Firefighter Close Calls

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — The Fall River Fire Department has released a report detailing the deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living facility and offering recommendations to try to prevent further tragedy. The fire on the night of July 13 left more than 30 people hurt, displaced dozens and claimed the lives of 10 people. In a press release […]

Ten firefighters in Bergen County, New Jersey, were hospitalized after being exposed to hazardous pool-cleaning chemicals during a late-night vehicle crash on Route 208 in Fair Lawn.  All were later released, however this incident highlights the hidden dangers of chemical transport in everyday traffic accidents. Date/Time: Thursday night, October 16, 2025, around 9 p.m. Location: Route 208 […]

The mayor says the village is more than $160 million in debt. By Cate Cauguiran and ABC7 Chicago Digital Team Monday, October 20, 2025 Days after Harvey leaders said they are declaring a financial emergency, dozens of city employees and first responders got notices that they are out of a job, for now. HARVEY, Ill. […]

At least one of Harvey’s three fire stations will close temporarily as part of the furloughs, the fire department told NBC Chicago By JC Navarrete October 21, 2025 Nearly 70 city workers will be furloughed, Harvey’s mayor announced Monday. Here’s what to know. First responders in south suburban Harvey, including members of the fire department […]

The city will temporarily furlough at least 69 employees and is seeking $30 million in state emergency funding, officials said By JC Navarrete October 20, 2025 The cash-strapped city of Harvey announced major temporary furloughs on Monday night.  Amid an ongoing budget crisis, Harvey officials will temporarily furlough more than 40% of the city’s workforce. According […]

FAIRFIELD, Maine —The Fairfield and Benton Fire-Rescue Department said two firefighters sustained injuries while working to extinguish a house fire in central Maine. Officials said crews were called just before 2 p.m. Saturday to the fire on Ridge Road in Fairfield, and the Somerset Regional Communications Center received multiple calls about the fire. While firefighters […]

LYNNFIELD, Mass. — New surveillance video shows a car slamming into the new Lynnfield, Massachusetts Fire Department headquarters on Thursday afternoon. The crash occurred at approximately 2 p.m. Advertisement Surveillance video shows the vehicle backing over an elevated curb and quickly reversing into the left, northeast corner of the Summer St. building. Town Administrator Robert […]

SAN FRANCISCO – A three-alarm fire raged in San Francisco’s Marina district early Wednesday morning, injuring three firefighters who were taken to the hospital, the department said. San Francisco Fire Department Chief Dean Crispen said the two firefighters fell from the third floor to the second floor and suffered back injuries. A third sustained some injuries to […]

At least seven people have been hospitalized, and local residents are being advised to shelter in place, as firefighters seek to control a two-alarm fire at a metal scrap yard along Richmond Highway in Lorton. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue units were dispatched just after 1 p.m. to the Davis Industries property at 9920 Richmond Highway for an outside fire, according […]

NEW BERLIN — Two firefighters sustained minor injuries Saturday afternoon while working on a garage fire in New Berlin, according to New Berlin Fire Lt. Brian Wendlick. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Firefighters were dispatched to 13580 W. Foxwood Dr. at about 4:21 p.m. Saturday after neighbors reported hearing an explosion […]

The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating a fire early Monday morning on Carolina Street in Dewey Beach. Firefighters from Rehoboth Beach were called just after 3am and found a single family home heavily involved in fire. The residence was not occupied at the time of the blaze, which also caused exposure fire damage […]

A floor collapse during a house fire in Brooklyn on Friday left firefighters trapped. When crews arrived on the scene on Williams Avenue in the New Lots section, there were large flames on the first floor in the back of the building, FDNY officials said. Assistant Chief Michael V. Meyers said it took about 15 […]

Moncton firefighters rescued two people from a downtown house fire Wednesday morning, with two firefighters suffering injuries in the process. Moncton Fire Deputy Chief Keith Guptill said the department responded to a call about flames on Veniot Street, near John Street, just after 6 a.m. Responding firefighters found the porches on the front of the […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A firefighter was injured while battling a warehouse fire just northwest of the Big I Wednesday afternoon. Albuquerque Fire Rescue confirms the firefighter was taken to a hospital, but did not give an update on their condition. The fire broke out at 3712 Commercial St NE, on the north side of Candelaria […]

(FOX 5/KUSI) — In an effort to protect the health of firefighters throughout the state, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1181, a bill that bans the use of toxic, cancer-causing chemicals in firefighting uniforms and gear, according to a press release sent Tuesday from District 17 Assemblymember Matt Haney. The bill bans the use of […]

FORT WORTH, Texas – A Fort Worth firefighter who was seriously hurt when a garage collapsed on him during a house fire last month has been released from the hospital. Caleb Halvorson was released from Parkland Hospital on Monday to continue his recovery at home. “I’m definitely feeling a lot better than when I first came in […]

SAN FRANCISCO – Two San Francisco Police Department officers were injured on Sunday morning while responding to reports of a person setting fires at a residential high-rise building in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood. San Francisco Fire Department and SFPD units were first called to the building in the 300 block of Turk Street about 6:50 a.m., according to the SFFD. […]

CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A massive fire ripped through a historic building in Woodward early Sunday morning. The fire drew crews from across multiple counties as flames shot through the roof, leaving the Woodward Inn a total loss. The building is part of the National Register of Historic Places. According to Millheim Fire Chief Delmer […]

Six months after the fire at 37-39 Otis St. in Norwich, which killed a woman and her daughter, the Norwich Fire Department released its final report on the incident, including the determination of the cause of the April 10 blaze and changes needed within the department. The Norwich Fire Department’s investigation confirmed the cause to be accidental and […]

A fire in the Knickerbocker neighborhood early Thursday destroyed a rowhouse, damaged the attached houses on each side and slightly injured a couple firefighters, one of whom was briefly trapped by a refrigerator after falling into the basement when the first floor collapsed — moments after a couple others had left the basement. The trapped […]