Firefighter Close Calls

ANSONIA, Conn. (WFSB) – A house fire on South Cliff Street displaced up to nine people Monday evening and sent one firefighter to the hospital for evaluation. The fire started around 5:30 p.m. at a home that’s split into three apartments, according to officials. Firefighters found heavy fire on the second floor when they arrived. […]

SILOAM SPRINGS — Five people were injured in a house fire early Monday morning, according to the Siloam Springs Fire Department. Firefighters responded to a residential structure fire around 3:27 a.m. Monday in the area of 16524 Hickory Drive in Siloam Springs, according to a news release from city spokesman Taylor Alderson. As they battled […]

CHICAGO (WLS) — A Chicago firefighter was seriously injured while battling a fire on the city’s Far South Side on Sunday afternoon, officials said. The Chicago Fire Department said firefighters responded to a fire at a home near East 135th Street and South Avenue M. At one point, a firefighter went missing in the basement, and […]

All, We regret to pass on that Firefighter (and Fire Commissioner) Michael J. Ryan was part of a crew from the Phoenicia Fire Department that responded to a rescue call in the town of Shandaken (Ulster Co, NY) around 1730 hours Saturday. The Firefighters entered a trail about ½ a mile into the wooded area […]

CHICAGO (WLS) — A Chicago firefighter was hurt while battling a fire on the city’s Northwest Side, CFD officials said. The fire happened overnight into Sunday near Lawndale and Division in Humboldt Park, officials said. CFD said the firefighter was hit with debris and was taken to the hospital. He was expected to be okay. Another […]

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho wildland firefighter who suffered a traumatic brain injury when a tree struck him while fighting a wildfire is returning home Monday following more than a year of recovery. Justin Shaw was injured in August 2024 when a burning tree fell on him, striking him multiple times and throwing him into the flames, […]

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — A fire on South Green River Road in Evansville has left one firefighter with minor injuries. Officials with Evansville Dispatch say they got a call about a structure fire around 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Officials with EPD say once fire crews arrived, they found visible flames and smoke coming from the […]

CEDAR KEY, Fla. (WCJB) — A firefighter is recovering at the hospital after several fire crews battled a house fire in Cedar Key on Tuesday morning. Officials say a home on stilts caught fire on State Road 24 around 10 p.m., in the area known as “Beckham Island.” Fire crews from across Levy County battled […]

Three residents and three firefighters were hurt during a four-alarm fire on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The fire broke out inside a building on West 107th Street and Amsterdam Avenue just before 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Flames could be seen shooting through the roof and top floor. Citizen App video captures a 4-alarm fire […]

Two were treated for “smoke inhalation and exhaustion” after a 3-alarm fire erupted in the Mariners Harbor section of Staten Island early Wednesday morning, fire officials said. One firefighter was taken to a local hospital for treatment, and the homeowner was treated at the scene by EMS workers. FDNY responded to reports of a fire […]

FALL RIVER — The company hired to inspect the sprinkler system at Gabriel House assisted living facility says the building’s system used potentially defective sprinkler heads known to fail in a fire — and that it alerted Gabriel House, which never acted to fix them. But the building owner asserts the company misrepresented its services, and issued […]

One adult was killed and three others injured, including a Lakeville firefighter, at a Middleboro condominium building fire Sunday morning, the Middleboro Fire Department said in a statement. The Middleboro Fire Department responded to reports of a fire at 172 Ashley Lane just after 9:50 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 7. Upon arrival, crews found heavy smoke and flames […]

FALL RIVER, Mass. — A court filing contends that the Gabriel House was warned that the assisted living facility’s sprinklers were recalled well before the deadly fire that claimed 10 lives, Boston 25 News learned Monday. The company hired by the Gabriel House to inspect the sprinkler system, Fire Systems Inc., wrote to the Fall […]

MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. — A man died and three others, including a firefighter, were injured, in a fire at a Middleborough, Massachusetts, condominium building Sunday. Middleborough firefighters responded just before 10 a.m. to 172 Ashley Lane for a report of a fire. Heavy smoke and flames were coming from the first and second floors and from […]

Columbus Division of Fire Chief Jeffrey Happ is facing disciplinary action in connection with the fatal July 2023 collision between a Columbus fire engine and a vehicle driven by Timothy Wiggins, who was killed in the accident. Kate Pishotti, director of the Columbus Department of Public Safety, announced Dec. 8 that Happ will face disciplinary charges […]

GARWOOD, NJ — Two firefighters were injured after a fire on Nov. 30 along Center Street, the Garwood Fire Department said. A woman, her fiancé, and their children were also left homeless, according to a gofundme fundraiser that was created. At around 2:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a fire within five minutes from dispatch […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — An early morning fire in the Hilltop area of Columbus turned into a dangerous close call when a bathtub fell through the second floor of a duplex under renovation, pinning a firefighter captain from Franklin Township Fire. Fellow firefighters on scene in the 900 block of South Racine Avenue rushed to action, […]

BOYLE HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — One firefighter was injured Thursday morning while battling a massive fire at a commercial building in Boyle Heights. The fire was reported shortly after 8 a.m. at the one-story building in Grande Vista Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The firefighter was rushed to the hospital in an […]

All- Thanks for your help and support. The Brothers & Sisters on that job (and their families) are receiving some very much-needed early Christmas gifts by way of your fire department shirts and related firefighters’ “swag” donations. PLEASE NOTE: The correct address to send them to is:   Lara’s Shipping Jamaica Fire Brigade c/o Hezedean Smith 731 […]

A St. Louis firefighter was rescued after being trapped beneath several feet of debris when part of a roof collapsed during a house fire early Thursday. Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson told KSDK that crews were dispatched around 3:45 a.m. to a single-story brick home in the Fox Park neighborhood with heavy fire showing from the […]