Firefighter Close Calls

A local firefighter has been hospitalized after collapsing at the scene of a fire. The Rombout Fire Company was dispatched to 70 Mountainview Road in Fishkill at 5:19 a.m. Aug. 11, for a report of a structure fire. While investigating the fire, Rombout Assistant Fire Chief John Lucariello collapsed at the scene. According to The Yard Foundation fundraising […]

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Five businesses were destroyed, and three firefighters were injured during a massive fire on Salt Lake City’s Main Street. The fire broke out at the London Belle restaurant at 321 S. Main Street around 8:40 p.m. Monday, according to the Salt Lake City Fire Department. Fire officials said three firefighters were […]

The fire that broke out in an apartment building on Powderhouse Boulevard last night is not suspicious and most likely started with an unattended candle, said Somerville Fire Chief Charles Breen, Jr, Somerville Police Chief Shumeane Benford, and State Fire Marshal Jon Davine. “I want to recognize the outstanding work of Somerville firefighters who rescued […]

FISHKILL – A Rombout firefighter is in the hospital after he was found unconscious at a fire on Mountain View Road Tuesday morning.  A Dutchess County Deputy Sheriff responded to the reported fire at approximately 5:30 a.m. and discovered the well-known firefighter and town employee, unconscious at the scene. The volunteer firefighter was rushed to […]

PHOENIX — A firefighter sustained a head injury while working on a fire in west Phoenix on Friday afternoon, authorities said. First responders went to put out a fire at a commercial strip center in the area of 33rd Avenue and McDowell Road around 1 p.m. Falling debris hit a firefighter who entered the structure in the […]

CASTAIC, Calif.– Three firefighters were injured while battling a wildfire in southern California on Friday. The Canyon Fire erupted on Thursday near Castaic, California, and quickly spread to over 5,300 acres by Friday night. While battling the fire on Friday, three firefighters suffered minor injuries and were taken to a hospital out of caution, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. All three […]

JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) — Five firefighters were injured battling a large blaze that ripped through a building in Queens on Sunday morning. The fire broke out around 6:15 a.m. at a building on Sutphin Boulevard between 114th Road and 115th Avenue in Jamaica. According to the FDNY, nearly 170 firefighters and EMS personnel responded. Officials say […]

EAST FALMOUTH, Mass. — Two firefighters were hospitalized after a blaze at home in Falmouth. According to Falmouth Fire, around 8 p.m. on Saturday, crews received a call for a fire at a home on Plum Hollow Road in East Falmouth. Upon arrival, firefighters were greeted with heavy smoke and fire. The fire was attacked […]

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. (WPVI) — A firefighter was hurt while battling a house fire in Bucks County Friday morning. Officials now say it was arson. The flames broke out around 5:30 a.m. in the 700 block of Cedar Avenue in Croydon. Video from Chopper 6 shows thick smoke coming from the three-story home. Officials say dangerous […]

At least four people, including a firefighter, were injured and 25 residents displaced following a garage fire at the Cavendish condominium building on Duckworth Street in downtown St. John’s early Sunday morning, according to a report. Fire crews and Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officers responded before 3:00 a.m. NT after reports of smoke and loud noises […]

A Kern County Fire Department firefighter suffered major injuries when their truck rolled nearly 200 over a ridge and down a steep hillside in Castaic near the Canyon Fire on Friday night. It happened a little before 7 p.m. a little south of Castaic High School, near the 31000 block of Romero Canyon Road, according […]

PORTLAND (WGME) – In the middle of Portland’s busiest time for island tourists, the city’s main fire boat is out of commission. The vessel was significantly damaged during a rescue call to one of the islands and is now out of the water and undergoing repairs. About three weeks ago, fire crews responded to a […]

How is it that a Kansas City firefighter drowned during a water rescue training exercise surrounded by other firefighters at a swimming pool in Gladstone last year, and the public never knew about it until now? Answer: The Kansas City Fire Department has kept the circumstances of 33-year-old Kyle Brinker’s death a secret for the […]

HOUSTON — A captain with the Houston Fire Department was rushed to a hospital early Thursday morning after sustaining burns while putting out a house fire in Houston’s south side. The fire was at a home on Botany Lane near Leitrim Way in the Cloverland neighborhood. HFD said they first got the call at around 12:30 a.m. […]

UPDATE (5:15 p.m.): Mobile police have identified the woman killed in this morning’s house fire on Racine Avenue as 76-year-old Elizabeth Dixon. Firefighters say they were called to the 5600 block of Racine Avenue just before 7:30 a.m. for reports of a car on fire in the carport. Flames spread rapidly into the home, trapping […]

GREENWOOD, Ind. (WISH) — A Greenwood firefighter and one police officer were injured while trying to rescue a person after their car crashed into water. At 3:48 p.m. Tuesday, a person drove their car into a pond in the 900 block of East Worthsville Road, next to Friendship Church. The Greenwood Fire Department Dive Team […]

COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. — A fatal crash scene in Copiah County escalated into chaos when volunteer firefighters were assaulted while responding to the scene, according to police. An angry crowd of 200 to 300 people gathered at the intersection of Lilly and Allen Roads on Aug. 3, assaulting the firefighters and forcing them to abandon […]

PLAINVILLE, Conn. — Although a detailed report is at least a month away, the death on July 27 of volunteer firefighter Raymond Moreau due to an accident at a house fire in Plainville has drawn new attention to firefighter health and safety in Connecticut. “Ray was a guy who literally got out of bed and […]

CLEVELAND (WJW) — A Cleveland firefighter was transported to the hospital Tuesday morning after helping put out a fire on the city’s east side. The Cleveland Division of Fire was called to the area of East 105th Street and St. Clair Avenue for reports a fire had broken out at a vacant house at about 9:30 a.m. […]

JAMESVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – A Jamesville Volunteer Fire and EMS ladder truck was heavily damaged when it erupted in flames inside the fire department building. The truck caught fire just after 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday and took about an hour to extinguish completely. There is also damage to the building. We’re told the department has […]