Firefighter Close Calls

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – A 60-year-old man, identified as Luis Rojas-Ramirez, was arrested after allegedly assaulting paramedics at Capital Call Vineyards on November 14, 2025. According to a police report, the Walla Walla Firefighters/Paramedics Department requested law enforcement assistance due to Rojas-Ramirez’s aggressive behavior. Officer Matthew Greenland and Sgt. Smith responded to the call. Upon […]

OSWEGO N.Y. — A City of Oswego firefighter was injured while fighting a fire on East 9th Street on Thursday, November 20. The response by the Oswego Fire Department came while most Oswego County Fire Departments were at the Novelis Plant in Scriba, fighting a five-alarm fire. This brief update was provided by the Oswego Fire […]

MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (WPRI) — Three firefighters were injured while battling a fire that broke out inside a high-end steakhouse at Foxwoods Resort Casino Tuesday evening. Firefighters were called to the Grand Pequot Tower following reports of a fire at David Burke Prime. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Fire Department said three firefighters were brought to […]

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 […]