Firefighter Close Calls

Local fire department could face staffing shortage Retirements and smaller recruitment classes could trigger a firefighter shortage in Springfield. By WHIO Staff  News Center 7 July 16, 2025 SPRINGFIELD — Retirements and smaller recruitment classes could trigger a firefighter shortage in Springfield. As reported on News Center 7, the Springfield Fire Department is working to get […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Two Columbia firefighters have been released from area hospitals after initially being trapped in a partial building collapse while responding to a Thursday morning fire now deemed suspicious. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department said deputies originally saw smoke while on patrol along Two Notch Road. An incident report states that the deputies […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – New reports are shedding light on how two Augusta firefighters were hurt last week while responding to a house fire. It happened last Friday on Walker Street, with the fire eventually spreading to two other homes. The Richmond County Coroner’s Office says a deceased male was found in the river on […]

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – One day after an explosion at a near-complete vet clinic on New Centre Dr. in Wilmington, the Wilmington Fire Department has released new details. According to WFD Fire Chief Steve Mason, a fifth firefighter is recovering from injuries. WFD had previously reported that only four firefighters were injured. Of the five people injured, […]

All, Two Columbia (South Carolina) Firefighters are recovering after being trapped in a roof collapse during a fire early today, Thursday. The Columbia-Richland Fire Department responded to the fire just after 0220 hours at the Dough Bar & Grill nightclub. Just after members entered the building, a portion of the roof collapsed. Two Firefighters were […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) A Charleston firefighter is speaking out for the first time about his recent cancer diagnosis and how a partnership to screen firefighters helped catch it early. Firefighters are exposed to more cancer-causing chemicals while on the job than many other professions and 9% more likely to develop cancer, according to the Charleston […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Vine Grove fire station caught fire overnight Wednesday, resulting in extensive damage. Vine Grove Fire Chief Matt Haddle said no injuries were reported after station No. 3 at 203 N. North Mill ST. caught fire. Firefighters worked throughout the night to get the flames out. The department lost three trucks […]

By Fox Carolina: The Glassy Mountain Fire Department announced that two firefighters were injured in a motor vehicle accident Sunday evening. According to officials, the firefighters were responding to an emergency. The fire department said that both firefighters and the driver of the other vehicle were transported to Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital for evaluation […]

 By WBRC: A firefighter was taken to the hospital after an early morning fire Sunday, August 17. According to Midfield Fire and Rescue, crews were called to a structure fire in the 800 block Alden Avenue after a fire originated from food left unattended on the stove. One firefighter was taken to a local hospital […]

In May of this year, there was an incident involving our Mobile Burn Trailer (MBT). We are a small county-run training academy serving 19 fire departments. During the start of an evolution, there was an unexpected ignition in what we now know was leaking propane within the burn room. There were no injuries. Over two […]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Several people were displaced, and three firefighters were injured after a Scranton fire Sunday night. It was a frantic scene on Scranton’s south side. Fire shot through a business and row homes at Pittston Avenue and Orchard Street. Crews were called just before 6:00 p.m. to the 300 block of Pittston […]

Fire marshals are investigating the cause of a four-alarm fire in Brooklyn on Friday night that left four firefighters and a resident with minor injuries. The Fire Department said the inferno ignited just before 9:10 p.m. on Aug. 15 inside 273 Bleecker St. in Bushwick. Engine Company 271, Ladder Company 124 and Battalion 28 were among the first units […]

A volunteer firefighter and fire police officer in Bristol Township has died from injuries he sustained while working an arson call last week. Ed Margavich, who had more than 60 years of service, died Friday, according to the Third District Fire Company. The company said Margavich died from injuries sustained “during the performance of his […]