A Fla. firefighter’s turnout gear was hit by a bullet during an ambush and a firefighter miraculously escaped injury after falling through a roof are included in the top video close calls of 2014.
The videos also show fellow firefighters rescuing one of their own after getting stuck on a window ledge and an FDNY firefighter shaking off an injury after being struck on the head by a ladder at a house fire.
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![]() | Audio: Firefighter’s turnout hit by bullet in Fla. ambush Officers exchanged gunfire with the suspect until the suspect was shot and killed; there was also holes in the apparatus. |
![]() | Firefighter falls through roof, escapes injury The firefighter fell climbing onto a charred section of the structure; the firefighter was not hurt in the fall. |
![]() | Aerial ladder hits FDNY firefighter in head at house fire The tip of an aerial ladder being moved hit a firefighter standing on a ground ladder in the head. The firefighter kept his footing and apparently just shook it off. |
![]() | Firefighter stuck on window ledge; rescued by ladder A spokesman with the fire department said the firefighter was in “no imminent danger.” |
![]() | Firefighter’s slow motion fall off ladder The clip is from a truck fire in Memphis, Tennessee. According to officials, the firefighter was OK. |