Firefighter Close Calls

BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) – Beaufort/Port Royal fire crews were attacked by a man with a machete while responding to a call at a hotel. Just after 8 a.m. Monday, the City of Beaufort/Town of Port Royal Fire Department was called to a hotel for a fire alarm, which was upgraded to a structure fire according […]

Pending approval by the Buffalo Common Council, the city has reached a settlement with the estate of Jason Arno, a firefighter killed in the line of duty in March 2023. Arno was working at the scene of a four-alarm call on the 700 block of Main Steet March 1, 2023 when he became trapped inside […]

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — The York County Department of Emergency Services handles hundreds of calls for help every day, but one of those calls was answered by a brand-new dispatcher who helped save a life on her first day taking calls. First live 911 call becomes a medical emergency Mary Eyler had just finished weeks […]

CATSKILL, NY (WRGB) — Catskill Fire and Ambulance fought a fire on Grandview Avenue Sunday morning, facing some challenges and with one firefighter injured. Right after 7am, Catskill Fire and Ambulance were sent to Grandview Avenue by the traffic circle for a house fire. When the first engine arrived, they stretched a line inside the home. […]

The mass resignations and retirements came after the Danielson borough council opened the fire chief applications to non-department members. By Alison Cross Source The Day, New London, Conn. (TNS) May 7, 2026 Killingly — More than half of the Danielson Fire Department is stepping down in response to the Danielson Borough Council’s decision to seek […]

22:49 May 7 County dispatched the River Box 54-9 for a water rescue. Three individuals were reported stranded on the rocks in the Susquehanna River. Boats from 54, 88, and 71 were dispatched. At first, the victims were thought to be north of the South Gate bridge to Crane Clean Energy(TMI). After communicating with them, […]

MEDINA TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WOIO) – A Medina firefighter was trapped when a ceiling collapsed during a house fire Tuesday on Maggie Marie Boulevard. Medina Township fire(MFD) The Medina Fire Department was called about 4:52 p.m. to a house fire in Medina Township. When firefighters arrived, there was fire in the home’s garage that had spread […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Two Elizabethtown firefighters were bitten by brown recluse spiders after the station became infested last week. According to Amy Inman, a spokesperson for the City of Elizabethtown, a spider infestation broke out early last week at Elizabethtown Fire Department Station 3. Officials said firefighters relocated to Station 1 Thursday after they […]

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. – A man was taken to the hospital in critical condition and three firefighters were transported for evaluation after a house fire in Prince George’s County. The fire broke out just after 8 a.m. on Winding Brook Court in Lake Arbor. Firefighters said the man was trapped when they arrived and pulled him […]

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — More than 30 years after suffering “catastrophic” injuries at the scene of a fire, New Haven fire officials said Tuesday former firefighter Thomas Kelly has died. Kelly was 33 years old at the time, working as a tillerman with Truck 4 Dixwell for 13 years, according to News 8 archives. […]

Suzanne LaFollette, a member of Austin, TX Local 975, has been fighting for her life – and for workers’ compensation eligibility – for months now. She scored a major victory in the second battle when an administrative law judge ruled on April 21 that she was entitled to the benefit. LaFollette was diagnosed with Stage […]

Fourteen firefighters were injured, one of them seriously, while they battled a four-alarm fire in East Elmhurst on Sunday afternoon. The FDNY received a call at 2:54 p.m. of a fire in a two-family home at 26-26 93rd St. just off Astoria Boulevard. Engine Company 316 arrived first on the scene within four minutes and discovered two neighboring houses […]

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – UPDATE (5/4/2026 at 8:40 p.m.): One firefighter was injured Monday evening as the Bismarck Fire Department works to extinguish a blaze that began in a crawl space in a large apartment building. The department is asking the public to avoid the 4000 block of Lockport St. in Bismarck. Alberta Heights is 90,000 square […]

California once built massive infrastructure projects—dams, highways, and aqueducts—that were the marvel of the world. During the Great Depression, engineers erected the Golden Gate Bridge in four years, ahead of schedule and under budget. But those days are over. Under Governor Gavin Newsom, California has been unable to complete, and hardly able to begin, construction […]

OCALA, Fla. — Three Marion County firefighters accused of hazing a rookie co-worker at an Ocala fire station in 2025 changed their pleas to guilty of simple battery in court on Friday. Video shows Marion County first responders ‘hazing’ 19-year-old rookie Seth Day, Edward Kenny and Tate Trauthwein had previously pleaded not guilty to charges […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Residents in SE Portland were told to evacuate the area of a two-alarm house fire in the Belmont neighborhood early Friday morning. Officials responded to the blaze near SE 30th Place and Stark Street around 5 a.m. and found “too much fire to make entry,” leading officials to call for a […]

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Three Henrico County firefighters were hurt after a crash involving a fire engine shut down all lanes on Interstate 64 East on Wednesday, according to police. At about 12:40 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, officers with the Henrico County Police Division were called to I-64 east, just past the Parham […]

At least 18 residents were displaced, and one firefighter was injured after a five-alarm fire broke out at a Yonkers apartment building on Tuesday. Fire officials said they first learned about the fire at 50 Riverdale Ave. around 9:17 a.m. The calls they received reported people trapped inside with smoky conditions. Yonkers Fire Commissioner William […]

The below NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) report and slides were published this afternoon: F2026-02 PA: Career Firefighter Injured after Falling from Ladder while Self-Extricating from Boarding House Fire – Pennsylvania Report: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/firefighters/programs/pdfs/f202602.pdf Slides: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/firefighters/programs/pdfs/f202602RS.pdf The report was published exactly 64 days after the fire department submitted a request for a NIOSH investigation. FFFIPP continues to accept […]

The below NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) report was published this morning: F2025-12 IN: 53-Year-old Sergeant Dies from Cardiac Event While Asleep in Station During Duty Shift – Indiana Report: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/firefighters/programs/pdfs/f202512.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 […]