Firefighter Close Calls

GREENCASTLE, Ind. (WISH) — One firefighter and one civilian were injured in a gas leak explosion that resulted in a house fire in Greencastle Wednesday. According to the Greencastle Fire Department’s Facebook, firefighters were dispatched to Woodhaven Drive for a gas leak investigation at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. During the investigation, an explosion occurred inside the house, […]

A cat and a dog are dead and three firefighters suffered injuries after a house fire in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, officials said. Barren Hill Volunteer Fire Company shared on social media that around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, January 15, 2026, crews were called to the 700 block of Germantown Pike in Whitemarsh Township after receiving a report […]

JACKSON COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) – “[A fire truck] can be replaced, Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department Chief Randy Baker said. ”My firefighters can’t.” It was a scary moment for volunteer firefighters in Jackson County as one of their own was injured while on the job. “It was a little shaky, nerve-racking,” firefighter Charlie Meadows said. […]

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — A firefighter was injured while working a mobile home fire in Escambia County on Thursday evening. The fire broke out at a home on Washburn Street around 9 p.m. Crews worked to extinguish the flames. They were dispatched at 9:11 p.m. The county says the firefighter sustained fire-related injuries. They were […]

SALEM LAKES, Wis.— A firefighter was hospitalized with minor injuries after falling through a hole in the floor while responding to a house fire on Rock Lake Rd. in Salem Lakes. Salem Lakes Fire and Rescue Chief Al Carr said crews arrived at the home around 4 p.m. after receiving a call from a delivery […]

PLAINVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) — A new report from CONN-OSHA found no standards were violated leading up to the death of firefighter Ray Moreau, who was killed in the line of duty battling a fire in July in Plainville. The fire happened around 6:30 a.m. on Maria Road, state police said. Moreau, 60, sustained a “catastrophic” injury after a […]

One person is dead and another was rescued after an early morning house fire in Sacramento, according to the Sacramento Fire Department. SFD said that crews responded to reports of a single story house fire around 3 a.m. on Monday in the area of 43rd and 4th avenue. Officials arrived to find that a smaller […]

HOUSTON (CW39) — A Houston firefighter was taken to the hospital after suffering a medical emergency while battling a two-alarm fire Sunday afternoon in the West Loop area. Houston Fire Department crews responded to a high-rise building on North Braeswood Boulevard near the 610 West Loop. Officials say smoke and flames were visible on the […]

REDDING, Calif. — A fire broke out at an apartment complex on Boulder Creek Drive on Saturday, January 10, causing significant damage to one unit and part of another, according to the Redding Fire Department. Firefighters arrived to find heavy flames and smoke at the two-story building, quickly extinguishing the blaze within 22 minutes. The fire spread […]

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — A total of 15 people have been injured in two separate fires in New York City during the early hours of Saturday morning, according to fire officials. In Queens, nine people were injured when a fire ripped through a restaurant at 107-20 Corona Ave. around 1 a.m., a representative for […]

All, This is an excellent leadership focused podcast series (The Leadership Crucible) that’s been hosted for several years by Chief Randy Brugeman. This episode is with FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito is really good and we thought you’d enjoy checking it out…so we’re passing it on: WATCH: https://youtu.be/6fb1i-pmBco?si=YFZqg65eHFPCsYxl NOTE: Scroll Down For The Full Episode […]

The Coast Guard’s Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis recently released a Report of Investigation (ROI) regarding the fire on the Italian flagged cargo vessel GRANDE COSTA D’AVORIO and subsequent fatalities of two Newark Fire Department firefighters. The vessel was conducting cargo operations at Berth 18, Port Newark, New Jersey on July 5, 2023, at the […]

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Three firefighters were injured and eight residents were displaced following a smoky house fire in Framingham, Massachusetts, on Friday morning. According to the Framingham Fire Department, the blaze broke out around 10:30 a.m. at 90 Arlington St. Responding crews were met with heavy smoke pouring from the roof of the three-story structure. […]

As the Palisades Fire burned out of control under hurricane-force winds, some residents chose to stay and fight, like Cort Wagner. Wagner picked up a garden hose to take a stand against the flames himself. “I had all hoses running at every house here, six hoses running, two at that house,” Wagner said. He explained […]

All, Recently, during a 5th Alarm fire in Queens, an FDNY member was struck by a falling AC window unit. We are attaching an FDNY tip that has been developed to discuss these hazards, and I’ve also attached the video of the incident from NYC videographer Skyler F.    VIDEO: https://youtu.be/lnQe7GG-jzw?si=qHn4TTlVSaRPBTJG THE INCIDENT OCCURS AT 30:56   […]

Guillermo Mollins, 39, of Poughkeepsie, was in a Honda sedan when he was struck by a Ford pickup truck driven by 44-year-old Bruce Canfield, of Pottstown, PA, who was traveling south in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike early Saturday, Jan. 3, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. Canfield died as a result of the head-on crash near milepost […]

There are potential safety issues surrounding those old fire trucks after two of them broke down this week, as both were not being able to dispense water on the same fire in Roseland. It’s not just those two trucks. Others are also said to be on the verge of breaking down. Video from the fire […]

WILMINGTON, Del. (WPVI) — A firefighter returning from a call was hit by a vehicle outside the firehouse in Wilmington, Delaware. It happened on Wednesday around 8 p.m. as crews were backing a ladder truck into the Five Points Fire Station on South Maryland Avenue. The firefighter had just stepped off the truck when he was […]

PHILADELPHIA – A father and daughter were rescued from a home linked to a Grays Ferry church after a fire broke out early this morning. Fire at church-affiliated home Heavy flames erupted from the second and third stories as firefighters arrived, said the Philadelphia Fire Department. Both the father and daughter were taken to the hospital, along […]

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. — A firefighter reportedly fell through the floor while responding to a 2-alarm apartment fire in Chambersburg Wednesday morning. According to Chambersburg Fire Department, crews responded to the scene along the 300 block of East King Street around 10:15 a.m. Wednesday. Crews on the scene confirmed that one person was trapped in the […]