Firefighter Heroes
Featured stories about firefighters who go above and beyond the call of duty.
Pennsylvania fire and EMS crews worked for an hour to free a worker’s hand
Charlotte Captain Jeff Bright talks about climbing above the 5-alarm fire to rescue the operator
Campbell firefighters were called out for a deer stuck in a dumpster at the waste water treatment plant
Deputy Chief Glen Widener, Capt. Tyke Gaskell, engineer Dan Bass and firefighter Glenn Smith from Chelan County Fire District all hung up their helmets for good
Al Ewing Sr. has been the chief of Fawn No. 2 Volunteer Fire Company since 1971, and will remain on board after stepping down
Paul Leber, who was injured while battling a tire shop blaze, was applauded by colleagues and police officers before being transported to a rehab facility
The two-month campaign is a way for firehouses and neighbors to showcase their community spirit and bolster local blood supplies
The firefighter can be seen pulling two firefighters to safety after they were trapped under the house that collapsed shortly after crews arrived
Scott Orr, host of “Code 3,” has endured three rounds of brain surgery, but still finds time to record the podcast twice a week
Kevin Shea donated his kidney to Lois Knudson, a special-education teacher who has idolized firefighters her entire life
“They were incredible people and I wanted to thank as many as I could,” the talk show host said while returning to the show after a two-week hiatus
Bonnie Blystone said she was overwhelmed by the kindness and efficiency of the fire department
Richard “Rosie” Rose, 83, and Matt Rose, 58, have collectively served a total of 112 years in the fire service
Monica Kelsey created the Safe Haven Baby Boxes as a way for mothers to surrender newborns anonymously under Indiana’s safe haven law
Mike Brouillette described rescuing the teenage boy who fell down a mine shaft as “the most treacherous rescue call” he’s ever been on
Tampa Fire Rescue firefighter Luigi Young was napping after a 24-hour shift when his family woke him up to tell him about the fire
Fire investigator Josh Macdonald contracted a bacterial infection after pulling a woman from her burning home in March 2016
Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue Captain Suzanne Sweetman donated her kidney to Louis Flaim after meeting him only 10 months ago at church
In the photo, seven firefighters are shown sleeping on the ground nearby a college they battled a blaze to save
Two crews from DeSoto Fire Rescue performed CPR on the baby after she was delivered with the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck
Matt Poliak stopped while walking in a holiday parade to give diamond rings to both Grace Johnson and her daughter Isla
Crews were able to recover her dress and diamond ring and the groom-to-be managed to avoid seeing the dress
Aiden Rawls, 3, worked the fire hose, sat in the fire truck and went up in the ladder truck at Lake Mary Fire Department
Paul Shoemaker heard the Hughes family’s story and collected donations from the community to make their holiday better
John McLaughlin said he saw a handicapped access ramp attached to the home and went inside to find the woman in the living room surrounded by flames
Dallas Fire-Rescue Lt. Martin Leos was nearing Mile 9 when he heard people calling for help
“I just decided to write them a quick note, letting them know we’re not a bunch of Neanderthals just destroying property,” firefighter Ernie Valdez said
Mike Gawelek spent three months to create the “Gawelek Christmas Light Show,” which includes a donation box
Thomas Kofron had no running water when a wildfire reached his neighborhood, so he grabbed a half a gallon of orange juice to help extinguish the blaze
Dallas Fire-Rescue Firefighter-Paramedic William An was shot in his arm and leg while helping a victim who was lying in the middle of an East Dallas street
The survivors raised more than $40,000 to assemble 1,000 baskets as a gesture of appreciation
For the ninth year, Michigan supermarket Meijer teamed up with first responders for “Shop with a Hero”
Tyler Richards is working on a project to have three bronze statutes put up in honor of firefighters, EMS providers and police officers