Firefighter Close Calls

Halifax, NS Local 268 is welcoming a significant health and safety advance for its members after the Regional Council committed to establishing a cancer screening program for fire fighters. The decision came a month after Local 268 President Brendan Meagher and Vice President Joe Triff raised the issue to the city’s Budget Committee. They explained […]

All We regret to pass on the Line of Duty Death of Whitewater Fire Protection District Fire Chief Garry Moore, age 68. At 19:01 hours on April 2, 2025, Whitewater Fire Protection District responded to a mutual-aid request to Delta, Missouri, to assist with search and rescue efforts due to widespread damage from a presumed tornado. […]

April 4, 2008, Firefighters from Colerain Township (Hamilton Co, Ohio, near Cincinnati) responded to the type of fire dispatch that we all have turned out on many, many times. However, in this case, what was initially a reported automatic fire alarm resulted in double Line of Duty Deaths of a Captain and one of her […]

CHRISTOPHER, Ill. — Body-worn camera video from the Christopher Police Department shows the moment a firefighter became trapped in a collapse while battling a house fire. Firefighters responded to the house fire on South Snider Street on April 3, KVFS reports. Video from an officer on the scene shows the moment fire blew out of a second-floor […]

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) -A crash in Bay County involving a fire truck this afternoon caused heavy traffic. According to Florida Highway Patrol a Bay County Fire and Rescue Truck was responding to a medical call with its lights and sirens activated on County Road 2321 when a pickup truck pulled out directly in front […]

POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY, Okla. — Crews responded after a McLoud Fire Department truck rolled over Thursday morning on Interstate 40 near Newalla. The fire truck flipped onto its side on I-40 near the Pottawatomie County line with Oklahoma City. Sky 5 showed that the fire truck left the road to the right, rolling over onto its […]

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – Two firefighters were injured overnight while battling a fire in south St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Fire Department, firefighters were searching a home on S. 14th Street near Park Avenue after receiving reports of people trapped inside. A room suddenly became engulfed in flames, and the […]

CANTON, Miss. — A Canton firefighter is recovering after coming into contact with a downed power line. According to Assistant Fire Chief Kelvin Luckett, the call regarding the incident near Renfroe Road and Sharon Road came in after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Luckett confirmed that a tree fell on downed power lines and a truck, which […]

ll, A few of you wrote asking what you can do to speak up about the cuts to federally related fire programs. Well, if you’re one of those who are concerned, start by reaching out to your fire service association as well as your federally elected congress or senate member. BUT…without sounding overly cynical, we wish […]

GLASGOW, Ky. (WBKO) – Glasgow police say a Barren/Metcalfe EMS vehicle was involved in a three-vehicle crash Wednesday. Officers responded to the crash at the intersection of South Lewis Street and East Main Street, according to Public Information Officer Major Terry Flatt. Investigation determined that a 2012 Toyota Camry driven by Reagan Phelps was traveling […]

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Emergency crews responded to a car accident in Wilmington involving a Novant Health ambulance Thursday morning. According to a spokesperson with Novant Health, the ambulance was transporting a patient to Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center at the time of the accident. A second EMS crew responded to the scene […]

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Five residents and a firefighter were injured in a house fire Wednesday morning in Lynchburg, according to officials. The Lynchburg Fire Department said the fire was first reported around 8:15, when neighbors called to say they saw black smoke coming from a house on the 100 block of Warren Avenue. When firefighters […]

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Tuesday marked the first day back on the job full-time for firefighter Ben Schultz, who said he is excited to once again be doing work that he loves. But it hasn’t been an easy journey. Schultz, who was born and raised in Anchorage, was first hired by the Anchorage Fire Department […]

All, As you’ll remember, in February, the administration restored their cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program’s budget, but new staff cuts threaten the program….once again. Cut was Dr. John Howard, NIOSH Administrator including leading the World Trade Center Health Program—along with hundreds of NIOSH staff who perform critical health and safety missions. (Related: NIOSH […]

As you’ll remember, in February, the administration restored their cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program’s budget, but new staff cuts threaten the program….once again. Cut was Dr. John Howard, NIOSH Administrator including leading the World Trade Center Health Program—along with hundreds of NIOSH staff who perform critical health and safety missions. (Related: NIOSH DIES […]

As of this morning, the ability for Firefighters in the United States to register on the National Firefighter Registry has been shut down. While the site itself remains open, Firefighters can no longer register.  As asked for by ALL FIRE SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, the system was funded by Congress under the previous administration (HR 3821). The […]

All, We regret to pass on that 2 Firefighters were killed in the Line of Duty and 15 others were injured in a fire at a garage in Alcorcón, Madrid, today, Wednesday. The fire occurred in an underground parking garage and, according to initial investigations, may have been caused by the explosion of an electric […]

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – One person was hurt in a crash with an ambulance in Lexington. The two-car crash happened Tuesday morning at South Broadway and Oliver Lewis Way. Lexington police tell us the Scott County ambulance was not carrying a patient at the time. A person from the passenger vehicle was taken to the […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police arrested the man accused of stealing an ambulance and crashing it into several vehicles in a Charlotte parking lot. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said someone called 911 and reported the suspect was damaging property inside of an office building on Executive Center Drive, WSOC reports. Officers said the unidentified suspect found the ambulance […]

All, As of this morning, the ability for Firefighters to register on the National Firefighter Registry has been shut down. While the site itself remains open, Firefighters can no longer register. The system was funded by Congress under the previous administration (HR 3821). The bill passed the House on March 6, 2024, by a vote […]