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THREE KANSAS CITY FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT HOUSE FIRE – MISSOURI

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Three Kansas City firefighters were taken to area hospitals Saturday night after they were injured while battling a fire in a vacant apartment building. Crews were dispatched at 6:52 p.m. to the 5200 block of Independence Avenue, where they arrived to find heavy fire coming from a vacant, three-story multi-family […]

SIX FIREFIGHTERS INJURED LONG ISLAND HOUSE FIRE – NEW YORK

A house fire in Port Washington sent several firefighters to the hospital Friday night. Fire officials say crews were called to a home on White Oak Drive just before 8 p.m. “It sounded like an explosion. I saw the house on fire and the first thing I did was call 9-1-1,” said Mitchell Schultz. Crews […]

OMAHA FIREFIGHTER SERIOUSLY INJURED AT HOUSE FIRE – NEBRASKA

A firefighter suffered serious injuries early Saturday near 19th and Fowler streets during a response call—details are still emerging as authorities investigate. First responders face daily danger, and this incident underscores their sacrifice. Updates will follow as the probe continues.

UPDATE: MAINE FIREFIGHTERS CONTINUE TO RECOVER TWO WEEKS AFTER BLAST

LIBERTY, Maine — Two weeks after the deadly fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont, many of the first responders who rushed to the scene are still carrying the physical and emotional effects of the disaster. While no members of the Liberty Volunteer Fire Department suffered serious injuries, department leaders said the experience left […]

THREE FDNY FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT LI-ION BATTERY FIRE IN BROOKYLN – NEW YORK

FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) — Hazmat crews had to be called to the scene of a restaurant fire in Flatbush, Brooklyn on Wednesday to remove lithium-ion batteries from the premises. Three firefighters suffered minor injuries while battling the fire that broke out at Nice Chinatown restaurant on Foster Avenue around 5:45 p.m., according to FDNY officials. Flatbush […]

INJURED FIREFIGHTER RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL – WYOMING

JACKSON, Wyo. — A local firefighter that was injured during the Memorial Day fire in Teton Pines has been released from the hospital. Jackson Hole Fire/EMS announced Thursday afternoon that firefighter Charlie Crotteau had been released from St. John’s Health following surgery on a fractured left leg. Crotteau responded to the Monday morning fire and had been trying to […]

FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN TWO-ALARM BUSINESS FIRE – MASSACHUSETTS

A firefighter and an employee of East Coast Divers were injured in a fire that damaged the building at 213 Boylston St. on Thursday morning, according to a Brookline town spokesperson. The Brookline Fire Department responded to a two-alarm fire at the location at around 10:20 a.m. on Thursday, according to communications officer Christina Metcalf. […]

THREE FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN HOUSE FIRE WITH COLLAPSE – INDIANA

SYRACUSE, IN – On Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at approximately 11:25 p.m., Turkey Creek Fire Territory was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire in the 700 block of East Northshore Drive in Syracuse. Upon arrival, crews encountered heavy fire conditions involving a large residential structure. During initial operations, responders also observed a vehicle leaving […]

UPDATE: TWO FDNY FIREFIGHTERS REMAIN HOSPITALIZED AFTER STATEN ISLAND EXPLOSION (VIDEO)

NEW YORK — Two FDNY members wounded in a deadly Mariners Harbor fire and shipyard explosion are recovering from critical injuries sustained during the rescue effort Friday. The investigation into the cause of blast continues, the FDNY told the Advance/SILive.com Sunday. Fire Marshal Christopher Cuccaro, 46, of the K-9 unit, and Firefighter Vincent Delgado, 36, of Ladder 80 […]

FIREFIGHTER IN STABLE CONDITION AFTER FALL AT FIRE – WYOMING

Teton County firefighters are battling a structure fire that started early this morning near the Teton Pines Country Club in Wilson. Jackson Hole Fire/EMS got a call at 3 a.m. Monday, Memorial Day, with a report of a possible gas leak at the Teton Pines clubhouse. By 3:50 a.m., all area fire stations were actively […]