Firefighter Heroes
Featured stories about firefighters who go above and beyond the call of duty.
The captain rescued the woman from her burning car which was near debris burning in the parking lot
Windsor’s Lauri Volkert is the first individual from the state to receive the national honor
Ahead of anticipated wildland fire season, the vice president told Brentwood firefighters to “take care of yourself”
Derek Horneman, who was visiting his parents down the street, said he was walking his dog when he smelled smoke
Crews were just coming off duty when they stopped to help the injured dog
Chief Nate Tracey had his arms hooked under the man’s armpits, dragging the man across the road, away from the burning vehicle
Crews brought the koala back to their station and police officers hand-fed her water and gum leaves
The baby is in good condition at a local hospital, but 30 more minutes outside in the cold might have killed her
Ernie Bouthiette went into cardiac arrest due to arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia; he didn’t know he had the heart condition until he woke up in the hospital
Firefighters knocked down “Santa’s” car fire then drove him to where he was delivering presents
Three people were injured in the fire; the cause remains under investigation
“Sometimes Santa is in a red suit, sometimes he’s in a red fire truck,” said Sunrise Deputy Fire Chief John McNamara.
Finley Brown was diagnosed with cancer last June; firefighters said she was friendly and fierce
The fire started in the attic of the home, because of overheated electrical wiring from too many space heaters
Brody Channell was returning from honoring his father who died in the line of duty when he pulled to the side of the road to help an officer performing CPR on an unresponsive infant
The picture has been shared over 1,000 times after a bystander caught the precious moment
Born without part of his brain, he wasn’t expected to live; today, he has 10 years of volunteering and is an honorary training officer
The man punched a firefighter and ran across a bridge toward a highway, where he was pursued by firefighters and detained in the median
The group, called Firefighters for Healing, was founded by retired firefighter Jake Laferriere; he was burned in a house explosion in 2010
The family had a brief scare during labor when the baby’s umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck on the first push out
District Fire Chief Jack Berry called the rescues “absolutely amazing” and said he had never seen anything like it in his 32-year career
A new firehouse was built on the same spot where the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire took place
The firefighters, along with a doctor who was also a passenger, helped a woman who was complaining of severe pain due to a recent surgery
They removed the line and put the bird on the ground, but it was too tired to fly
As Alan Dugan looked back on 2 minutes and 30 seconds of being trapped, he realized he has much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving
Crews responded to a 911 call at his house and saw he didn’t have a table or chairs; they built him a kitchen table and brought a 24-pound turkey and all the fixings
He doused a mailbox fire and carried a burning baby stroller out of the building saying he reacted how he was trained growing up
The global day of giving will remember firefighters who died in the line of duty and celebrate those who continue to give back to their communities every day
Nathaniel Stocks, 5, had visited a fire station two days before the fire, where he learned fire safety techniques
He saved numerous lives by alerting his family to the smell of smoke; one firefighter was hurt in the blaze
The man suffered a dozen bone fractures after a porch wall collapsed into a trench that he was working on; his friend died in the collapse
The boy, now 29, met retired Capt. Don Kosen over the weekend; he gave Capt. Kosen a hug and thanked him for saving his life
Gracie Duplisea, 7, was born with Prader-Willi Syndrome; she loves all things related to emergency services
