Firefighter Heroes
Featured stories about firefighters who go above and beyond the call of duty.
Wildlife rehabilitation officials said the owl was found “among the ashes, disoriented and suffering from smoke inhalation”
The firefighter was forced to deploy his personal fire shelter to prevent two residents from being overcome by flames
The armed man had robbed three nearby businesses before attempting another robbery at a bar
Firefighters smashed windows to pull them into the building; the men appeared to be shaken, but not hurt
The firefighters completed the delivery, but found that the baby wasn’t breathing; they cleared her airways and she started to cry
The firefighters shared stories and gave the boys shirts, hats and toy fire trucks
Firefighters foamed the bees, which were very aggressive; firefighters then hosed a goose off gave it oxygen
“I was saving the $300 dollars for a PS4. But I said saving a life is more important,” Hector Montoya said
Firefighters carried the 73-year-old man from the second floor down a ladder
Firefighter Rob Robinson jokes that giving the kidney wasn’t required for getting permission to hunt, but felt like the right thing to do
Firefighters put the man in a rescue basket, then brought him up from the floating roof to the roof of the tank
A group of about seven firefighters, aided by some police and medics, lifted the man’s truck off of him using their bare hands
“Now the marathon means that much more to everybody in this house. Now guys are truly honored to participate in it,” firefighter Chris Dunn said
The dog was left with nobody to care of it while his owner recovers in the hospital — until the warmhearted firefighters said they’ll take him home temporarily
Crystal Johnson thanked the firefighters who worked on her 3-year-old son for 22 minutes after he fell into the family’s pool
A moment of silence at 7:51 p.m. marked the exact time of the leveling blast in a town that is recovering but still has a long way to go
“We were there in Boston where they just recently had a tragedy. It was a little token of our appreciation. The least we could do was pick up their dinner,” pitcher Kyle Lohse said
Firefighter Mark A. Haudenschild, II, 26, died in November 2012 when the tanker truck he was driving on the way to a brush fire rolled several times and hit three utility poles
Artist Greg Doster presented 15 of his own paintings to volunteer fire departments across the state to thank the firefighters for saving his life
Firefighter Justin Tracy was driving home when he saw the house on fire and heard calls for help
“He’d be happy about it, that they’re out here helping me,” Becky Calvin said
“My heart broke and I just said, ‘I know we can give that dog a good home,’” firefighter Paul DiFalco’s wife said
Firefighter Andrew Vinson used backboards like snowshoes to get across the mud
Firefighter Kennedy was called a “good soul” and a “free-wheeling spirit” today as he was mourned at a church by his family, friends, and comrades
The firefighter is recovering in the hospital from hypothermia and is expected to be OK
The funeral for Lt. Edward Walsh is today and firefighter Michael Kennedy’s funeral will be aired Thursday
Because of cold temperatures, firefighters used equipment to blow warm air into the hole during the rescue effort to protect the dog from hypothermia
In 1925, a fire which threatened the entire downtown, claimed the life of firefighter Horace Clair Brainard
“Basically your life changes forever after that day,” said firefighter and hostage Sidney Garner
“I kind of picked up on the door enough and kind of wiggled the door enough that we got his leg out and by this time the smoke was really starting to build up,” firefighter Alex McKinney said
“It was an amazing feeling to have him pin an award on us when that night it was very very grim on whether he was going to survive or not,” firefighter Greg Sauceman said
Firefighters and EMTs pried open the elevator doors in the sub-basement to reach her and hoist her up in a basket
Clive Fire Department Assistant Chief Tony Collins happened to be celebrating his 53rd birthday at the pub and rushed forward to start CPR
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