]