Firefighter Heroes
Featured stories about firefighters who go above and beyond the call of duty.
Fire Chief Reggie Johnson and Communications Shift Supervisor David Bradshaw address the mayday call, fill-in response, and heroic acts amid loss of life
Fire Chief Reginald Johnson said firefighters rescued 15 workers and had to call for help themselves during the construction site fire
Attorney General Merrick Garland said the recipients showed “extraordinary valor” above and beyond the call of duty
Quiet Warrior
A group of 25 firefighters made the drive south to help more than 150 firefighters who lost their homes due to Hurricane Harvey
Despite being concerned about his home, Michael Rooker praised firefighters and their heroic actions
Sean Hayden and Joe Costa said they saw a mom straddling a window sill with a child and a pregnant woman with another infant behind her when they arrived
A mother rang the doorbell of the Orlando Fire Department with her lifeless and blue 26-day-old son in her arms
The firefighters said they bring people to the hospital all the time, but it’s not often they drop off a newborn baby
French firefighter Xavier Gourmelon said the princess was conscious when he pulled her out the Mercedes
Academy Sports and Outdoors has hosted more than 400 responders who have traveled from all over the country to help victims in need
The firefighters in Houston had to wade through chest-deep water floodwater to rescue a family inside
Two firefighters managed to scramble out of the way at the last moment when part of the burning roof fell to the ground
Quiet Warrior
Donnie Glenn and his wife Donna are traveling from shelter to shelter searching for people in need of medical attention
Carolyn Gish responded to Chief Glen Kneeland’s post about helping Hurricane Harvey victims and let him know of two stranded people
“The perspective we have now is: everything we do is focused on enhancing people’s lives and earning their trust,” Chief Brian Schaeffer said
The store hosted a “first responder day” before they opened to the public
Members of Pennsylvania-Task Force 1, an urban search-and-rescue group overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, made the 22-hour trip to Texas
“Some people like to fish, some people like to go on trips and things like this when they retire... well, this is what I enjoy doing,” Capt. Joe Rutherford said
California Task Force 5, a 45-person team, embarked on a 1,350-mile trek to the AT&T Center
The firefighters had the limbs cleaned up in minutes and gave her some to use for firewood
Jackie Giacchetti said she didn’t think twice when she saw the black smoke billowing
The video shows firefighters walking into a smoke-filled room and picking up the kitten
More than 25 firefighters and lifeguards linked up to save Pete Peterson, who was more than a football field away from shore
The Alameda County Fire Department contained flames that interrupted a couple’s reception at a historic vineyard mansion
The captain was guiding the firefighter on how to cut a ventilation hole into the roof when it gave way
Louis “Butch” Chagnon and Michael Chagnon served on the Somerset Fire Department for a combined total of 63 years
There are two people in front and back to direct traffic and someone to hold onto Ray McNamara’s arm to guide him since he can’t see
Firefighter Randy Manigualt and a nurse revived a man at a welcome center after he collapsed
Richard Vergara and Raunedys Pena rescued a man by getting him off the bridge and comforting him
Firefighter Weaver Debe and 15 of his colleagues are joining the nonprofit group HEART 9/11 to build a school for 600 children
Robert and Raymond Alexander were both first responders during the World Trade Center attacks
Chief Shane Wilson carried the man in his arms through the smoke from a burning home
Janet Heggeman lost control of her vehicle and crashed into a tree, causing the car to set on fire
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