Firefighter Close Calls

For more than 25 years, Fire Chief Mike Phillips has been the one answering the call — leading his crew, raising money for families in need and showing up when others couldn’t. Now, after a training incident left him hospitalized with burn injuries, it’s the community’s turn to answer. Phillips, who has led Cedar City […]

DETROIT (FOX 2) – A Detroit firefighter was injured early Thursday when he fell through a floor and into a basement while battling a fire. Crews were at a home in the 14200 block of Corbett near Chalmers around 5:20 a.m. when a mayday call was made. According to the fire department, a mayday call is made any […]

Sacramento firefighters are facing new challenges as they encounter more electric battery fires, including an e-scooter that spontaneously combusted Tuesday morning at the Executive Inn and Suites Hotel on Bannon Street. “When they made entry, they found out there was an e-scooter inside that had spontaneously combusted from the batteries,” said Battalion Chief Keith Wade […]

An elderly woman was killed, and a man and a Fort Worth firefighter were injured Wednesday in an early morning fire on the west side of the city, officials said. The Fort Worth Fire Department received a call at 4:01 a.m. about a house fire in the 8200 block of Lifford Place near Western Hills […]

DUNNELLON, Fla. (WCJB) – Marion County Fire Rescue officials say two recruits are recovering after a vehicle crash in Dunnellon. MCFR officials say the two young men were taken to a trauma hospital Saturday morning. One of the recruits, Daebrun Sparks, is in intensive care. His injuries include a lacerated kidney and liver, and several […]

A firefighter has been seriously injured after part of a derelict building collapsed during a fire in Radcliffe in Greater Manchester. They were part of a crew responding to a major fire at Pioneer Mill last night (Saturday 27th September 2025). Fire crews remain at the scene this evening. They’re working alongside partners – including […]

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) – A Bedford firefighter was hospitalized after fighting a garage fire Friday, September 26, according to the Bedford Fire Department. Bedford Fire responded at 4:45 p.m. to reports of a garage fire on the 2700 block of Lazenbury Road, where fire was coming from the side of the building. Firefighters say […]

Two people, including one firefighter, are in the hospital following a fire on Saturday afternoon in Bay Ridge. The FDNY said the firefighter was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. One tenant was taken to an area hospital after he had to be rescued from his apartment building. Heavy flames and thick black […]

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – Firefighter Dave Tysdal, injured in the , has made strides in his recovery. The Coeur d’Alene Fire Department reported that Tysdal, who suffered a serious blood infection leading to sepsis, is now back on track with his rehabilitation therapy. His upper body strength is improving, although the road to full recovery […]

Earlier this year, the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer (NFR) went offline in the wake of massive layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services. But since restarting in May, enrollment has surged by roughly 8,000. The number of current and former firefighters – structure, volunteer and wildland – who have enrolled in the NFR has now passed […]

HONOLULU (Island News) — You may know him as a firefighter or a hero, but to many he’s known as Nate Soh. A man who has put Honolulu first, for 24 years. “Nate, I mean, the easiest way I describe him is he’s a firefighter. When all that it embodies all the best parts of the […]

By Oregon Capital Chronicle: The U.S. Department of Defense quietly changed its timeline for cleaning up toxic forever chemicals contaminating groundwater at two military bases in Oregon and Washington, delaying the process by six years without public announcement. The Air National Guard base in Portland and the Fairchild Air Force base near Spokane are among […]

By KSDK: The Ferguson Fire Department says its firefighters are okay after a car smashed into one of its stations on West Florissant Avenue. The department said at around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, the vehicle smashed into an exterior wall of Station 2, sending bricks flying down into the garage and damaging a pumper truck. “Firefighters […]

The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded to 378 Centre St. in Dorchester for what turned into a three-alarm fire that damaged two double three-deckers around 4:45 a.m. The fire completely destroyed the rear porches at 378 Centre. The department reports one resident and one firefighter were transported to the hospital. A total of 30 […]

MAYFLOWER, Ark. (KATV) — During the early morning hours of September 18, the Mayflower Fire Department was dispatched to the Saltillo Fire District as automatic aid for a residential structure. Upon arrival, multiple vehicles were discovered in the driveway, but the location of their occupants was unknown. Mayflower firefighters would then arrive on the scene to […]

A Fort Worth firefighter remains hospitalized after being injured in a house fire in the Historic Southside as arson investigators look into the cause, officials said. The arson investigators are looking for people who left the scene before the fire was reported and are working to determine the cause of the Sept. 3 fire in […]

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — A firefighter was injured early Friday, Sept. 19 when the roof of a vacant building collapsed during a fire near the corner of 38th and Wright. Milwaukee Fire Department officials tell CBS 58 that the call came in at 12:41 a.m. for a blaze inside a 2.5-story wood frame structure. Crews […]

The municipality of Saint-Urbain pleaded guilty and has agreed to pay a fine imposed by the CNESST — Quebec’s workplace health and safety board — in connection with the deaths of two volunteer firefighters during the floods of May 2023 in the Charlevoix region. The fine levied by the CNESST amounts to nearly $25,000 and must be paid within three months. […]

BRISTOL TWP., Pa. (WPVI) — A man is recalling the scary moments he said he jumped from a second-floor window of his burning apartment building in Bucks County Wednesday morning. He is among four injured from the blaze. Three firefighters also suffered injuries. The fire broke out just before 6 a.m. Wednesday in the 3000 block […]

An investigation into a Boise Fire dive boat that flipped over in the Boise River last spring is complete, and it largely blames the actions of a firefighter for the crash, as well as organizational issues within the department. For the first time, we are also learning that two firefighters were hurt, including one who needed […]