Fatal Incident
One year after the tragic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, officials and families honored the six workers who lost their lives
A pickup spun out on an icy stretch of I-80, triggering a fiery pileup that killed three, injured 20, and shut down a tunnel near Green River
Residents across the South and Midwest began cleanup Monday after deadly storms, wildfires, and tornadoes swept through seven states
One Prince George’s County firefighter was hospitalized with injuries, and two others were evaluated following the blaze
Efforts to retrofit high-rise buildings with sprinklers following a fatal apartment building fire last year were stalled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
The firefighter fell through the floor and became trapped at a house fire in Catonsville
The firefighters were attempting to rescue a man at a house fire when the blast occurred
Odessa Firefighter Evan Gaw, charged with the murder of Odessa Firefighter Michael Mack, reportedly told police he had taken 3.2 grams of “shrooms” and struggled with Mack over a gun
The driver of the other vehicle and two other passengers were taken to the hospital after the crash; Reece City Fire Chief Joel Boggs said no firefighters were injured
The family of the patient who died called the hospital directly after failing to reach a 911 operator due to a rare power distribution unit failure
West Manatee Fire Rescue Chief Ben Rigney said first responders were told the power had been shut off, but that the firefighter was shocked while reaching to check the patient’s pulse
Miami-Dade Firefighter Corey Logan was one of the first at the scene of the fatal blaze after seeing a neighbor frantically banging on his door through a home security camera
62 firefighters died in the line of duty, with the leading cause of fatal injury being stress or overexertion
The tropical storm made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday, leaving three people dead in three different states
The Pflugerville fire truck was responding to an earlier crash when the fatal collision occurred
Houston Arson Investigator Lemuel Bruce, 44, had served with the fire department for 17 years; the arson suspect was also killed in the shootout
The record-shattering fire has killed at least 31 people and destroyed thousands of homes
The amount burned this year more than doubles the previous record of 1.67 million acres
The audit found that more than half of the buildings the department is required to inspect each year have gone uninspected for three straight years
The captain of the dive boat Conception could face federal manslaughter charges for alleged safety violations
A heart attack patient died and eight FDNY members were injured when the ladder truck T-boned the ambulance
Paradise, which was devastated by the deadly 2018 Camp Fire, is under evacuation warning after the Bear Fire exploded to 250,000 acres
Firefighter Raul Garcia-Santos was battling the Palmer Fire when his wife and three children, ages 6 to 17, died in a mobile home blaze
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Officials said the Seminole County firefighters were engaged in a rescue attempt and unaware of exposed wires nearby
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The pilot had been fighting the White River Fire at Mt. Hood National Forest
The fatal incident was the second time in two days a responding Indianapolis engine was involved in a collision
New Chicago firefighters were joined by personnel from Hobart, Lake Station, Portage, South Haven, Merrillville and Lake Ridge to help extinguish the blaze
More than two dozen major fires were scorching California and taxing the state’s firefighting capacity, sparked by an unprecedented lightning siege that dropped nearly 11,000 strikes over several days
Officials said vehicle data from the crash that killed Lubbock Fire Rescue Lt. Eric Hill and Lubbock Police Officer Nicholas Reyna is being processed at a laboratory that was temporarily closed
Baltimore’s firefighters’ union reported that five people were trapped, including children, after the major blast
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