Firefighter Close Calls

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas — A North Richland Hills firefighter is recovering at Parkland Hospital after he was severely burned when a roof collapsed onto him while he battled a structure fire, union officials said. The incident occurred on Monday, Dec. 29, according to a press release from North Richland Hills Fire Fighters Local 3885. […]

By KHOU11: A Houston firefighter’s name now added to a somber list of of those whose deaths were in the line of duty. Brandy Allinience died December 16 after a battle with cancer believed to be related to her line of work. Mourners packed the Bayou City Event Center Tuesday to bid farewell to a life well […]

CalFire/Riverside County Fire Department crews were dispatched at 0527 hours this morning to the Nuevo community or a structure fire. The first arriving had a single-story, single-family home with a garage involved, and additional companies were called in. During operations, Firefighter/Apparatus Engineer Danny Cook, 45, experienced a medical emergency, and immediate life-saving efforts were attempted. […]

YEADON, Pa. (WPVI) — Authorities say an arrest has been made after a firefighter was injured in a hit-and-run crash in Delaware County on Monday evening. It happened along the 600 block of Church Lane in Yeadon, just outside of the fire department. Investigators say the firefighter was treated for minor injuries at the hospital and […]

Multiple firefighters were hurt within a 12-hour period in the Kansas City, Kansas, area, the fire department announced Monday afternoon. Two separate fires left firefighters injured Sunday evening and early Monday morning. The first fire occurred at an industrial facility on Sunshine Road in Fairfax around 5 p.m. Sunday. The fire involved a large storage […]

SOUTHGATE, Mich. (WXYZ) — A firefighter was injured Monday morning as crews were battling a fire at a Motel 6 in Southgate. The motel is located at 18777 Northline Road. Video from the scene showed fire and smoke billowing from the building early Monday. While crews were trying to put out the flames, a firefighter […]