Firefighter Heroes
Featured stories about firefighters who go above and beyond the call of duty.
State troopers escorted the U.S. Honor Flag to eight locations around the state in memory of fallen firefighters, police officers and EMS personnel
Firefighter Greg Popps was attending his first game at the Carrier Dome when he saw a fan slump over and jumped into action
Doug Stevens, 25, was celebrating his birthday with fellow first responders when he helped police detain a suspect in a robbery attempt
Firefighter Kevin Bacon said he’d been lifting weights when he got the call for the rollover
He sprung into action and immediately started resuscitation on the unresponsive child; he was happy to be in the right place at the right time
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He called 911 and the paramedics rushed her to the hospital after she suffered a heart attack
After helping when he saw his neighbors home on fire, Morgan Herndon says he plans to join the fire department
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She spent five days in the hospital, but she is now feeling as healthy as she did before the heart trouble
Several cars in a parking lot went up in flames and thick black smoke briefly shut two lanes of an interstate
His fellow firefighters held a benefit ride for Booker and raised $12,000 to help pay for his medical expenses
The cat was eventually pulled from the branch and handed to another firefighter to safely bring down from the tree
You can see the Yarnell 19 memorial on the car on Saturday at the Bullring in Las Vegas for the Nascar All-American series
Lt. Vega says he’ll stand honor guard during his wake to honor the life of the man who saved his life
Six of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots killed were permanent employees, the others were considered seasonal
It took rescuers three hours using heavy equipment to unbury the 8-year-old boy
Firefighter Ducote also gave Rowan his helmet for his courage and generosity
Over a seven-day stretch, firefighters battled flames in three separate fires
The woman left after thanking him, but police were able to find her after checking with her doctor’s office
The boy said he left home after seeing monsters at his house
The 71-year-old man collapsed and was not breathing when the firefighter began CPR
When their plane landed on the runway, there were two fire engines waiting for them, spraying water
He was the last man left in the apartment building after it caught fire and the firefighter rescued him
First responders saluted from highway overpasses as she returned home
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