Firefighter Heroes
Featured stories about firefighters who go above and beyond the call of duty.
Among the 35 first responders honored were police Sgt. Rasheen McCain, who was fatally shot in the line of duty, and fire Sgt. Sivad Johnson, who died off-duty while trying to rescue three girls from a river
The girl, Elif, was rescued more than 65 hours after the deadly earthquake rocked the country
Puppy Creek Fire Department used life-saving measures to restore breathing to the boy, who also suffered a heart attack en route to the hospital
Fire capt. Darren Peterson: “We do whatever we can to calm them down. The video calmed him down instantly.”
Chris Mills was going to work when a cellphone app alerted him to a burning home in his neighborhood; he turned around and rescued a woman in his jeans and T-shirt
The 43-year-old man, who broke at least six ribs and punctured a lung, is in stable condition and is expected to make a full recovery
The retired volunteer firefighter and EMT said that despite it being years since he used his training, it came back to him as if it were yesterday
Their ladders were too short to reach a balcony where residents had escaped; they pieced together an escape route using two ladders
The 66-year-old veteran recently had to have both legs amputated; materials for the ramp were donated and firefighters gave their time
The firefighters’ gracious act was captured on camera by the man’s neighbor, who posted the photos on his Facebook page and they quickly went viral
Firefighter James Horak recognized Curtis as he walked out of the woods, stopped to help him and notified authorities
Outside of John Cochran’s front drive is a table full of bottled water, Gatorade, doughnuts and granola bars
Crews used a medical syringe to bottle feed the newborn kitten before bringing it to the incident command post
The 10-month-old boy and his mother were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries
The 10-year-old boy was stuck on the cliff about 100 feet above ground; fire officials aren’t sure how he got there
Two firefighters rescued the therapy dogs trapped in the house; one dog could not be rescued and died in the fire
The GoFundMe page was originally hoping to raise $17,000; it has collected more than $60,000 after help from the firefighters
Josiah Kernell got to shoot water from a hose, climb aboard a rig and go up in the basket of a ladder truck
Firefighters and police officers lifted the vehicle together and pulled the victim out; the woman sustained no major injuries
The waitress thanked them for their efforts while battling a warehouse fire; firefighters now want to help her raise money for a wheelchair accessible van for her father
Both the woman and dog were reported to be doing fine; a man and two boys were also in the house but made it out before firefighters arrived
The paramedic swam to the patient in the Hudson River and stabilized her until a rescue boat could bring her to an ambulance
One firefighter had seen the man swim out into the harbor and saw him go under
The firefighter, a former Marine, said he couldn’t stand by and let the robber, who was armed with a knife, carry out the crime
The cat was uninjured and the crash victim decided at the scene to become the cats owner
The dog had injured his paw and wasn’t moving; the rescue took about 45 minutes
The firefighter created a GoFundMe account to raise money to buy more air conditioners for people in need; he’s already up to $1,600
He said he appreciated the family adding him to Facebook and continuing to update him on the girl’s condition
A firefighter immediately administered oxygen to the dog, who was wet but otherwise unharmed
His brother said he’s looking forward to doing things he couldn’t do before like swimming or traveling
Three firefighters fixed the disabled minivan when a man became ill and couldn’t complete the job himself
The girl was stabilized at the pool before being taken to the hospital; she’s expected to be fine
Firefighters played with the children, letting them climb up in the trucks and spray a cone with one of the fire hoses
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