Firefighter Close Calls

WHETSTONE, Ariz. – Firefighters in Arizona said they are working to contain a 28-acre fire in the southeast portion of the state that destroyed several structures and sent at least two people to the hospital. Arizona’s Department of Forestry and Fire Management said the Bowers Fire began on Monday evening and is burning primarily in Babocomari River bed. […]

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — If you noticed a large smoke plume in downtown Chattanooga Tuesday afternoon, you’re not alone. Crews worked to put out a large scrap metal fire at SA Recycling. This is located on West 19th Street. Image: CFD. The Chattanooga Fire Department says a firefighter received a ‘heat related injury’ while fighting the flames. […]

LISBON, Maine (WMTW) – A firefighter is recovering after responding to the scene of a fire on Main Street in Lisbon Falls Monday morning. Lisbon fire Chief Nathan LeClair said the firefighter received minor injuries and was treated and released at MidCoast Hospital. Crews responded to the home around 9 a.m. to find heavy fire […]

BROOKLYN (PIX11) — More than 100 firefighters were called to put out a massive fire in Besonhurt Tuesday afternoon; fire officials said. Firefighters responded to a 911 call just after 1 p.m., at 2050 71 Street. Upon arrival, firefighters found fire on the first and second floors of the building. Multiple people managed to escape […]

CORBIN, Ky. (WKYT)—A firefighter was hurt, and a building was destroyed in a major fire that took multiple departments to put out Monday afternoon. It happened on the Cumberland Gap Parkway, just off Interstate 75′s Exit 29, which is a busy place. The big fire captured the attention of many on Monday. “As I came […]

BLUEWELL — A firefighter was one of two people who were injured Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. Route 52 and Lorton Lick Road in Mercer County. An F-550 pickup truck with the Bluewell Volunteer Fire Department and a Subaru Outback were in a crash near the Family Dollar store, […]

Three firefighters fell through the porch of a three-story home while fighting a fire in Michigan City. Crews were called to the home on Beachwalk Lane around 6:50 a.m. on Friday, April 19 to find smoke and flames pouring from the home. There was nobody inside the home at the time the blaze broke out. […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three years after a fatal fire truck crash in Kansas City, protestors are demanding justice and safety measures to prevent future tragedies. Laura Norris still feels the pain of the tragic incident that occurred in December 2021. Two of her employees — Jennifer Nicholas and Michael Elwood — died. A third […]

On 4/24/1851 the first fire alarm signal system was installed in Boston, Massachusetts. The system had 40 manual crank street boxes on 3 box circuits with 19 alarm bells that were originally painted black. The concept was pioneered by Dr. William F. Channing and designed by Moses G. Farmer, a telegraphic engineer using closed electrically […]

Four people were injured following a multi-vehicle collision involving a Brampton fire truck and tractor-trailer on Monday morning. Peel Regional Police were called to the Kennedy Road and Steeles Avenue area just after 7:30 a.m. for reports of a crash. Peel paramedics tell CityNews four people were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. […]

On 4/23/1940 the Rhythm Club fire killed 207 (209) and injured more than 200 of the over 700 patrons listening to music in Natchez, Mississippi on Saint Catherine Street. The fire started around 11:45 p.m. in the hamburger stand next to the lobby of the one-story wood frame corrugated steel-clad 4,560 square foot (200’ long) […]

A firefighter and at least three residents were injured Monday afternoon in a fire at a Gardena apartment building. The fire was reported at about noon at a two-story building in the 12900 block of South Vermont Avenue. Flames were knocked down about 40 minutes later. Details about how the fire started were not immediately available. At least […]

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) – Firefighters didn’t have to travel far to douse the flames at a Gulfport fire station. According to Chief Billy Kelley, workers were grinding metal at Station 2 on 42nd Street when sparks ignited a fire. Chief Billy Kelley said workers were grinding metal when some of the sparks ignited a fire […]

The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly voted last week to enact a disaster declaration for the recent station fire that devastated the South Tongass Fire Department. Mayors from the borough and cities of Saxman and Ketchikan issued the disaster declaration on April 12. South Tongass Fire Chief Steve Rydeen choked up as he took the podium at the […]

Long shrouded in mystery, firefighter suicide recently emerged as one of the foremost problems in the fire service. Although researchers still build consensus through various studies, firefighters die by suicide at a rate that’s significantly more than the general population. Additionally, some estimates of rates of suicidal ideation for firefighters range as high as eight […]

On 4/22/1869 a Baltimore, Maryland firefighter “died in agony as a result of painful injuries sustained in the wall collapse on April 17th. One leg was severely burned from his hip to his heel, and he suffered internal injuries. As firefighters reached him in the debris, he told them he was okay and to move […]

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. — Troopers are investigating a crash involving a Walton County fire truck that occurred on Saturday night. The crash happened at the intersection of Highway 90 and County Road 1087 at 11:38 p.m. Florida Highway Patrol says an SUV was traveling south on County Road 1087 in the left turn lane, approaching […]

All, Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Freddy Flores has Died in the Line of Duty from injuries sustained six months earlier as the result of a fire inside a mobile shooting range at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic. He and another deputy were inside the mobile shooting range, built inside a 53-foot semi-trailer when “an […]

LA County Deputy Sheriff Freddy Flores has Died in the Line of Duty from injuries sustained six months earlier as the result of a fire inside a mobile shooting range at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic. He and another deputy were inside the mobile shooting range, built inside a 53-foot semi-trailer when “an equipment malfunction […]

PEORIA, AZ — One person is seriously hurt after a crash involving an ambulance in Peoria early Saturday morning. Peoria police say they were called to the area near 83rd and Northern Avenues for a report of the crash. When officers arrived, they found a vehicle and the ambulance involved in the crash. The driver […]