Firefighter Heroes
Featured stories about firefighters who go above and beyond the call of duty.
Days after Fire Lt. Jason Menard died rescuing members of his crew, several toured a local fire department hoping to follow in his footsteps
Thousands gathered at the funeral for Worcester Fire Lt. Jason Menard, who was killed after rescuing fellow firefighters at a three-story blaze last week
The girl had practiced fire safety drills with her father that detailed who to go to and where to go if there ever was a fire
The relationship between the two departments began in the Civil War after sending a modern hose carriage to a department in need
A firefighter and his two groomsmen, who are also firefighters, were on their way to Las Vegas for a bachelor party when they jumped into action
The rings were the only things the homeowner was able to salvage from her burned down house
Capt. Ian Buckley spent 8 days in the ICU, had 4 surgeries and was released with a vacuum pack sealed tightly around his leg to keep the wound clean
Firefighter Clint Walker helped all four occupants evacuate the home unharmed
The doors of the bay had been closed for hours and the hummingbird got exhausted flying around inside
Michael Sitler received a certificate for bravery and a merit bar for helping get emergency aid for his unconscious mother while watching his younger sister and dog
He used a garden hose to put out the fire believed to have been sparked by lightning
The teen was pale and shaken but could walk and talk; he was taken to a hospital with minor injuries
Firefighters were able to lasso a leash around her body to pull her up; she was wet and shaking with minor injuries
They gave Justin Bolduc hats and T-shirts along with a ride in a fire truck
Brian Arps broke his shoulder, all his ribs, a hole in each lung and tore his aorta
Firefighters pulled the workers through a window; they were not hurt
Mya Eppert was only 8 months old in 2006 when a fire tore through her home
The man was flown for burn injuries after Chief Josh Fitzgerald rescued him
Three family members, who work with the local fire department, have been trained in grain bin rescues and helped save his life
Eaden Marti, 14, gave a 6-year-old boy CPR when he saw him at the bottom of a pool; he learned the lifesaving procedure after becoming a junior firefighter
The firefighters removed carpet and are working to make the floors easy for him to maneuver on
It wasn’t his first off-duty water rescue, but it was the first time his four children got to see their father in action
Firefighters said the dog had gotten stuck first and then the owner got stuck trying to help
Firefighters loosened the brick wall enough for Chip to squeeze his head back through the cinder-block wall
Randy Leonard, who left Portland Fire to take on politics, remembered his training
Justin Tallett, a former Army medic who completed a stint in Afghanistan in 2012, brushed off praise, saying he simply relied on his training and instincts
His parents tracked down the medics who saved him from a near-fatal anaphylactic attack and invited them to his birthday bash
The woman was beaten, robbed and her house was set on fire days later to cover the crime
She grabbed her friends, ran to the back bathroom, got low to the ground and put towels over their faces
He was able to pull the 80-year-old woman from the home; she was taken to a hospital and later died
He said he was glad to help and that it was one of those moments where he was in the right place at the right time
He wants to raise money for safety equipment, helping those who lost spouses in the line of duty and burn victim research
