Close call
A Fairfax County firefighter escaped serious injury after being caught in a fiery explosion
Fire dynamic simulations and firefighter interviews create lessons and recommendations from a Cobb County fire in which four firefighters were burned
Officials said a drone came within feet of a helicopter fighting the 150-acre Barth
Two women and a ladder truck passed by at just the right time, narrowly escaping the falling debris
Every fire officer has an incident that teaches the powerful lesson of humility
2019 Year in Review
Inspirational and harrowing stories from around the country in 2019
Five reports capture firefighters’ life-or-death moments on the incident scene
Chief Dan Miller has no memory of dialing 911 on Sept. 18, opening the door of his home to a paramedic he’d trained six months earlier and dropping to the floor
The firefighter was forced to deploy his personal fire shelter to prevent two residents from being overcome by flames
“This family, this crew, these team members ... if it hadn’t been for them, I wouldn’t be here right now,” Sgt. Darrow Harden said
EMT Melvin Reed helped save an 18-year-old lifeguard, who later became a firefighter, when a roof collapsed over a preschool swimming class
A downed tree that had fallen onto nearby power lines caused the house fire
Three firefighters, who were on the top floors of the low-rise building, called a mayday after one firefighter suffered from heat exhaustion
Capt. Latorrence Norris and firefighter Vinnie Harper were stabbed by a patient while en route to a hospital last week
The Okla. firefighter, whose condition is unknown, was reportedly wounded in the head and face area
Half of Brian Rand’s home was destroyed, but firefighters were able to save his medals from his service during the Vietnam War
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Prince George’s County Fire-EMS Department Battalion Chief Donald Fletcher was on his way home from work when he saw a “ball of fire”
Josh Montague and Rebecca Budnick realize it could have been worse, but that didn’t make it any less scary when Montague fell through a burning home’s floor
Maury County Fire Department Chief Jeff Hardy became partially trapped in a burning home after a portion of the building collapsed above him
Kyle Rauch, 19, was responding to a fatal semi-truck pileup when he fell 40 feet from a bridge
Johnny McCabe was treated by the fire chief and his fellow firefighters after he collapsed
Police arrested the driver, Abdimasir Osman Adan, on charges of driving while intoxicated and failure to leave ID; no firefighters were hurt in the crash
A Tomah Area Ambulance Service crew was transporting a patient in emergency mode when flames began shooting out from under the rig, forcing the crew to pull over and evacuate
The Hambden Fire Department shared a photo of the firefighter’s personal vehicle after it was forced into an intersection after it was struck
After an alarm alerted the Plymouth Fire Department to a fire in their own building, the three-man crew from Station 5 sprang into action
Officials said a firefighter became stuck after diving into freezing water to reach a submerged vehicle that had been the center of a police chase
The unidentified firefighter was checking on the people who were inside of a car involved in a crash when he was struck
Anastasia and Daniel Skinner named their baby after Mickey Huber, who responded to Anastasia’s call when she went into labor while trying to rescue her mom’s pets
The lieutenant was flown by helicopter to a nearby trauma center only to be released a day and a half later
After a fire crew rescued a family before an explosive crash, a vehicle broke through the barricade of the scene and the passenger brandished a gun
By developing a formalized after-action reporting process, emergency responders can improve operations and enhance the health and safety of the response community
Reflecting on major incidents that struck the fire service in December and honoring the firefighters who died in the line of duty, serving their communities
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