Firefighter Close Calls

Sarasota County Fire Department crews responded to reports of a structure fire shortly before noon Sunday in the 1000 block of Herndon Place. Crews arrived on scene within six minutes, according to a news release. The fire was contained and is currently under investigation by the Florida State Fire Marshal. During the incident, a firefighter […]

FOSTER CITY, Calif. (KRON) — A massive fire at a Foster City apartment complex continues to burn Monday morning after it started around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The fire is at a multi-story building at 815 Sea Spray Lane. Four firefighters are being treated for minor injuries, according to the Foster City Police Department. Firefighters […]

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Two firefighters were sent to the hospital following a house fire in Amsterdam on Saturday, according to authorities. The incident reportedly occurred on Brookside Avenue. Upon arrival to the scene, the Amsterdam Professional Firefighters said they found heavy fire in the front of the two-and-a-half-story duplex. The flames reportedly extended along […]

n Arlington, firefighters spent more than an hour battling a destructive blaze at a home in the 4400 block of 33rd Road North Sunday afternoon, leaving behind blown-out windows, smoke-blackened walls and one injured firefighter. Fire crews were dispatched shortly before 1:30 p.m., prompting officials to urge drivers to avoid the neighborhood as a heavy […]

Fire Captain and Firefighter Overcome During Remodeled Residential Structure Fire – Bullard, Texas – August 3, 2007 – NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Report F2007-29 – Texas State Fire Marshal Firefighter Fatality Investigation FY 07-02 On August 3, 2007, Noonday Volunteer Fire Department Captain Kevin Williams and Firefighter Austin Cheek were fatally injured during a mutual aid […]

Firefighter Killed in Lightweight Wood Truss Roof Collapse During Arson Fire in Self-Storage Facility – Louisville, Kentucky – August 3, 1994 On August 3, 1994, Louisville Kentucky Sergeant John Strawn Nutter was killed after he fell through a fire-weakened lightweight wood truss roof during an arson fire in a self-storage facility in the southern area […]

Collapse of Bowstring Timber Truss Roof During Supermarket Arson Fire Kills Six Firefighters – Waldbaum’s Supermarket Fire – Brooklyn, New York – August 2, 1978 On August 2, 1978, six FDNY firefighters died in the line of duty when the bowstring timber truss roof of a burning Brooklyn supermarket collapsed, plunging twelve firefighters working on […]

Seven Firefighters Killed in Wall Collapse During Warehouse Fire – FleischmanN Yeast Factory Warehouse Fire – Peekskill, New York – August 1, 1918 On August 1, 1918, seven members of the Peekskill New York Fire Department lost their lives when a wall of a burning grain warehouse collapsed. Just after midnight, firefighters were summoned to […]

Fire and Explosion in Sub-Cellar of High-Rise Hotel Kills Eight Firefighters – The Ritz Tower Explosion – Manhattan, New York – August 1, 1932 On August 1, 1932, a fire and explosion in a paint storage room in a sub-cellar of the Ritz Towers luxury residential hotel in Midtown Manhattan claimed the lives of eight […]

Firefighter Killed While Battling Three-Alarm Fire in Sub-Cellar of Mercantile Loft Building – NoHo, Manhattan, New York – July 31, 1948 On July 31, 1948, FDNY Fireman Joseph J. Brecht of Engine 5 was killed after being overcome by smoke and fumes while operating at a fire in the sub-cellar of a six-story mercantile loft […]

Two Firefighters Killed in Roof Collapse While Searching for Reported Trapped Person During Suspicious Fire in Mercantile Building – The Main Street Fire – White Plains, New York – July 31, 1954 On July 31, 1964, White Plains Firemen Bernard Callahan and Salvatore Galasso died while searching for an elderly man reported trapped on the […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Fire Department is investigating after a heavy fire broke out in a vacant building on Indy’s northeast side early Thursday morning. Just after midnight July 30, IFD crews responded to the scene of the heavy fire in the 3800 block of North Emerson Avenue, near 38th Street. Firefighters arrived on scene to flames bursting […]

Fire Lieutenant and Firefighter Die in Flashover During Live-Fire Training Evolution – Kissimmee, Florida – July 30, 2002 – NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Report F2002-34 On July 30, 2002, Osceola County Fire Rescue Lieutenant John Mickel and Firefighter Dallas Begg died while participating in a live-fire training evolution in an acquired structure. A flashover occurred several […]

Four Firefighters Killed in Backdraft Explosion During Five Alarm Hotel Fire – Herbert Hotel – San Francisco, California – July 30, 1946 On July 30, 1946, San Francisco Fire Lieutenant John Borman of Truck 8, Firemen Albert Hudson and Walter Elvitsky of Rescue Squad 1, and Fireman Charles Lynch of the Salvage Corps were killed […]

NEWTON FALLS – A firefighter is in stable condition following being injured during a response to an apartment fire in Newton Falls on Wednesday morning. The NF Joint Fire District responded to Newton Village Apartments on Ridge Road just before 10 a.m. Wednesday. The identity of the firefighter injured is confidential at this time, according […]

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (WXYZ) — Multiple firefighters and multiple residents have been hospitalized after sustaining injuries in a house fire in Hamtramck, the city’s fire marshal tells us. The fire started Wednesday morning around 8 a.m. at a home in the 3800 block of Belmont Street. The Detroit Fire Department said one of their firefighters is […]

OLDENHAM – The fire in the Coldenham firehouse early Tuesday caused significant damage to the building at 511 Coldenham Drive and damaged several pieces of equipment. Five firefighters sustained smoke inhalation and minor injuries and were treated and released from area hospitals. The fire was called in at 3:14 a.m., and members were confronted with […]

Conflagration Sweeps Several Blocks of City Following Explosions at Manufacturing Plant Killing Ten Persons including One Firefighter – R. M. Hollingshead Corporation Fire – Camden, New Jersey – July 30, 1940 On July 30, 1940, a fire following a series of explosions in the R. M. Hollingshead Corporation plant in Camden, New Jersey quickly assumed […]

Nineteen Firefighters Killed During Oil Refinery Fire – Shamrock Oil Refinery Fire & Explosion – Sunray, Texas – July 29, 1956 On July 29, 1956, a large spherical tank of liquid flammable gas exploded during a fire at an oil refinery and storage facility near the Northern Texas community of Sunray. A 15,000-barrel pumpkin-shaped spheroid […]

FOX CROSSING, Wis. (WBAY) — Monday’s storms destroyed Fire Station 41 in Fox Crossing, leaving crumpled sheets of metal on the ground where the station’s roof once stood and burying several fire engines under rubble. The Fox Crossing Community Center also sustained what village officials described as “significant damage” that will take time to fully […]