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
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
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
