Firefighter Heroes
Featured stories about firefighters who go above and beyond the call of duty.
In November 2018, Gary Weiland was given “unbelievable” news that doctors would have to amputate his leg after knee surgery complications
Sgt. James Johnston, an explosive ordnance disposal specialist and volunteer firefighter, was killed in south-central Afghanistan
The union established the awards banquet after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, with an aim to praise the courage of the city’s emergency personnel
The Asst. fire chief was visiting relatives when the police officer was shot and rendered critical first aid
Firefighters arrived soon after and used ropes to pull the mother and child to safety
The firefighters forced their way inside his burning home and found him in the thick of the fire using thermal imaging cameras
Firefighters used a ladder truck to reach them and carry them to safety; no one was hurt in the crash
A man fell off his roof while putting up Christmas lights and firefighters tended to his broken leg; while he was at the hospital, they finished stringing the lights for him
There are a complex set of characteristics that push some into action while others stand by
Battalion Chief Tim Blank returned home to a hero’s welcome of cheers, applause and hugs
They caught her as she dropped from an eighth-story window.
When they discovered Amanda Nederveen has no income while she’s off work getting chemotherapy, they came together to raise funds for her
The firefighters were recognized for helping save a man from a wreck upside down in a ditch filled with water
“We miss my husband, their dad, but we’re surrounded by love here,” said FDNY widow Elsa Deery
One of the new firefighters is six-years-old and the other is four
Firefighters called her a hero after rescuing an elderly man from a house fire
They were chosen for risking their lives to search for, rescue, revive and transport the elderly woman who was living in a house that was engulfed in flames on Feb. 28
The 6-year-old girl won the ride in a raffle, which was part of the city’s fire prevention week celebration
He witnessed the crime on Sept. 30 at an area convenience store and held the alleged carjacker until police arrived
More than a hundred firefighters lined up in the pouring rain to say goodbye to Lt. William Walker, a man who ‘made Cleveland safer’
He’s humble about the rescue, saying he’s happy that he was in the right place at the right time so that he could help
Lt. Arlie Hill died Sunday after suffering severe burns to 90 percent of his body in August when he ran into a house fire while off-duty
A 15-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl were swept into a creek; firefighters rushed into the water to save them
Ghent Capt. Fred Burroughs was killed in 2007 at an explosion at a convenience store
Dominic Cumo, considered to be one of the youngest people ever to be afflicted with Lou Gehrig’s Disease, was sworn in as an FDNY junior firefighter Thursday
The playgrounds reflect the personalities of the victims and their siblings are made special “foremen” on construction days to help them heal
The firefighter said with no light in the home he felt his way through the structure, but he soon ran out of oxygen
She jumped from a second-story window after rescuers convinced the woman to drop in their arms
The local firefighter was driving by and saw smoke; he ran up to the house, banged on the door and got the residents out
J Phillips, an Asheboro firefighter, was recently diagnosed with Stage IV Salivary Gland Cancer; it’s one of the rarest forms of cancer and less than one percent of Americans have this disease
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