Firefighter Close Calls

An auto body shop employee was seriously injured and a firefighter suffered injuries in a three-alarm fire in Northeast Baltimore. Baltimore Assistance Fire Chief of Operations John Eid said crews were called around 10:44 a.m. to a fire at a structure fire at an auto body shop behind adjacent rowhomes in the 2000 block of […]

MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) – One firefighter was injured after a garage fire spread to a house Saturday night. Around 8:15, the Moline Fire Department received reports of a garage on fire near 400 block of 7th Street, a media release said. When fire crews arrived, they found an unattached garage on fire with flames showing, […]

OTTUMWA, Iowa — An Ottumwa firefighter is home recovering from injuries after battling a late night fire on Sunday. It happened at a duplex on North Foster Avenue. Firefighters arrived to find heavy fire coming from the attached garage. One person was safely removed from the basement level apartment. One firefighter sustained minor injuries but […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Two firefighters were reportedly injured Wednesday night while fighting a house fire in the Steele Creek area in southwest Charlotte, according to officials. Officials said the fire broke out at a home on Wednesday, Feb. 25, off of Fieldstone Trace near the North Carolina and South Carolina state line. At around […]

The NIOSH respirator status investigation report below was published this morning: TN-27934: Evaluation of Three Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Involved in a Near Miss While Operating at a Structure Fire Report: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/media/pdfs/2026/02/HoustonFireDepartmentTX27934.pdf NIOSH continues to accept fire department reporting of potential SCBA or component failures, near-failures, or significant performance degradation due to normal use, per NFPA 1850. Fire […]

The Coeur d’Alene firefighter who, despite life-threatening injuries, was able to warn other firefighters about a shooter on Canfield Mountain last summer, has announced his retirement as he continues to try to regain the use of his legs. The Coeur d’Alene Fire Department announced Thursday that Engineer David Tysdal has retired after 24 years. His […]

The State Fire Marshal’s Office determined that a recent kitchen fire at the Biddeford (ME) Fire Department was caused by spontaneous combustion of the kitchen towels, the department said in a press release. Further research on this type of fire revealed similar fires have occurred in this same manner with clean kitchen towels spontaneously combusting soon […]

OAKLAND — A man who may have been sleeping outside an East Oakland fire station was injured Monday evening when he was struck by a fire department vehicle responding to a structure blaze, authorities said. The man, believed to be in his 30s and unhoused, was initially listed in critical condition but was later upgraded […]

YAZOO CITY, Miss. (WLBT) – Part of the Yazoo City Fire Department building collapsed late Saturday night, forcing firefighters to relocate operations. At the same time, city officials assess the damage to the historic structure. Yazoo City firefighters had just returned from a grass fire call and were gathering in the lounge area of the […]

2/17; 12:20 p.m.—An explosion at the Abundant Life Fellowship church in Boonville left five people hospitalized and caused catastrophic damage to the building, according to New York State Police. State Police reported that first responders were dispatched to the church on the 4930 block of St. Rt. 12 at about 10:23 a.m. after people inside […]

NORTH CHARLESTON — Firefighters faced a unique challenge the night of Feb. 12 when they arrived at a house fire in the 2500 block of Vistavia Road: nearly two dozen poisonous snakes were loose inside. Some 90 minutes after the fire was put out, city police, the department’s animal control division and the S.C. Department […]

By WBAL TV: Three Baltimore County firefighters are recovering from injuries after fighting a fire in Woodlawn. First responders were called around 1:30 p.m. Monday to Monica Place, where they rescued multiple residents from an apartment building. The fire started in a kitchen on the second floor and was placed under control by 2:06 p.m., […]

Strong winds from a thunderstorm ripped off a roof at a Fresno County fire station Monday afternoon. According to Fresno County Battalion Chief Matt Mosely, a caller reported at 3:30 p.m. that a section of the station’s roof had been blown off and landed in a roadway in Tranquillity. No crews were inside the fire […]

NASHUA, N.H. — The third and final firefighter injured in a natural gas explosion at the Greater Nashua Mental Health building earlier this month has been released from the hospital. Friends, family members and fellow firefighters gathered to greet him as he was wheeled out after nearly two weeks of treatment. Steve Buxton, chief of the Nashua […]

A firefighter was injured Sunday night while battling a blaze at an old motel in Fresno. Crews from the Fresno Fire Department responded to the vacant City Motel just after 9:30 p.m. to a report of a fire at 2309 S G Street. TOP VIDEOS The video player is currently playing an ad. You can […]

WICHITA, Kan. — A Wichita fire station has been evacuated after mold discovered during remediation work left firefighters with burning in their eyes, noses and throats, Vice Mayor and Wichita City Councilman Dalton Glasscock said. In a Sunday afternoon Facebook post, Glasscock said that mold was found in 20 of the city’s 22 fire stations […]

CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — Ten firefighters were sent to a Joplin hospital Friday as a precaution after chemical exposure while fighting a fire on Black Cat Road west of Joplin. Carl Junction Fire Chief Joe Perkins said the firefighters were exposed to a caustic liquid in the burning building that was melting parts of their […]

By Lehigh Valley News: An Allentown man charged with starting a fire that displaced 31 people from six homes and endangered lives was sentenced to 20-40 years in prison, officials said. Santos Mota-Ramirez, 61, pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of attempted homicide, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, simple assault, arson and causing a […]

A San Bernardino County Fire Department firefighter was injured while battling a fire at a vacant commercial building in San Bernardino on Monday. Crews were called to the corner of North E. Street and West Fourth Street at around 2 p.m. in San Bernardino upon learning of a fire showing from the roof of an […]

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — A firefighter was hospitalized after battling a fire at a home decor store in Fernandina Beach Tuesday morning, according to the Fernandina Beach Fire Department. Crews with the FBFD and Nassau County Fire Rescue were dispatched to the fire at Isola Home, located at 303 South 8th Street, at approximately 8:25 […]