Firefighter Close Calls

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A powerful U.S. senator on Tuesday called on the Trump administration to fix a growing backlog and longtime management problems at the program that promises benefits when police and firefighters die or become disabled in the line of duty. Republican Chuck Grassley of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said the […]

RIVERSIDE, CA — A firefighter was injured when a car plowed into his crew’s engine while they were battling a brush fire adjacent to the Moreno Valley (60) Freeway in Riverside, officials said Tuesday. The crash happened just before 6 p.m. Monday on the eastbound 60 near Day Street, according to the Riverside Fire Department. […]

A man was badly burned and three firefighters were injured while responding to a house explosion near Mansfield on Wednesday morning. Several fire departments were called to a house in the 900 block of Becky Road, located west of Laver Road, in Mifflin Township around 6:50 a.m. for a reported fire and explosion. Firefighters arrived […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — City of Buffalo officials say a firefighter is expected to recover after a mayday call at a house fire Monday afternoon. Crews responded to 42 Progressive Avenue just before 3:30 p.m. While fighting the flames, a firefighter fell through a hole in the floor. A mayday was called, but the crew member […]

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Firefighters are used to putting themselves at risk in the line of duty every day, but the flames aren’t the biggest battle many of them face. “Cancer is the number one killer of us so let’s do something proactive, let’s not just wait until our members are diagnosed with cancer […]

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Firefighters across Wilmington will now be receiving free early-detection cancer screenings after the city council approved a $6.8 million reallocation from the FY26 city budget. The funding comes as occupational cancer is one of the leading causes of death for firefighters. “We are seeing a lot of people across the fire […]

The legal fallout of an Irmo firefighter’s death two years ago is growing, with the city of Columbia accusing the Irmo Fire District of lying about events at an apartment complex fire that killed James Michael Muller. Muller was killed on May 26, 2023, when a ceiling collapsed on him while he fought a fire […]

Two Aurora firefighters — a lieutenant and an engineer — have been demoted over a bizarre incident in which the firefighters are accused of using their fire engine spotlights to blind an Aurora police officer as he drove toward the truck in his patrol car, forcing the police vehicle off the road to avoid a […]

CHICAGO (WGN) — New changes to the Chicago Fire Department’s tactical guidelines set to take effect this week have left the President of the Chicago Firefighters union, union members and city alders concerned for the safety of Chicagoans. “There’s going to be a lot of buildings burning down and potential death,” said Patrick Cleary, President […]

Thirteen Bravest were injured, including one critically, after a five-alarm blaze tore through three homes in the Bronx Sunday, the FDNY said. The fire started at 7:24 p.m. on the first floor of 2462 Devoe Terrace in University Heights and quickly spread to the homes on either side, the FDNY said. Jose Martinez, who lives […]

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) – A firefighter, a medic and a patient were all injured Sunday evening when a large tree branch unexpectedly fell during a rescue operation, according to the Wichita Fire Department. The fire department says on Sunday evening, Squad 11 responded to the report of a medical in the 1800 block of S. Madison. The […]

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Fire Department said four firefighters sustained heat-related injuries battling a fire on Highland Street early Monday morning as temperatures were climbing into the 90s. Around 11 a.m., Syracuse Firefighters responded to a report of the fire at 601 Highland St. Crews at the scene found a two and a half story […]

A new general order from the Chicago (IL) Fire Department indicates that firefighters must start any non-high-rise fire in a defensive mode, according an anonymous source who shared the document with Fire Engineering. The document has been making its way around social media, and is shared below in full. It says that the fire attack in such circumstances […]

INDIANAPOLIS — A firefighter was shocked while responding to a home impacted by downed power lines on the southeast side of Indianapolis Wednesday night. In a press release, the Indianapolis Fire Department confirmed a 29-year-old firefighter and four-year veteran with the agency was using a chainsaw on the roof of a single-story house located in […]

By Click on Detroit: The Detroit Fire Department is currently under scrutiny following a series of incidents, including a recent fire truck crash and allegations of payroll fraud within the department. Detroit fire insiders have raised concerns about those issues, which they believe could compromise public safety. Tuesday (June 17) morning began with another fire […]

Office of the Mayor news release: Mayor Daniel Lurie today announced a $500,000 investment within his proposed budget to launch a first-of-its-kind firefighter cancer prevention screening pilot, aimed at improving early detection and saving lives among San Francisco’s first responders. This groundbreaking pilot will be administered by the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) and modeled […]

By Boston 25 News: A retired police officer who died after being pulled from a raging fire that ripped through a house on the North Shore of Massachusetts on Tuesday is being remembered as a “community staple.” Firefighters responding to a report of a blaze at a multi-family home at 661 Washington Street in Revere around 4:40 […]

The department is eliminating the positions as part of a restructuring plan, a move that has sparked concerns about emergency response safety on the island. By: Anvar Ruziev FOX 4 May 30, 2025 FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — The Fort Myers Beach Fire Department is eliminating three battalion chief positions as part of a restructuring […]

By: Zitlali Solache WPTV 5 West Palm Beach June 05, 2025 DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Possible staffing cuts inside the Delray Beach Fire Department have the union and many neighbors concerned.   According to a social media post by the fire union, the city has approved cutting rescue unit crews down from three to two, following […]

Standing in a crowd of firefighters and police officers, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law that will expand disability benefits for Iowa firefighters and other first responders to cover all forms of cancer. Reynolds, a Republican, signed House File 969 on Friday, June 6, at The Shop DSM Event Center in Des Moines, which is owned and operated by the […]