Firefighter Close Calls

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A fire that broke out on Apple Street injured three people, including one firefighter. On Sunday, July 6, 2025, at 5:41 p.m., Syracuse Firefighters were alerted by the Onondaga County 911 Center for a fire at 319 Apple Street, in the City of Syracuse. When firefighters arrived, they found a two-and-a-half-story […]

ALABASTER, Ala. — One firefighter was injured while battling a fire at a mobile home in Alabaster Sunday afternoon. The mobile home was completely engulfed in flames when the Saginaw Fire Department responded to a call for mutual aid in the Summer Hill area at approximately 12:30 p.m. Saginaw Chief 231, along with Southeast Shelby […]

LAKETOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Three people were rescued from Lake Michigan near Holland Sunday evening, authorities say. It happened around 8:10 p.m. about 1 mile south of the channel that connects Lake Macatawa to Lake Michigan, according to a release from the Park Township Fire Department Marine Division. A 22-year-old Grand Rapids man was […]

Multiple firefighters in Davie County were injured in incidents over the weekend. A volunteer on the Cooleemee Fire Department was injured in a motorcycle accident on the evening of July 5 in Charlotte. He has several fractures and will be having surgery. Another volunteer and part-time firefighter of Cooleemee Fire Department was injured in a […]

A late-night fire in Hackensack injured two residents and a firefighter Thursday, July 3, fire officials said. Crews from the Hackensack Fire Department’s 3rd Platoon responded around 10:30 p.m. to a working fire on Fairmount Avenue near the Maywood border, Deputy Chief M. Christensen said. Firefighters found a fully involved first-floor bedroom and quickly knocked […]

A firefighter suffered minor burns Thursday morning while battling a vegetation fire that scorched 50 acres near Sacramento International Airport. The two-alarm fire ignited around 10 a.m. in dry grass along the 7600 block of Metro Air Parkway, according to the Sacramento Fire Department. The injured firefighter was reported to be in stable condition after […]

ROME — A gas station explosion early on Friday in southeastern Rome injured at least 25 people including nine police officers and a firefighter, local authorities and rescuers said. The explosion was heard across the Italian capital shortly after 8 a.m. and sent up a huge cloud of dark smoke and fire that was visible from […]

WENDOVER, Utah — West Wendover officials confirm multiple people were injured, including a firefighter, after fireworks were accidentally detonated Friday morning. According to city officials, the accidental detonation happened at around 9:00 a.m. Friday. The cause of the detonation is currently unknown. West Wendover’s Mayor, Jasie Holm West, tells FOX 13 News that in addition […]

Seventeen people were displaced and two firefighters were hospitalized after a multiple-alarm blaze broke out in Paterson, New Jersey, on the 4th of July holiday. The fire was reported to officials shortly after 5 p.m. at a home on Southard Street and required “a very big response,” said Jerry Speziale, Paterson’s public safety director. The fire […]

By CBS News: A gas station explosion rocked a neighborhood in southeastern Rome on Friday, injuring at least 25, including 10 first responders, authorities said. The explosion was heard across the Italian capital shortly after 8 a.m. local time and sent a huge cloud of dark smoke and fire that was visible from across the […]

All, Details as follows: John Morrison, Jr. Battalion Chief Coeur d’Alene Fire Department Local 710 Date of Death: June 29, 2025 Celebration of Life Date: July 10, 2025 Frank Harwood Battalion Chief Kootenai County Fire Rescue Local 2856 Date of Death: June 29, 2025 Celebration of Life Date: July 11, 2025 Battalion Chief Morrison, 53, […]

By Alexandra Duggan, The Spokesman-Review: The 20-year-old who investigators believe shot and killed two battalion chiefs on Sunday in Coeur d’Alene may have entered a local fire station and inquired about becoming a firefighter himself a few months before the attack, Kootenai County Undersheriff Brett Nelson told The Spokesman-Review. While officials said earlier this week […]

By KSDK: A firefighter was taken from the scene of a fire on a stretcher Thursday morning after responding to a fire in a tornado-affected portion of St. Louis. The fire was reported on the 5100 block of Wells Avenue at around 5:30 a.m. While firefighters continued to spray the outside of the building, a […]

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Firefighters have always risked their lives battling blazes. But these days, they’re fighting something even more dangerous, cancer. “The risk that nobody talks about is the cancer,” said Assistant Chief Travis Temarantz of the Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department. “The carcinogens, the smoke, the soot, the diesel exhaust, all of that contributes to […]

BALTIMORE — An Anne Arundel County Fire Department vehicle caught fire in Baltimore City on Monday, officials say. The truck was not in service and was having routine maintenance done at a private contractor. After catching fire, the Baltimore City Fire Department quickly put it out. No one was injured as a result of the […]

It’s always difficult to be a firefighter, but this past week the intensity and dangers to the job have risen. While the nation mourned an ambush in Idaho that left two firefighters dead and one injured, Vallejo and Vacaville have been frustrated after a local incident left a firefighter with concussion-like symptoms after he was […]

All, In an update within the past few minutes, the county sheriff indicated that numerous people were shot and 2 Firefighters are currently known to have lost their lives. No law enforcement officers have been struck. He also indicated that this remains an active incident, and they are still taking gunfire. Companies arrived with a […]

While firefighters worked to put the fire out, a part of the house collapsed, hurting the firefighter. Fire officials said no one else was injured. Around 3 p.m., FOX 5 crews still saw several fire trucks on scene. Part of Briarcliff Road was closed for a short time. What we don’t know: The injured firefighter’s […]

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (KTRK) — Constable deputies said a firefighter was rushed to the hospital by LifeFlight after an injury at a fire station in The Woodlands on Thursday. Deputies with Constable Mark Herman’s Office said a large metal fan hit the firefighter in the bay of The Woodlands Fire Station 7. The Woodlands Fire Department […]

VANDER, N.C. (WNCN) — While responding to a fire call on Halibut Street Wednesday afternoon, a firefighter was injured after falling 21 feet to the ground. According to Vander Fire Chief Richard Bradshaw, the fall happened at a house on Halibut Street when the Vander Fire Department was called after lightning struck the house. Chief […]