Recent Fire News

• A hike to remember: Honoring the Granite Mountain Hotshots at memorial state park

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  The 7-mile roundtrip hike is an opportunity to pay respects to the 19 firefighters killed during the Yarnell Hill Fire

• Baltimore man steals ambulance, claims he was having a heart attack

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  While medics were inside a residence, a 38-year-old man got reportedly stole the rig to drive himself to the hospital

• Tenn. medic resigns after being charged with murders of wife, father-in-law

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  Nashville Fire Department Paramedic Matthew Konen was charged with the murder of his wife, Rachel, and her father, 62-year-old David Rodgers

• Massive explosion, fire at Ill. chemical plant, evacuations underway

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  According to the alert, the Rockton area fire has been rated as severe, posing a significant threat to life or property

• Mich. FFs use Jaws of Life to free woman stuck in a chair during ‘stuck fetish’ video

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  Ann Arbor firefighters had to try a couple techniques before successfully freeing the woman, whose TikTok video of the ‘entrapment’ has gone viral

• Police: Ind. firefighter stabbed in the face by patient

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  A patient allegedly rushed at Evansville firefighters arriving on scene, stabbing one in the face before being wrestled to the ground

• Cyberattackers are coming for public safety; prepare now

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  Organizations and citizens have a “shared responsibility” to defend their data, computer hardware and software systems from ransomware attacks

• FFs donate vacation to fellow La. FF, an expectant father, with bone cancer

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  Alex Bourque, 25, initially thought he had torn a ligament in his leg, and was shocked when doctors told him they had found a tumor growing on one of his bones

• S.C. county FF injured while putting out fire at car dealership

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  Members of the Horry County Fire Rescue and Calabash Fire Department responded to a blaze at Nations Auto car dealership, where one firefighter was injured

• Please don’t KISS me: Training to minimum standards is not enough

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  Fire and EMS professionals must go beyond the “how” to understand the “why” of every technique and tool in our arsenal

• Firefighters raise funds to purchase ‘Spirit of Oklahoma’ 9/11 memorial rescue unit

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  Calera Fire-Rescue members hope to bring the rescue unit, which is currently for sale on Facebook Marketplace, back to Oklahoma

• 'A rapidly evolving, intensifying natural disaster': Wash. heads into wildfire season with record number of early fires

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  The National Interagency Fire Center issued a bulletin warning of "above normal significant fire potential" for much of the Northwest for July through September

• Video: 3 dead after car crashes into plasma center in Pittsburgh

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  Two firefighters and a paramedic were treated for smoke inhalation from the resulting fire at the Biomat USA Plasma Center

• Calif. FFs, police help raise Pride flag at city hall, a first for the city

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  Following heated political debate, hundreds of people gathered at Fresno City Hall to see the raising of the Rainbow Pride flag supporting the LGBTQ+ community

• Kan. crew resuscitates fellow firefighter who collapsed during fire attack operations

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  After a fellow Wichita firefighter collapsed at house fire, crews called a mayday, initiated chest compressions and used a defibrillator to regain a pulse

• Mich. firefighters free baby raccoon that got its head stuck in sewer cover

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  Harrison Township firefighters used multiple tools to free the raccoon and checked for injuries after it was released from the cover

• Fla. FD dedicates new ladder truck to Marine killed in Afghanistan

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  The Palm Coast Fire Department dedicated the new E-One Cyclone 100-foot ladder truck to the memory of Marine Sgt. Zachary J. Walters

• Shooting victim crashes at N.C. fire station; FFs provide aid

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  The driver had been shot multiple times at a nightspot, then drove to nearby Charlotte Fire Department Station 11 for help

• Photo of the Week: Calif. wildland hand crew ready for fire season

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  Dubbed "Crew 7," San Bernardino County Fire's new all-risk hand crew has completed their hiring and critical training and is ready to respond

• 5 years later: Pulse nightclub MCI highlighted need for first responder mental health support

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  The chaos of June 12, 2016, left lingering trauma for first responders and led local agencies to reexamine their preparation for active-shooter events

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