Firefighter Close Calls

By Captain Marc Wysocki As a volunteer officer witnessing the evolution of our profession, I’ve observed a troubling paradox: despite increased awareness and resources devoted to firefighter mental health, the rates of PTSD, depression, and suicide continue to rise (1). The question we must confront isn’t simply what mental health challenges exist in the fire […]

House fire with fire showing on South Damen Avenue in Chicago where a fire command officer was injured (Video on the Citizen app/CARDINAL NEWS Presentation). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police, firefighters and paramedics from Chicago responded about 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, November 18, 2025 to a report of a house fire on Damen Avenue near the intersection of […]

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WTAJ) — A vacant home was damaged and three firefighters were injured after an early morning fire in Johnstown. Crews were called on Nov. 18 to a building on the intersection of Dupont Street and Coleman Avenue just after 8 a.m. According to the Johnstown Fire Chief Jim McCann, the house, which was […]

“The idea that Aurora’s 2026 budget ‘cuts public safety’ is simply inaccurate,” city officials said in a statement Monday. Emily Rosca, Patch Staff Mon, Nov 17, 2025 at 10:52 am CT AURORA, IL —In a joint statement Monday, Mayor John Laesch, Police Chief Matt Thomas and Fire Chief Dave McCabe responded to residents’ concerns about […]

ROSELLE, New Jersey (WABC) — Three dozen displaced residents are now picking up the pieces after a five-alarm fire gutted several homes in Union County, New Jersey on Monday. Tuesday morning, firefighters were still at the site, targeting smoking hot spot areas. The large fire broke out at one of the two-unit homes on the 300 […]

On Monday, November 17, at approximately 6:00 p.m., while conducting training in a neighborhood that is still under construction, a member sustained an on-the-job injury. Members were attempting to catch a plug and deploy a cross lay to the front door of a newly built structure, simulating a fire under non-idlh conditions. The hydrant chosen […]

The families of three Baltimore firefighters who died three years ago battling blazes in vacant rowhomes on Stricker Street said city officials have failed to act and largely pushed them aside, days after prosecutors charged a man in connection with the deaths. The families said in a statement over the weekend that the city has done little […]

A Uxbridge firefighter was airlifted to a trauma centre with critical injuries after three firefighters were seriously hurt when they were struck by a driver while at an accident scene on Sunday. The firefighters were at a collision scene near Wagg Road and Highway 47 around 7:40 p.m. on November 16, when they were struck by […]

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. — A man from Eldon was flown to the hospital after overturning in a brush truck Sunday afternoon on Route A. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the 40-year-old was driving a large fire apparatus belonging to the Tuscumbia Fire District around 2:10 p.m., Nov. 16, when it went off the roadway. […]

On November 15, 2025, a devastating house fire broke out shortly before 1:30 p.m. in the 200 block of Railroad Street in Livingston, Overton County, Tennessee, claiming the lives of two children from a local foster family. Firefighters battled the blaze for over two hours after ten people were inside the home at the time […]

On Sunday, November 16, 2025, at approximately 8:15 p.m., police and emergency medical services responded to the Bay District Volunteer Fire Department Station 3, located at 46900 South Shangri-La Drive in Lexington Park, for a report of an injured assault victim. A volunteer firefighter had driven himself to the firehouse after being assaulted, stabbed, and […]

A civilian died and three firefighters were injured in a fire on Roosevelt Island Saturday evening, a spokesperson for the FDNY said. Crews responded to the blaze at 560 Main St., between West Road and River Road, around 6:04 p.m. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Three firefighters suffered moderate injuries […]

St. George firefighters spent part of their afternoon Friday cleaning up the remnants of a four-door sedan that crashed into Fire Station 5. Brad Esplin, the deputy chief for the St. George Fire Department, told St. George News that the crash, which was reported just after 4:05 p.m. at 100 N. and Dixie Drive, involved a […]

A house fire in Livingston, Overton County, killed a 2-year-old and a 7-year-old. Livingston Fire Department Chief Rocky Dial said crews were called to a home in the 200 block of Railroad Street around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Ten people were inside the home when the fire started, according to WSMV. Firefighters worked for about two […]

BALTIMORE — A man has been charged with arson in connection with a 2022 fire on Stricker Street that killed three Baltimore firefighters, WBAL-TV 11 News has learned. James Edwin Barnett, 57, of Baltimore, was arrested Friday and charged with second-degree arson, second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment, according to online court records. The […]

Bredasdorp, Western Cape (13 November 2025) – The accident happened on Tuesday afternoon, during one of the toughest stretches of the fire. “One of our large fire trucks from the Bredasdorp Fire Station was involved in an incident earlier this afternoon, rolling down an embankment while responding to the ongoing veldfire. Two firefighters were injured and […]

Two firefighters have minor injuries after working at a vacant building fire early Thursday in Southfield, Michigan. The Southfield Fire Department said a passerby on Northwestern Highway noticed the blaze near Evergreen Road and Nine Mile Road and called authorities shortly before 5 a.m. Crews from four stations were needed on scene, as by that […]

By WBOC: Firefighters are coming together to help a first responder whose home burned down while he was on duty. Dover Fire Department and several assisting agencies responded to a fire in the 3900 block of Mud Mill Road near Camden-Wyoming just after 10 p.m. on Nov. 9. Officials say no injuries were reported and […]

By WCVB: Fire caused significant damage to a Boston triple-decker on Tuesday morning, displacing two residents. A firefighter was also taken to the hospital from the incident, fire officials said. Video from the Boston Fire Department shows flames on the second and third floors at 25 Train St. in Dorchester. The department said the fire was […]

Some of you may remember that in 2005 we did a shirt and ball cap collection for the many firefighters in Louisiana and other states that suffered significant losses because of hurricane Katrina. Because of you, it was an amazing success and also created some pretty special relationships between fire department. JAMAICAS FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR […]