Firefighter Heroes
Featured stories about firefighters who go above and beyond the call of duty.
“She was possibly going to go off the road, hit another car, another person, or worse,” said Josh Milne with Gilbert Fire and Rescue
“They all saved my life,” recounted Derek Oldfather, whose leg became trapped in a conveyor belt on a job site
As they alerted firefighters to the blaze, the EMTs and medics rescued a man and four dogs and searched for a mother and baby
While trapped in the rubble, firefighter Dustin Luebke held onto Emily Fodness’ hand until they were able to reach her
Firefighter-EMT Rachel Itzoe was walking into her house and heard the crash; she and a friend ran to the scene and assessed the situation
Kaheem, 5, who is battling leukemia, started out his dream-come-true day on a Montgomery County fire truck
Firefighters delivered around 120 coats to first-graders; the coats were purchased through donations made to the fire union
Firefighter Lonnie Wimmer said he noticed restaurant patrons showing symptoms of nausea, headaches and chest pain
Firefighters from 16 departments responded to the two-alarm blaze; crews grabbed what they could before they had to leave
Firefighters showed up to the boy’s house in four engines with lights and sirens flashing, and gifted him his own turnout gear
Daniel Loflin and Capt. Tim James said they both became firefighters because they wanted to help those in need
Lt. Anthony Perkins said becoming a first responder was never a question; it has always been a given
After a firefighter and his wife learned a police officer lost his dog, they gifted him and his family a new puppy
Serving the community is the core of any firefighter’s career; here’s a handful of examples of firefighters going above and beyond the call of duty
Daniel DeMeo was in Cancun with his family when a commotion drew him to a woman lying on the floor of a restaurant
Amanda Perryman and her husband were leaving for vacation when they received alerts of the wildfires and decided to turn back
Firefighters escorted 21 children to meet Santa Claus and took them on a $100 shopping spree
Over the past 13 years, firefighters have raised more than $100,000 for the organization through an annual golf tournament
Erik Gaines was setting up Christmas lights on his home when he fell from his ladder and broke his leg
Sioux Falls firefighter Dustin Luebke held Emily Fodness’ hand as crews used small tools to carefully cut through the mattress that cushioned her from the collapsed ceiling above
Chief Darren Ware was returning from a line-of-duty-death funeral when he noticed smoke on the road
The high school principal was coaching son’s baseball game when an SUV crashed through a chain-link fence and onto the field
Summer Ginn was driving her 2-year-old daughter to school when she lost control of her car and hit a tree
Captain Circo Napolitano was driving through Georgia with his wife when the crash unfolded in front of them
The firefighter managed to retrieve the urn of ashes before the house was consumed by flames
Derek Dee happened to be working at a station near his parents’ house when he got the call
Firefighters, paramedics and a YMCA lifeguard sprang into action when a man playing basketball collapsed on the court in April
Jack Pritchard first joined the New York Fire Department in 1970 as part of Squad 4
It’s not the uniform, it’s the person wearing it who makes it more than just cotton, stitches, patches and polyester
Matthew Gore suffered life-threatening injuries in a 60-foot fall; it took rescuers over 12 hours to pluck him from the cave
Chief Billy McAdams and firefighter Jamie Brock were working on his farm when they got the call about an active shooter at Townville Elementary
The 30-year veteran took down the shooter and held him until law enforcement arrived on scene
Kaylee Moreno has been battling leukemia but is now in remission