Firefighter Close Calls

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – Imagine fighting a fire in these icy conditions. A house fire in northwest Roanoke nearly got out of control, forcing firefighters to take an extreme measure. Officials declared a mayday while trying to put out the fire. Maydays don’t happen often, and it means a firefighter is seriously injured or in danger. That […]

MEXIA, Texas (KWTX) – The chief at the Tehuacana Volunteer Fire Department is recovering after collapsing on the scene of a structure fire. It was a typical shift, fighting a house fire in Coolidge, when Fire Chief Aaron Woodall announced to his crew that he didn’t feel well. Within second from saying that, he had […]

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – A firefighter was injured after falling through an attic floor during a fire Tuesday night. About 10:45 p.m., crews came to an apartment building in the 1500 block of Marquette Street, according to a news release. Crews found fire in the attic, and officials said it was under control within 15 […]

CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Three firefighters were injured while battling a house fire in Cranston Tuesday morning, 12 News has confirmed. Crews responded to a multi-family home on Central Street, off Narragansett Boulevard, around 11 a.m. following a 911 call. Assistant Fire Chief James Woyciechowski said firefighters initially struggled to pinpoint the location of the […]

Four people — including a firefighter — were taken to the hospital, officials said, as crews worked to extinguish a house fire in New Castle, Delaware on Tuesday morning. According to officials, fire crews arrived at the home along the 100 block of Parma Avenue in New Castle, Del. at about 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday. […]

A fire call turned into a tug-of-war when a passerby grabbed one end of the fire hose, then punched the firefighter who refused to let go, according to investigators in western North Carolina. It happened on Spaniel Street in Connelly Springs, and a suspect has been arrested, the Burke County Sheriff’s Office said. Connelly Springs […]

STOKES COUNTY, N.C. — A firefighter was briefly trapped but not injured during a structure fire Saturday afternoon at a home in the 1000 block of Rhodes Loop, according to the Northeast Stokes Volunteer Fire & Rescue. Crews from Stokes-Rockingham Fire & Rescue Station 36 were dispatched at 1:34 p.m. and arrived to find a […]

Sturgeon Bay officials will take firefighter contract talks to mediation after negotiations stalled over pay parity and health protections, leaving the city’s fire union working under an expired contract, while members press for city-funded cancer screenings. After meeting in closed session for nearly 90 minutes on Jan. 20, the Common Council decided to go to […]

HAMPTON, Va. — Two people died and four people, including a firefighter, are injured following a fire in the 90 block of West County Street in Phoebus, according to Hampton fire officials. The Hampton Division of Fire and Rescue received a call for a multi-alarm residential structure fire and units arrived at about 5:58 p.m. […]

Five firefighters from Utica sustained various injuries while battling a fire on Bleecker Street. Two second-alarm fires occurred within a six-hour timeframe late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. The first fire broke out on Bleecker Street around 11:30 Wednesday night. Less than six hours later, around 5 a.m., another second-alarm fire—this one on Jewett […]

Three firefighters and an adult were injured following a fire Monday night at an apartment building in the West Town neighborhood, the Chicago Fire Department said. Officials said the fire broke out in a second-floor apartment in the 800 block of North May Street. Larry Merritt, a Fire Department spokesman, said the firefighters were injured slipping and falling on […]

The below NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) report and slides were published this morning: F2025-10 TX: Career Firefighter Sustains Serious Burns and Another Injured in Carport Collapse at Residential Structure Fire – Texas Report: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/firefighters/programs/pdfs/f202510.pdf Slides: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/firefighters/programs/pdfs/f202510RS.pdf The report was published exactly 113 days (including the 43-day shutdown) since the fire […]

CLEVELAND — A Cleveland Firefighter was injured Tuesday morning after crews battled a house fire on Cleveland’s West Side. The fire started around 3 a.m. inside a home on West 136th Street and Lorain Avenue. Cleveland Fire confirmed to News 5 that a firefighter fell from the attic to the second floor while responding to […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A firefighter has been injured after a large fire at a home in southern Indiana. According to the Highlander Fire Protection District, the fire happened at a home on Wind Hill Drive in Greenville around 4 p.m. Sunday. A spokesperson for HFPD confirmed the fire was burning through a second-floor attic from […]

DELAWARE COUNTY, Ind. — A Hamilton Township volunteer firefighter was injured while responding to a residence fire on Saturday night. Per a release from the Hamilton Township Volunteer Fire Department, first responders were called to assist with a structure fire that had broken out in the 2700 block of West Skylark Drive around 8:50 p.m. […]

All, We wanted to make you aware of a webinar this coming week, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, at 3 p.m. ET, 12 noon PT. … specifically focused on the planning, funding, and creation of fire department health and wellness facilities. As fire departments recognize the need for proactive, comprehensive firefighter health programs, you’ll hear from […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One firefighter was hurt, and multiple homes were damaged after a large fire broke out in the Northeast Industrial District Sunday morning, according to the Kansas City Fire Department. KCFD reported that units were called to the area of North Garland Avenue and Rochester Avenue at about 10:50 a.m. on reports […]

At least nine people were injured, including firefighters, in an early morning fire in the Ringwood section of Queens on Saturday, January 17, 2026, according to reports. The three-alarm fire occurred around 4 a.m. at an apartment building on Flushing Avenue, and reportedly began in a tire repair shop on the ground floor before quickly […]

GREENCASTLE, Ind. (WISH) — One firefighter and one civilian were injured in a gas leak explosion that resulted in a house fire in Greencastle Wednesday. According to the Greencastle Fire Department’s Facebook, firefighters were dispatched to Woodhaven Drive for a gas leak investigation at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. During the investigation, an explosion occurred inside the house, […]

A cat and a dog are dead and three firefighters suffered injuries after a house fire in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, officials said. Barren Hill Volunteer Fire Company shared on social media that around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, January 15, 2026, crews were called to the 700 block of Germantown Pike in Whitemarsh Township after receiving a report […]