Firefighter Close Calls

FAIRFIELD, Maine —The Fairfield and Benton Fire-Rescue Department said two firefighters sustained injuries while working to extinguish a house fire in central Maine. Officials said crews were called just before 2 p.m. Saturday to the fire on Ridge Road in Fairfield, and the Somerset Regional Communications Center received multiple calls about the fire. While firefighters […]

LYNNFIELD, Mass. — New surveillance video shows a car slamming into the new Lynnfield, Massachusetts Fire Department headquarters on Thursday afternoon. The crash occurred at approximately 2 p.m. Advertisement Surveillance video shows the vehicle backing over an elevated curb and quickly reversing into the left, northeast corner of the Summer St. building. Town Administrator Robert […]

SAN FRANCISCO – A three-alarm fire raged in San Francisco’s Marina district early Wednesday morning, injuring three firefighters who were taken to the hospital, the department said. San Francisco Fire Department Chief Dean Crispen said the two firefighters fell from the third floor to the second floor and suffered back injuries. A third sustained some injuries to […]

At least seven people have been hospitalized, and local residents are being advised to shelter in place, as firefighters seek to control a two-alarm fire at a metal scrap yard along Richmond Highway in Lorton. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue units were dispatched just after 1 p.m. to the Davis Industries property at 9920 Richmond Highway for an outside fire, according […]

NEW BERLIN — Two firefighters sustained minor injuries Saturday afternoon while working on a garage fire in New Berlin, according to New Berlin Fire Lt. Brian Wendlick. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Firefighters were dispatched to 13580 W. Foxwood Dr. at about 4:21 p.m. Saturday after neighbors reported hearing an explosion […]

The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating a fire early Monday morning on Carolina Street in Dewey Beach. Firefighters from Rehoboth Beach were called just after 3am and found a single family home heavily involved in fire. The residence was not occupied at the time of the blaze, which also caused exposure fire damage […]

A floor collapse during a house fire in Brooklyn on Friday left firefighters trapped. When crews arrived on the scene on Williams Avenue in the New Lots section, there were large flames on the first floor in the back of the building, FDNY officials said. Assistant Chief Michael V. Meyers said it took about 15 […]

Moncton firefighters rescued two people from a downtown house fire Wednesday morning, with two firefighters suffering injuries in the process. Moncton Fire Deputy Chief Keith Guptill said the department responded to a call about flames on Veniot Street, near John Street, just after 6 a.m. Responding firefighters found the porches on the front of the […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A firefighter was injured while battling a warehouse fire just northwest of the Big I Wednesday afternoon. Albuquerque Fire Rescue confirms the firefighter was taken to a hospital, but did not give an update on their condition. The fire broke out at 3712 Commercial St NE, on the north side of Candelaria […]

(FOX 5/KUSI) — In an effort to protect the health of firefighters throughout the state, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1181, a bill that bans the use of toxic, cancer-causing chemicals in firefighting uniforms and gear, according to a press release sent Tuesday from District 17 Assemblymember Matt Haney. The bill bans the use of […]

FORT WORTH, Texas – A Fort Worth firefighter who was seriously hurt when a garage collapsed on him during a house fire last month has been released from the hospital. Caleb Halvorson was released from Parkland Hospital on Monday to continue his recovery at home. “I’m definitely feeling a lot better than when I first came in […]

SAN FRANCISCO – Two San Francisco Police Department officers were injured on Sunday morning while responding to reports of a person setting fires at a residential high-rise building in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood. San Francisco Fire Department and SFPD units were first called to the building in the 300 block of Turk Street about 6:50 a.m., according to the SFFD. […]

CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A massive fire ripped through a historic building in Woodward early Sunday morning. The fire drew crews from across multiple counties as flames shot through the roof, leaving the Woodward Inn a total loss. The building is part of the National Register of Historic Places. According to Millheim Fire Chief Delmer […]

Six months after the fire at 37-39 Otis St. in Norwich, which killed a woman and her daughter, the Norwich Fire Department released its final report on the incident, including the determination of the cause of the April 10 blaze and changes needed within the department. The Norwich Fire Department’s investigation confirmed the cause to be accidental and […]

A fire in the Knickerbocker neighborhood early Thursday destroyed a rowhouse, damaged the attached houses on each side and slightly injured a couple firefighters, one of whom was briefly trapped by a refrigerator after falling into the basement when the first floor collapsed — moments after a couple others had left the basement. The trapped […]

For more than 25 years, Fire Chief Mike Phillips has been the one answering the call — leading his crew, raising money for families in need and showing up when others couldn’t. Now, after a training incident left him hospitalized with burn injuries, it’s the community’s turn to answer. Phillips, who has led Cedar City […]

DETROIT (FOX 2) – A Detroit firefighter was injured early Thursday when he fell through a floor and into a basement while battling a fire. Crews were at a home in the 14200 block of Corbett near Chalmers around 5:20 a.m. when a mayday call was made. According to the fire department, a mayday call is made any […]

Sacramento firefighters are facing new challenges as they encounter more electric battery fires, including an e-scooter that spontaneously combusted Tuesday morning at the Executive Inn and Suites Hotel on Bannon Street. “When they made entry, they found out there was an e-scooter inside that had spontaneously combusted from the batteries,” said Battalion Chief Keith Wade […]

An elderly woman was killed, and a man and a Fort Worth firefighter were injured Wednesday in an early morning fire on the west side of the city, officials said. The Fort Worth Fire Department received a call at 4:01 a.m. about a house fire in the 8200 block of Lifford Place near Western Hills […]

DUNNELLON, Fla. (WCJB) – Marion County Fire Rescue officials say two recruits are recovering after a vehicle crash in Dunnellon. MCFR officials say the two young men were taken to a trauma hospital Saturday morning. One of the recruits, Daebrun Sparks, is in intensive care. His injuries include a lacerated kidney and liver, and several […]