Firefighter Heroes
Featured stories about firefighters who go above and beyond the call of duty.
The Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company said there was a limited amount of space on the back of Corey Comperatore’s coat
Orlando attorney Dan Newlin is also giving $100,000 to the families of those injured at the rally
Helen Comperatore says she has no ill will towards Biden, but her husband would not want her to take a call from the president
Natacha Davis stood before 300 first responders and told them how the caring she found at a fire station helped her to finally overcome her addiction
Prince George’s County Fire-EMS Department Battalion Chief Donald Fletcher was on his way home from work when he saw a “ball of fire”
Larry Bushey, who served in the Duluth Fire Department for 32 years, died at the age of 85
Maryland Heights Firefighter Shaylor Taetz said he and his partner were rushing to a bus crash when their ambulance slid on the ice and hit a guardrail
“I just knew my brothers were there,” Eric Whitehead said when recalling being pulled from a burning house after suffering third-degree burns to his hands
Josh Montague and Rebecca Budnick realize it could have been worse, but that didn’t make it any less scary when Montague fell through a burning home’s floor
Comstock Township Fire and Rescue Lt. Doug McLiechey and Capt. Dale Beauchamp are both recovering after an “uneventful” surgery
Verizon’s “The Team that Wouldn’t Be Here” series consists of 12 commercials and a documentary featuring NFL stars who owe their lives to first responders
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FDNY firefighter Robert Paolillo and retired Lt. Kieran Brosnan met Jeff Faller and Joseph Stike, who were given a second chance at life
Tony Rutland and Jerome Roberts were awarded for refusing to allow a patient to decline medical care shortly before the patient went into cardiac arrest
Independence Police Officer David Wehlermann saw that the flag was upside down and needed to be repositioned
With no dissent, the Pine Bluff City Council voted to name the city’s newest fire station, Fire Station No. 3, in honor of retired firefighter Tommy Davis
The Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department will be serving a spaghetti dinner for workers impacted by the government shutdown
Brad Carroll and Jerry Donaldson received the STEMI Star Award after identifying and treating a STEMI patient within 18 minutes
“The Team that Wouldn’t Be Here” shares the stories of NFL players who were saved by first responders
A tribute to thousands of responders is taking shape in Vermont; it will be installed this spring at the national Sept. 11 memorial
Three firefighter-paramedics were stopping to get coffee when they were stopped by a friend of Janice Winter, who was about to go into cardiac arrest
Johnny McCabe was treated by the fire chief and his fellow firefighters after he collapsed
Toledo Fire and Rescue Firefighter and Navy veteran Allen Skomer said he couldn’t let the flag “just go to waste”
Firefighter James Axiotis performed CPR and delivered an AED shock to Officer Sean Walker after he collapsed
Oak Bluffs Fire Chief John Rose and firefighter-EMT David Smith were driving by when they saw Trooper Dustin Shaw fighting with a driver he had pulled over
Logan Kurek was the first to administer aid to Officer Amy Caprio after she was struck by a vehicle, and he is now a member of the Baltimore County Fire Department
Oak Bay firefighter Brad Scott was on a flight to Phoenix when he helped hold a distraught passenger down so he could be restrained until an emergency landing was made
Neighboring fire agencies staffed three Kootenai County Fire and Rescue stations so the firefighters could mourn the death of a colleague’s daughter
Hornell Fire Chief Dan Smith recalled fond memories as well as the trials of working at the fire station for 36 years
After a crash left their mother dead and their father and sister hospitalized, five kids were given a Christmas surprise by the St. Louis Fire Department
When the first crew arrived and found out there were still two kids inside, a firefighter went in through a window and started handing children to a teammate
Half of the earnings from the 50/50 raffle at the Boston Bruins game will go to the daughter of firefighter Christopher Roy
Rob McClara and his wife started a fundraiser for 9-year-old Angel’s family and have raised more than $3,000 after being inspired by her generosity
The firefighters were putting out a blaze when they were knocked down the stairs by a flashover explosion
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