International Firefighting
The international firefighting resource page covers news and training information about international fire and emergency medical departments, with a focus on major incidents and lessons learned and what the U.S. fire service can learn from increased networking and collaboration.
Arthur Curry, a 27-year-old from San Diego, signed up with the International Legion of Defense of Ukraine
The idea came from third-year Clifton firefighter Oleg Skachko, who emigrated from Ukraine as a teenager
This week’s photo is a show of solidarity for the people of Ukraine and Ukrainian first responders by FDNY probationary firefighters
While not as popular as in Europe, swap-body modular apparatus have a definite place in the U.S. fire service
Visiting numerous fire stations in New Zealand and Australia gave me perspective on the U.S. fire service and appreciation for theirs
The U.S. exchange student got stuck after a dare went awry; the firefighters said the rescue was not complicated
In the aftermath, one of the girls was left with a pair of broken legs
Sonia Morales Martinez had more than 5,000 hours of experience flying aircraft and was a veteran firefighter
The fire was set by an 81-year-old dementia patient; most of the people died from smoke inhalation
Fire blew through the roof and windows of the building voted best in Britain in the past 175 years
Firefighters say the woman drowned after she refused to be evacuated from her home, while the firefighter died during a rescue operation
After saving the swan, one firefighter got caught in the strong currents; the other leapt in to try to rescue his colleague
The charges come about 10 months after more than 60 of the tankers carrying oil from North Dakota came loose in the middle of the night, sped downhill and derailed
The firefighter was attempting to extinguish a grass fire at his residence when he suffered a cardiac arrest
Firefighters Qian Lingyun, 23, and Liu Jie, 20, were blown through a window in the structure by an explosion while engaged in rescue efforts
Firefighters managed to put a safety belt around the woman just as the iron bar at the bottom suddenly broke off
A wall collapsed and trapped the firefighters; 1 firefighter is in critical condition and the other 3 are stable
Fire chief: ‘I would say the family has a better chance of winning the lottery than finding a pet that survived a blaze, but it was a nice ending to a very sad day for them’
The fires have been so hot they created their own fierce winds, spreading flames that consumed a few entire neighborhoods of ramshackle housing
With no municipal water or fire hydrants to use, routes to the blazes blocked by narrow streets, fire crews could do little but watch some neighborhoods burn
One of the firefighters injured her foot and the other two are being treated for smoke inhalation
His father and twin brother, also firefighters, were among the first responders on the scene
The children were aged between three and 12; the cause of the fire is unknown
The firefighter sustained head and chest injuries and was airlifted to a hospital
Firefighters and medics rushed the wounded to hospitals; 28 are dead and 113 were injured in the attack
The 60-year-old firefighter’s truck left the road and went into a ditch
The firefighter was given first aid at the scene before he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead
The nine firefighters were crushed when a brick wall collapsed on top of them
The fire truck was hit a second time from behind and will be out of service for a long time
“The volunteer firefighters did everything they could. They basically couldn’t save some people they could hear or see and that’s really tough,” Francois Lapointe, the member of Parliament for the area, said
They have endured several days of temperatures exceeding 104 degrees and winds are intensifying the fire risk
For those of us who make a living from the fire service, giving back time, money or energy to firefighters is a moral obligation and profoundly rewarding
Hundreds of homes in the 1,300-year-old town were destroyed but no deaths were reported