Firefighter Close Calls

BIG SKY, Mont. — One woman is dead after her northbound vehicle drifted into oncoming traffic and struck a Big Sky Fire Department ambulance on Highway 191, according to Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office. On Thursday, Jozie Beth Hrenchir, 48, of Gallatin Gateway was pronounced deceased at the scene by first responders after the crash near […]

HAMPTON, VA. — Four people were injured, and all 20 residents were displaced by a large-scale condo fire in Hampton on Friday afternoon, according to the Hampton Division of Fire & Rescue. According to Hampton Battalion Chief Anthony Chittum, the fire started in a six-unit condo community near Island Cove Court around 12:26 p.m.. When […]

NEW CANAAN, CT (WFSB) – A woman believed to be under the influence of alcohol crashed into a New Canaan fire truck last week, police said. They said they charged 40-year-old Toni Marie Gardella of Stamford with illegal operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Police said the crash happened on […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Injuries were reported after a crash involving a Nashville Fire Department engine on Interstate 24 near Joelton Friday morning. The crash happened in the westbound lanes near mile marker 37 around 5:30 a.m. (Photo: WKRN) (Photo: WKRN) (Photo: WKRN) (Photo: WKRN) (Photo: WKRN) (Photo: WKRN) (Photo: WKRN) At least one person […]

All We regret to pass on that a Firefighter with the Town and Country Fire District (Wayne County, SW of Cleveland) was struck and killed by a car while helping the driver of a pickup who was stuck in a ditch Friday night.Lt. Paul Charles Mickolick, 43, had arrived at the scene at 2239 hours in his […]

All, A 48-year old woman died in a two-vehicle crash in Gallatin County (Montana) yesterday , April 17, 2025. The woman was northbound, she was the only occupant and she was wearing a seatbelt. The second vehicle, an ambulance from the Big Sky Fire Department, was southbound. The two members in the ambulance were wearing […]

All, The  Tri-Community Joint Fire Department (Greenwich) Firefighter who died in the Line of Duty at the scene of a house fire last night is 41-year-old Firefighter John Saunders. A 911 caller around 2218 reported smoke coming from the top of her neighbor’s home and garage. The residents were not home. As Firefighters were operating, there was […]

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A 13-year-old girl was killed and another child was injured when their bicycle was hit by an ambulance in Terre Haute Tuesday evening. According to the Terre Haute Police Department, the children were riding a bicycle at South 13th Street and Wheeler Avenue on the city’s south side around 7:15 p.m. […]

GREENWICH, Ohio (WJW) — A Tri-Community Joint Fire Department firefighter died in the line of duty at the scene of a house fire on Wednesday night. The Huron County Coroner’s Office on Thursday identified the man as 41-year-old John Saunders. The fire broke out at a home in the 700 block of U.S. Route 224 in Willard, which is near […]

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. — Federal investigators are revealing more about a February crash in Pender County involving a Novant Health helicopter. The NTSB said a pilot error is what led to the crash. According to the preliminary report, officials said issues occurred when the pilot took off his night vision goggles and put them in a […]

All, We regret to pass on that a Firefighter, 41, with the Tri Community Fire District in Greenwich, Huron County, Ohio (northern Ohio near Sandusky) died in the line of duty last night. Initial reports are that it was a working fire in a single family one story dwelling, and it involved the basement. Much […]

Eleven people have been taken to hospital after a crash between two guided buses and a fire engine. It happened on the B1050 Station Road at the junction with the Busway in Northstowe, near Cambridge, shortly after 14:00 BST. Cambridgeshire County Council said the road had been closed in both directions and buses, which use […]

SEABROOK, Texas (KTRK) — One person has died after colliding into an ambulance while riding an electric bike in Seabrook on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Seabrook Police Department, the incident happened on East Meyer at SH 146 at about 12:30 p.m. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said the ambulance had a green light when […]

SHERIDAN COUNTY, N.D. — Two firefighters were injured while helping battle a wildfire in Sheridan County over the weekend, and one of them was flown to a Twin Cities burn hospital. The blaze Saturday also destroyed a wildland rescue truck the firefighters were on. The fire was started by a controlled burn that got out […]

An investigation is underway after a Glendale Fire Department ambulance was involved in a crash during a patient transport late Tuesday night. The collision was reported shortly before midnight near Colorado and South Central Boulevards in Glendale. The ambulance was transporting a patient when they were involved in a collision with a four-door Toyota Prius, […]

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — Two people, including a firefighter, were injured after a house caught fire on Tuesday afternoon. Crews responding to a 2-alarm building fire on McTaggert Street found a home fully engulfed in flames, according to officials. Fire could be seen shooting from the roof of the building. One firefighter, one person hospitalized after […]

An investigation is underway after a Glendale Fire Department ambulance was involved in a crash during a patient transport late Tuesday night. The collision was reported shortly before midnight near Colorado and South Central Boulevards in Glendale. The ambulance was transporting a patient when they were involved in a collision with a four-door Toyota Prius, […]

Nearly two years ago, two firefighters were killed in the Port Newark cargo ship fire. On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board shared more details about what led to that fire during a public meeting in Washington. The fatal fire, which happened in July 2023, took the lives of firefighters Wayne Brooks and Augusto Acabou, […]

Two firefighters were injured while battling a fire that caused significant damage to a house, leaving it uninhabitable, in Round Lake Monday evening, fire officials said. The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 7:15 p.m. Monday to the 600 block of West Nippersink Road in Round Lake for a report of a structure […]

All, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) opened a bipartisan investigation into the harms of private equity roll-ups of fire truck manufacturers. The lawmakers wrote to the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), North America’s largest union of Firefighters, seeking information about the adverse impact of private equity consolidation on Firefighters and […]