Firefighter Heroes
Featured stories about firefighters who go above and beyond the call of duty.
Hundreds of first responders from across the state gathered to pay their respects to Menard, who was killed in a four-alarm fire last week
Fallen Worcester Fire Lt. Jason Menard rescued a fellow firefighter and was searching for trapped residents when he was killed in the blaze
Firefighter Chris Pace remains in intensive care after being rescued during a four-alarm fire by Fire Lt. Jason Menard, who later died in the blaze
Cameron Hill rode in the fire truck and squirted the fire hose back at the station
They were named “Firefighters of the Year” for their part in a rescue of a trapped construction worker on March 25
It was the second baby delivered by Saginaw firefighters in a month
A fire destroyed the teen’s house and bike; firefighters took up a collection and got him a new 20-speed bike
Emergency crews tied ropes to the man, gave him a harness and attached an additional rope to pull him up
‘Pony’ had been trapped inside an RV destroyed by fire
Six firefighters and two civilians suffered minor injuries in the fire
Fourteen-year veteran Lt. Gordon Ambelas was honored last month for helping save a 7-year-old boy
Firefighter Cliff Schoonmaker doesn’t think he did anything special and chalks it up to just being at the right place at the right time
The retired firefighter and the NASA scientist shared a long-awaited hug
With his bare hands, he bent the locked door in half from the top down; the glass shattered and he pulled the driver to safety
Brendan McDonough is working to raise funds and awareness about wildland firefighters who deal with PTSD
After several minutes of work, firefighters said the cat regained consciousness
She got out of the car and it began to roll away; in an attempt to stop the vehicle, she got pinned between the door and a ditch
The community has balanced how to mourn and honor the men with how to move forward
His goal is to complete the 6,000-mile trip to Miami by mid-August and raise $100,000 along the way
Firefighters used vegetable oil to ease the dog’s head out of the hole
A firefighter and an animal control worker were put in harnesses and lowered into the pit, where they were able to retrieve the dog
The fire department will ring a bell and call out the names of the nine firefighters who died battling the Sofa Super Store fire
Ed, who had been a forest ranger with a passion for the outdoors, wanted to be among nature one last time; the fire department made sure he was safe on his journey
Firefighters hadn’t yet arrived, so he broke the basement window and saw a man and a woman lying face down as the room filled with smoke
“We just wanted to lessen the load on the family,” firefighter Jeremy Winn said. “We finished digging the hole and repairing the pipe for them.”
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The firefighter said he had to shock the 33-year old victim twice before the man’s heart started beating again
The country star wrote and sings the final song in the animated film, which highlights firefighter bravery and sacrifice
A medic and a patient suffered only smoke inhalation due to his quick actions
Recent heavy rain made a drainage area extra muddy, causing all four of Dusty’s legs to sink
He became a surrogate dad to the children of his best friend and fellow firefighter who died Sept. 11; he was surprised and thanked by star players of the New York Jets
A dispatcher was able to talk the mother through the steps of CPR until firefighters arrived
