Off Duty

After an ultimatum from his wife, former Firefighter-Paramedic Jordan Long realized the toll his career was taking – and took steps to help others thrive

A 41-year-old firefighter decided to "randomly" play the lottery ahead of his shift, and it paid off – literally

R.I. Firefighter Anthony Colella and Mass. Firefighter Mark McCullough administered CPR for 10 minutes until the man regained consciousness

Palm Beach County Captain Eric Price and FF-Medic Sam Adler rendered aid until the flight made an emergency landing

The firefighter-medic and a nurse both separately stopped to assist the crash victims, all of whom had to be extricated from the vehicles

Kansas City firefighter Anthony Santi was fatally shot with a handgun purchased and modified by a convicted felon

Engineer/EMT Wilbert Hayes went under while swimming with his family in Lake Michigan

Tornado Firefighter Joshua Taylor suffered smoke inhalation during his rescue of a neighbor

Beverly Firefighter Shane Stevenson had only three days on the job when he pulled a man from his crashed car before it burst into flames

Banks County Fire & EMS colleagues said Ritchie Alford spotted two swimmers in the rip current and went in to save them

Seminary VFD Firefighter Phillip Allan was struck while crossing a highway to help crash victims

Firefighter Dennis Bean has been hand-lettering all Orono Fire Department vehicles since he joined in 1996 after attending art school

Turtle Creek Firefighter Michael McAllister heads to the Los Angeles Rams' rookie camp this week

Rookie Myrtle Beach Firefighter Nathan Ellis pulled the family members out through a back window that he punched out with his bare hands

A council member was inspired by FF-medic Lt. Mark Quick who stopped to help at a car crash and was severely hurt