Firefighter Heroes
Featured stories about firefighters who go above and beyond the call of duty.
Escambia County Battalion Chief Curt Isakson said people get in dumpsters “to protect themselves from others”
Engine 11, Truck 16 and Battalion 4 responded to a tree down on a “house”
Hillsborough County firefighters lined the halls at St. Joseph’s Hospital to honor Firefighter Jerrad Huprich
Inmate firefighters began preparing almost 2,000 meals at midnight for firefighters battling the Creek Fire
Off-duty firefighter Lucas Mayne had just proposed to his girlfriend when they spotted a liquor store on fire on the way home
Firefighters were walking back to their engine after battling another blaze when they saw a glow down the street
Daniel Helsel said it was fate that put him in the back of another ambulance on his birthday
Firefighters from across the nation supported Lacey Anderson, the wife of a fire captain who recently died of cancer, by shaving their heads
Fire officials said the children could have been burned or killed if Anival Angulo had not been there
Port of Seattle Fire Captain David Washington rescued Zachary Oehrke after he overdosed in an airport bathroom
Fire Captain John Meffert jumped into action to save Frank and Janan Pisano after their plane hit his car
Sean O’Rourke returned to work 15 months after nearly having his arm amputated when an I-beam crushed the fire truck he was driving
Funds for the nearly $4,000 memorial stone, feauturing the Fireman’s and EMT prayers, came through donations
Firefighters finished hanging up the Christmas lights that the man was working on when he fell and broke his leg
Operating in complex muddy and steep terrain, the responders devised a rope system that was able to lower one firefighter down into the hole to retrieve the dog
The Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial Partnership announced that three artists have been chosen as semi-finalists to memorialize the fallen firefighters
Glen Ellen Cal Fire Capt. Sean Jerry’s plan involved a bulldozer bursting into a canyon to dig a fire break while a back burn was set below
Jamie Foxx started the opening ceremony by standing onstage amongst first responders and leading the crowd in an emotional show of gratitude
Firefighters showed up after Assistant Chief Kim Strickland had surgery to give her a ride home in a pink firetruck
You would be surprised with the power and impact that writing a simple “thank you” card to first responders might have
The paramedic and firefighter were both passing by when they saw the fiery crash and stopped to help
The Boeger family watched on as firefighters raised the large flag in the front yard of their destroyed home
Capt. Peter Bruscato donated a kidney to his best friend, Capt. Kevin Theriault, who was diagnosed with Wegener’s Granulomatosis, a rare auto-immune disease
A monument titled “Those Who Answered The Call” was unveiled, with representations of Pigeon Forge, the Great Smoky Mountains and the responders
Chris Bradley began describing to firefighter Brion Borba what happened to his family when Borba realized he was the one who saved them
Unable to open the car, firefighter Carson Couch punched through the window and grabbed the toddler
The firefighters, who are helping with the California wildfires, got to work at Forget Me Not Farms feeding animals, cleaning stalls and moving hay
Robert Marriott was counseling at a camp for burn survivors when he remembered George after hearing the story of his injury
Valley Regional Fire and EMS teamed up with the Fraternal Order of Police Christina Lodge 84 to help their brothers and sisters in Texas in time for Christmas
“You don’t get tired. Tired! I have never used that word in my life,” Glenn Brubaker said
Merced firefighters found an American flag untouched by the devastating fires and hoisted it up over a pile of rubble that used to be a home
Flight attendant Michella Flores first survived the Las Vegas shooting and then lost her home in the wildfires a week later
Astonishing video released from the fire’s hellish first night showed the soldiers’ courage of the deputies and firefighters working amid the flames
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