Firefighter Close Calls

Some of you may remember that in 2005 we did a shirt and ball cap collection for the many firefighters in Louisiana and other states that suffered significant losses because of hurricane Katrina. Because of you, it was an amazing success and also created some pretty special relationships between fire department. JAMAICAS FIREFIGHTERS AND THEIR […]

A collision in Goleta involving an ambulance sent one person to the hospital with major injuries Sunday night, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The crash occurred shortly before 6:45 p.m. on Hollister Avenue just west of Pacific Oaks Road, fire Capt. Scott Safechuck told Noozhawk. The driver and sole occupant of the […]

Firefighters battled a massive fire at a Bronx autobody shop that spread to nearby homes. Saturday was a day of hustle and bustle at Zeny Tires and Rims on East Tremont Avenue. The shop was filed with cars until the manager noticed fire in the back just before 11:30 a.m. Customers, too suffered a lost. […]

WATERBURY – Hoarding played a role in a fire that heavily damaged a Waterbury house Friday and sent a firefighter to the hospital, a fire official said. No one was home during the morning fire and no one else was injured, Capt. Edward Partridge said. The firefighter, who was taken to the hospital to be checked for possible […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville restaurant caught fire early Saturday morning. Around 4:15 a.m., Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS responded to a fire in the 300 block of Springhurst Commons Drive. Units arrived withing five minutes of the call and found Mexican Restaurant Taco D Amor in flames. Flames were showing through the roof on […]

We are sharing the following introduction and “independent” report done on the Line of Duty Death of Firefighter Brice Trossbach. Please take the time to read this important report (there are numerous links to audio etc) , share it, and especially use it as a template for yours/mine/our fireground—so we can learn from what went […]

From the FDNY Facebook Page: On Wednesday night, FDNY members responded to multiple calls for a fire at 955 Westchester Avenue in the Bronx. Firefighters arrived to find multiple cars and rubbish piles on fire. While on scene, an explosion occurred injuring seven firefighters. “The explosion injured seven firefighters, five of them with burns to […]

LE MARS, Iowa — Le Mars Fire & Rescue says two firefighters were injured while fighting a house fire in southwest Le Mars Saturday afternoon. The Le Mars Fire-Rescue Department says crews were called to the 3300 block of Sadona Hills South around 6:43 p.m. Saturday on reports of a house fire. Upon arrival, fire crews found […]

A New York City firefighter has been hospitalized for injuries he suffered battling a blaze in the Bronx Monday morning. The fire broke out at around 8:18 a.m. at East 171st Street and Clay Avenue. It quickly grew to three alarms as it spread from the top floor into the cockloft, which is the space […]

BELOIT, Wis. (WMTV) – A Beloit firefighter was hurt early Monday morning after a home collapsed during a fire. Beloit Fire Department said crews responded just before 2:15 a.m. to a duplex in the 2300 block of Bootmaker Drive. The fire department was told there were three children missing. Firefighters started putting out the fire […]

Yesterday in Franklin, a fire involving several electric vehicles at a local Rivian dealership prompted a response from the Franklin Fire Department, with one firefighter sustaining injuries, as per reports from multiple sources. According to WSMV, the incident, which was first reported just before 1:20 AM, saw the firefighter taken to the hospital for evaluation after […]

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (WJLA) – Four people were injured when a private ambulance crashed into a utility pole in front of Inova Fairfax Hospital early Wednesday morning. Fairfax County Police say the accident happened around 5 a.m. in front of the hospital, located at 3300 Gallows Road. The ambulance’s driver and three occupants all suffered […]

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Two firefighters were injured battling a house fire in a Glen Allen subdivision on Friday afternoon. Crews were called for a report of a fire at a home in the 2400 block of Barda Circle around 3:25 p.m. Henrico Fire Battalion Chief Douglas Reynolds told Jon Burkett that the winds fanned […]

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — A bicyclist is dead after being hit by a Bakersfield Fire Department vehicle Friday morning near Union Avenue and 4th Street. Fire department crews on scene immediately provided medical aid to the cyclist, who was transported to a local hospital, according to Bakersfield fire officials. The department has now confirmed the […]

SUFFOLK, Va. — Suffolk Fire & Rescue and the Suffolk Police Department responded Wednesday to a two-vehicle accident in the 700 block of Pitchkettle Road involving a Suffolk fire engine and a Sprinter van. The fire engine was responding to another call when the collision occurred around 12:18 p.m., authorities said. All four occupants of […]

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The family of a man and woman killed in a 2023 house fire has filed a lawsuit against the Augusta Fire Department. Rex Williams and Teresa Ingram, both 69, died in a house fire on Old Louisville Road in October 2023. Now, their family has filed a lawsuit against Augusta Fire […]

LINWOOD, Mich. (WNEM) – The Garfield Township Volunteer Fire Department building was mostly destroyed in a fire Thursday morning. Fire Chief Bryan Neumeyer said the station located on West Erickson Road is mostly destroyed, and the roof collapsed, adding the station won’t be functional for a while. A passerby saw the fire and called the chief […]

Greene County Fire Rescue tragically lost one of its own in the line of duty. Battalion Chief Chris Eddy was killed by an explosion from a refrigerated “reefer” container, carrying frozen chicken. This incident has sent shockwaves through the emergency services community and beyond, prompting questions about how it happened. Just four minutes after dispatch, […]

(CALVERT CITY, Ky.) — A Benton woman faces multiple charges after police say she was found on a fire truck at the Calvert City Fire Department last week. Timisha N. Brandon, 40, of 3088 Houser Road in Benton, was arrested October 21 following a call from fire department personnel reporting a possibly intoxicated woman outside […]

Too many first responders are struck and injured or killed while working along the roadways each year—making it crucial for emergency service organizations to implement policies, procedures, and tools to help protect their crew.  In this episode, Wesley Attwood, Senior Investigator for NIOSH’s Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program, and Chief Jordon Cramer, South […]