Firefighter Heroes
Featured stories about firefighters who go above and beyond the call of duty.
For the nearly 3,000 victims, we owe it to their memory to ensure their stories are not forgotten
From coast to coast, these September 11 memorials stand as solemn reminders of the courage, sacrifice and enduring spirit that emerged in the wake of tragedy
Fairfax County Fire & Rescue works to ensure that the next generation of firefighters understand the legacy of 9/11’s fallen firefighters
Firefighter Matthew Clinton, 29, broke the window with a hammer to get the four-year-old out of the car
Brent McCartney met with the firefighters and police officers who responded when he suffered cardiac arrest while driving and crashed his car
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FDNY Battalion Chief Robert Miuccio was among the first responders who helped recover the bodies of those who lost their lives following the terrorist attacks
Fire Investigator Mike DeFrancisco was able to catch the toddler as he fell from his second story home that was quickly filling up with smoke
Richard VanTroost, 66, wanted to personally thank and shake hands with the first responders who saved his life when he suffered a heart attack
The little girl reminded Firefighter Chris Leisly of his own children and said that moments like these are why he became a firefighter
Gary Firefighters Union Local 359 and the Gary Fire Department partnered with the Gary Parks Department to host a park clean-up Friday and Saturday at Buffington Park
The Yarnell Hill Fire Memorial Park will feature a “story wall,” an amphitheater and a centerpiece featuring the iconic photo of the Granite Mountain Hotshots
Lt. William Cross and Firefighter Anthony Arone received the Thomas R. Linskey Award of Merit for going above and beyond the call of duty
The firefighters, all four are members of Syracuse Fire Fighters Local 280, were honored for their actions during two separate incidents that occurred in 2018
Coleman Blease “Coley” Loadholt Jr., 51, of Hampton County, suffered a medical emergency while on duty at the fire station on June 17
Boston Fire Lt. Paul Hoban passed away suddenly at his home on Sunday, June 16, he was 57
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The Edinboro Volunteer Fire Department was sent to the fire and was assisted by crews from the Cranesville, Cambridge Springs and Kearsarge fire departments and the McKean and Stancliff hose companies
Capt. Brian Seidenschmidt was one of two firefighters to fly today, honored for leading the efforts to rescue the Thunderbird crew in the 2017 mishap
South Whatcom Fire Authority Firefighter James Jasperson ran a mile in full firefighting gear in 6:33.28 seconds to raise money for charity
William R. Powell created the organization’s first hazmat and swift-water rescue teams, bought three fire trucks with ladders reaching 150 feet and started hiring female firefighters
Police bodycam footage shows gunfire exchange that led to the death of Wisconsin Firefigher Mitchell Lundgaard
Dennis C. Straight, 59, was struck by a vehicle while working a wreck near a S.C. highway intersection
Omaha Fire Department firefighters were called to fellow Firefighter-Paramedic Jeremy Knott’s home, but were unable to resuscitate him
Capt. Thomas Kenney was a fire service instructor and leader of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Massachusetts Urban Search and Rescue Task Force
The firefighters deployed two tourniquets to stop the bleeding, while at the same time working to free the victim from his vehicle
Battalion Chief Marty Osborne worked for the Claremore Fire Department for over three decades
The first responders invited were firefighters, police officers, ambulance personnel, paramedics, and dispatchers and others
The memorial is designed to pay tribute to those eight Gloucester firefighters who lost their lives in the line of duty
The firefighters rushed to smash open the window of the vehicle as a woman was being carried away by flood waters
Chief Robert Edward Dorsey also served in the Army in World War II and saw action in Normandy, the Rhineland, the Ardennes, Northern France and Central Europe
The fire department was among the first to get the Jaws of Life to extract individuals from wrecked vehicles in 1976
The ceremony is part of an annual nationwide day to remember all firefighters, from those who died in the line of duty to those whose life extended beyond retirement