Firefighter Close Calls

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 […]

In a recent social media post, the National Gymnastics Association highlighted something that should resonate with anyone committed to mastering their craft, especially those in the fire service: excellence is built through consistent training and making the most of their time in the gym. In our case, it’s time spent on the training grounds. Gymnasts spend […]

By Fox4KC: The North Kansas City Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of its own — 29-year-old Benoit Coussement, who passed away unexpectedly at his home Tuesday. Firefighter Coussement joined the department in July 2024 and quickly became a valued member of the crew, the fire department said. He served the North Kansas City […]

By New York Daily News: A 78-year-old man was killed and 11 people were injured, including five firefighters, after an FDNY fire truck responding to an emergency collided with a van, causing a wild chain-reaction crash involving two other vehicles in Brooklyn on Tuesday, according to law enforcement officials. The fire truck was heading east […]

By WATE: One person was taken to a hospital after a fire truck crash near Oliver Springs on Wednesday. The Blair Volunteer Fire Department reported that a fire engine crashed on Old Harriman Highway around 5:15 p.m. The driver, who was the only person in the truck, was taken to an area hospital with injuries that are […]

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Two firefighters were injured early Wednesday as the FDNY battled a five-alarm fire at factory buildings on the Brooklyn waterfront. The inferno consumed a two-story factory building at 53rd Street and First Avenue in Sunset Park before spreading to two nearby industrial buildings. Plumes of smoke and the glow of flames was […]

The below NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) report below was published this evening: F2025-04 MD: 46-Year-Old Lieutenant Collapses While Serving as Driver/Engineer at Residential Fire – Maryland Report: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/firefighters/programs/pdfs/f202504_1.pdf FFFIPP continues to accept requests for serious injury and line-of-duty death investigations through the NIOSH website. Firefighters and other interested parties can see what investigations FFFIPP is […]

It is with profound sadness that the Richlandtown Fire Company announces the Line of Duty Death (LODD) of Fire Police Officer Todd Koch. Fire Police Officer Koch suffered a severe respiratory attack while responding to an emergency call, which led to cardiac arrest on Monday, March 9, 2026. Despite immediate and continued lifesaving efforts, Todd […]

A Nashville firefighter was injured after a roof partially collapsed as they were battling a house fire in Antioch. When the Nashville Fire Department arrived on Sunnywood Drive at about 11 a.m. Thursday, they found a home engulfed in flames. A member from the scene confirmed that during an attack on the blaze, the garage […]

By Jayne Chacko February 11, 2026 The city removed the department on Yantic Road from dispatch as of Tuesday morning. The action follows seven months of discussion between the city and the volunteer department. The City of Norwich suspended the Yantic Volunteer Fire Department on Tuesday, forcing it to close after 179 years of service […]

A resident and a firefighter were injured in an early morning duplex fire in Cincinnati’s Madisonville neighborhood on Sunday night. The fire, which caused $40,000 in damage, displaced eight people, and the American Red Cross is assisting the residents in finding temporary housing. Why it matters Residential fires can have devastating impacts on communities, causing […]