Firefighter Heroes
Featured stories about firefighters who go above and beyond the call of duty.
The Butte County fire chief describes the Camp Fire response that ultimately earned him the IAFC’s Ben Franklin Award for Valor
Scott Campbell is the second San Jose firefighter to become a league referee, taking Bill Leavy’s old number, 217
Davenport city officials had received several complaints about needed repairs and maintenance from occupants of the six-story building
Dramatic body cam footage shows the firefighter dousing flames with a fire hose throughout the burning home
A large crowd of first responders and family honored Pratt Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Mike Edwards
Firefighters were preparing to grieve Ivan Flanscha and Zachary Anthony when a home went up in flames just blocks from the procession
“He was good at everything he did. If he ran for president, I would not have been surprised,” retired FDNY Battalion Chief Richard Portell said
Battalion Chief David Lachenauer lost his nearly yearlong battle with cancer just 17 days into his retirement
Chief Larry Dibble, Olympia’s longest-serving fire chief, started his fire career as a junior firefighter at the age of 13
Ryan Fowler now uses his experience of being saved from an overdose three times to give talks to firefighters about his experience
Dan Stalfire was at the movies with his family watching “I Can Only Imagine” when he heard a woman struggling in his row
Julie Ryan became a volunteer firefighter in 1944 after most of the male firefighters had been sent off to fight in World War II
Tripp Zanetis and Chris Raguso were remembered for their determination to help people no matter the sacrifice
Lt. Jason McNally fell 30 feet into a river after sliding across the hood of a burning vehicle and trying to pull the driver out of the car
Houston firefighters surprised Billy Duff with flowers and balloons to cheer her up on her birthday after having “a rough year”
Capt. Brandon Thompson stayed with Channelview band director Aaron Allison after he was airlifted to the hospital
The Chico Fire and Rescue Department firefighters were surprised with a playtime session with Boo, who almost died from smoke inhalation
“There’s no better feeling than going out and helping someone,” Clarks Grove Fire Chief Steven Thisius said
Firefighting requires a team, but a strong team honors individual members for their good work and good ideas
Smoke flowed from the tower, and the San Bernardino County Fire personnel already had on their breathing apparatus
Les Morgan’s son, Assistant Chief Kyle Morgan, jumped into action when Les went into cardiac arrest while on a call
Surveillance footage shows the first responders saving the 9-week-old Saint Bernard after Megan Vitale rushed into the station for help
Rep. Wes Retherford introduced House Bill 534, which would rename a road to “Firefighter and Paramedic Patrick Wolterman Memorial Highway”
Lt. Brandon Anderson, an above-the-knee amputee, returned to his department as a fully qualified firefighter just 10 months after a motorcycle crash
Four people, including the off-duty firefighter, were injured and one of them was airlifted to a hospital
Lt. Laz Ojeda teared up as he recalled making the decision to take Madeleine Wilford to a closer hospital instead of the policy-dictated hospital 30 miles away
The firefighters are shown bringing a mother and her three children down from a second-floor balcony while flames blazed behind them
Alan Ziff’s goal is to prepare them technically to handle the job, and to prepare them mentally to deal with the stresses that come with being a firefighter
A woman in Michigan contacted the wrong Wayland Fire Department on Facebook when her son started choking and she did not have access to a phone
The firefighter was passing by when he saw an officer struggling with a mental health patient who grabbed his gun and fired
Jacksonville Fire Department firefighter Patrick Schneider responded to his first high rise call to save two men who were dangling from the side of the building
Firefighter John Conway, who was on vacation in Bali, carried the woman 5,600 feet down Mount Batur after she fell off of a viewing platform
Quiet Warrior
Avalon Fire Department Captain John Meffert was on his way home for a Fourth of July getaway when Frank and Janan Pisano’s plane hit his car and crashed onto the freeway
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