Firefighter Close Calls

The Chelmsford firefighters union has identified the firefighter who was severely injured in a fall at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy Tuesday morning as 28-year-old Nick Spinale. Spinale fell 40 feet onto solid concrete at the Stow campus, causing significant internal and external injuries, IAFF Local 1839 said in a Wednesday press release. He was flown by medical […]

A commercial fishing ship moored at the Port of Tacoma burned for over a week in April 2023, prompting fears of fuel and oil spills and temporarily requiring northeast Tacoma neighborhoods to shelter in place. Ultimately, there was no spillage, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, but the Kodiak Enterprise was a total loss. Its […]

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) — Thousands of dollars are going to a trio of North Central Florida fire departments. Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia handed out checks to the department during an event in Ocala on Tuesday. Ocala was awarded $6,300, and High Springs was awarded just under $5,000 through the Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Program. […]

STOW, Mass. — A staff member at the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy was seriously injured Tuesday morning after a fall at the academy’s Burn Building on its campus in Stow. According to officials, the incident occurred around 9:30 a.m. as the staff member was preparing for the upcoming recruit training. Academy personnel—many of whom are trained […]

The union representing Philadelphia‘s firefighters and paramedic units has asked for prayers for two of its members who were injured during a fire on Saturday, April 4. “Please pray for two of our members from Engine 50 who were injured Saturday night fighting a dwelling fire on the 500 W. block of Westmoreland Street in North […]

WESTWOOD, Ohio (WKRC) — Two people were taken to the hospital after a fire in Westwood Tuesday night. The fire was reported around 9:30 p.m. at a home on W. Tower Lane, off W. Tower Avenue. Fire officials said firefighters were hampered by aggressive dogs and hoarding conditions. Officials said one person was in serious […]

MOSCOW, March 31 (Xinhua) — A firefighter was killed while responding to a petrochemical plant fire in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, raising the total fatalities in the accident to three, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said Tuesday. According to the ministry, the 27-year-old firefighter encountered a sudden explosion while extinguishing the fire and rescuing […]

HOUSTON (CW39) — A firefighter was injured while battling a two-alarm apartment fire in West Houston after a balcony collapsed beneath crews responding to the blaze, according to the Houston Fire Department. The fire broke out Sunday night along Valley Forge Drive, where firefighters were working to contain flames at a residential complex. Officials said […]

MUSKEGON HEIGHTS, Mich. — Several firefighters had to be rescued after becoming trapped inside a home while fighting a Muskegon Heights house fire early Sunday morning. Around 2 a.m., the Muskegon Heights Fire Department responded to a report of flames coming from a house in the 2200 block of Sanford. When crews arrived, they saw fire in […]

WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A firefighter was injured, and several cats are unaccounted for after a fire late Tuesday night in West Pittston. Authorities say crews were called to the 500 block of Luzerne Avenue in West Pittston for a reported structure fire at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. Fire Departments from Avoca, Exeter, and […]

HANCOCK COUNTY, Iowa (KCCI) — Officials at an egg farm in northern Iowa say one firefighter was injured in a massive fire last night. “Our Hawkeye Pride Egg Farm experienced a devastating fire last night, and we are still assessing the scale of the damage,” according to a statement from the company. “While no employees […]

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Two people and a firefighter are injured following an apartment building fire in northwest Baltimore on Saturday night. Around 8:39 p.m. on March 28, fire crews were called to the 2100 block of Garrison Boulevard in the Mount Holly neighborhood for a reported fire, officials said. There, firefighters saw visible smoke and fire […]

BEDFORD PARK, Bronx (WABC) — A two-alarm fire is burning through a firehouse in the Bronx. Flames broke out on the roof of FDNY Engine 79, Ladder 37, Battalion 27 on Briggs Avenue in Bedford Park just after 6 a.m. Originally, members were reported to be trapped. All members have been accounted for, but no update […]

PERRY COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) – When rushing into a building engulfed in flames, you never know what is waiting inside. The assistant fire chief at the Jakes Branch Volunteer Fire Department was injured Monday when a metal object fell on him while crews worked to extinguish a commercial garage fire. “I’m lucky it was no worse […]

A volunteer firefighter in Indiana County was charged after a video appeared to show him attacking a teenager when he responded to the scene of a crash Wilbur Fry, 78, was charged with harassment in connection with the incident earlier this month, according to online court documents. Fry pleaded guilty last week. He is accused […]

At approximately 5:30 a.m. this morning, Bronx companies were dispatched to 505 East 184th Street for a reported fire on the top floor of a five-story tenement. Upon arrival, members were met with heavy fire venting from the top-floor windows. A second alarm was quickly transmitted, followed by additional alarms, eventually bringing the fire to […]

Firefighters are investigating a fire that damaged four single-family homes in Moreno Valley on Thursday, authorities said. The Riverside County Fire Department said they responded to reports of a fire at 13400 Edgemont Street around  5:18 p.m. Upon arrival, the fire prompted a second-alarm response. One firefighter sustained minor injuries and was transported to a […]

LIVONIA, Mich. (FOX 2) – A Livonia firefighter fell through the floor of a home while battling a fire early Wednesday. According to fire officials, the firefighter was not seriously injured in the fall inside the house on Melrose and Arizona, near Merriman and Joy. The fire appears to have started in the basement, where it then spread to […]

SHREVEPORT, La. — Newly released video, audio, and investigative records are shedding light on a deadly house fire in Shreveport that killed four members of a family, as relatives pursue legal action alleging critical delays and failures by emergency responders. The April 6, fire on Kemp Lane claimed the lives of Mildred Carter-Rawls, 84, her […]

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 […]