Firefighter Close Calls

BURKE COUNTY, N.C. — First responders across Burke County are rallying to support one of their own after a deputy fire chief suffered a serious spinal injury while responding to a call on icy conditions. Assistant Fire Chief Jon Lowdermilk, a 25-year volunteer firefighter, retired paramedic and rescue squad member, is expected to be hospitalized […]

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A firefighter was injured in a house fire in Philadelphia’s Juniata Park section on Wednesday morning. Flames broke out around 5 a.m. on the 3400 block of Kip Street. Officials say the fire appears to have begun on a porch and spread to a neighboring house and garage area. One firefighter suffered smoke […]

Three Minneapolis firefighters received medical attention after responding to a fire in the Phillips neighborhood Thursday morning, and a separate fire in north Minneapolis on Wednesday left one person injured. According to the Minneapolis Fire Department, crews responded to a fire at a three-story residential building on the 2400 block of Elliot Avenue South at around 7:50 […]

By IAFF: Congress has approved a 2026 funding package advancing key IAFF priorities, including protecting health care for 9/11 responders through the World Trade Center Health Program, and boosting fire service staffing and equipment grants nationwide. The package was signed into law by President Donald Trump, officially funding the U.S. government through Sept. 30, 2026. […]

By KSAT: It is a statistic the San Antonio Fire Department is beyond proud to announce: no firefighter has died from cancer since 2023. It is a big decrease from the eight deaths reported from 2013 to 2023. “I was with the hazmat team when I first started out, with the chemicals and what have […]

FLUSHING, Queens (WABC) — Three firefighters suffered minor injuries after a second-alarm fire broke out at a business on 41st Avenue in Flushing, Queens. The fire broke out at 131-43 41st Avenue just after 1:20 a.m., spreading to other businesses nearby. The three firefighters are being treated for their injuries. The cause of the fire is […]

All, Another gas leak with members on scene – resulted in an explosion-this one occurred in Nashua, NH today. Firefighters were on scene w/the gas leak that exploded, w/members injured – some with serious injuries, but all are expected to thankfully recover. Radio traffic, photos & video links below. LISTEN: MAYDAY-Radio Traffic: https://youtu.be/VJqGpr1uExk MEDIA COVERAGE […]

PARSONSBURG, Md. — Two people were found dead early Sunday in a Wicomico County fire, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. Just before 2:40 a.m., a passerby saw smoke and flames at 32904 Old Ocean City Road in Parsonsburg and called 911, a news release says. He knocked on the door […]

MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee firefighter has minor burn injuries after rescuing people hanging from windows of a burning apartment complex. It happened around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday near 77th Street and Green Tree Road. According to Chief Aaron Lipski, eight people were rescued, including two infants. First responders discovered the fire in a shared hallway […]

Dispatched for fire rescue call for a man in his late 50’s difficulty breathing and just released from the hospital for amputation of right foot. our rural ambulance service was at level zero and we had 12 medical calls ahead of the one we responded to. Our county is 100% volunteer and our medical units […]

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – Imagine fighting a fire in these icy conditions. A house fire in northwest Roanoke nearly got out of control, forcing firefighters to take an extreme measure. Officials declared a mayday while trying to put out the fire. Maydays don’t happen often, and it means a firefighter is seriously injured or in danger. That […]

MEXIA, Texas (KWTX) – The chief at the Tehuacana Volunteer Fire Department is recovering after collapsing on the scene of a structure fire. It was a typical shift, fighting a house fire in Coolidge, when Fire Chief Aaron Woodall announced to his crew that he didn’t feel well. Within second from saying that, he had […]

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – A firefighter was injured after falling through an attic floor during a fire Tuesday night. About 10:45 p.m., crews came to an apartment building in the 1500 block of Marquette Street, according to a news release. Crews found fire in the attic, and officials said it was under control within 15 […]

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Three firefighters were injured while battling a house fire in Cranston Tuesday morning, 12 News has confirmed. Crews responded to a multi-family home on Central Street, off Narragansett Boulevard, around 11 a.m. following a 911 call. Assistant Fire Chief James Woyciechowski said firefighters initially struggled to pinpoint the location of the […]

Four people — including a firefighter — were taken to the hospital, officials said, as crews worked to extinguish a house fire in New Castle, Delaware on Tuesday morning. According to officials, fire crews arrived at the home along the 100 block of Parma Avenue in New Castle, Del. at about 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday. […]

A fire call turned into a tug-of-war when a passerby grabbed one end of the fire hose, then punched the firefighter who refused to let go, according to investigators in western North Carolina. It happened on Spaniel Street in Connelly Springs, and a suspect has been arrested, the Burke County Sheriff’s Office said. Connelly Springs […]

STOKES COUNTY, N.C. — A firefighter was briefly trapped but not injured during a structure fire Saturday afternoon at a home in the 1000 block of Rhodes Loop, according to the Northeast Stokes Volunteer Fire & Rescue. Crews from Stokes-Rockingham Fire & Rescue Station 36 were dispatched at 1:34 p.m. and arrived to find a […]

Sturgeon Bay officials will take firefighter contract talks to mediation after negotiations stalled over pay parity and health protections, leaving the city’s fire union working under an expired contract, while members press for city-funded cancer screenings. After meeting in closed session for nearly 90 minutes on Jan. 20, the Common Council decided to go to […]

HAMPTON, Va. — Two people died and four people, including a firefighter, are injured following a fire in the 90 block of West County Street in Phoebus, according to Hampton fire officials. The Hampton Division of Fire and Rescue received a call for a multi-alarm residential structure fire and units arrived at about 5:58 p.m. […]

Five firefighters from Utica sustained various injuries while battling a fire on Bleecker Street. Two second-alarm fires occurred within a six-hour timeframe late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. The first fire broke out on Bleecker Street around 11:30 Wednesday night. Less than six hours later, around 5 a.m., another second-alarm fire—this one on Jewett […]