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MAN ARRESTED FOR THROWING DRINK CAN AT ENGINE – CALIFORNIA

A Northern California man has been arrested months after authorities say he hurled an unopened Red Bull can at a Cal Fire Butte County fire engine rushing to a vegetation fire, shattering its windshield and putting the truck out of service. Cal Fire said Engine 72 was traveling northbound on Upper Palermo Road on June 29, with […]

GEORGIA POLICE OFFICER KILLS MAN WHO ATTACKED A FIREFIGHTER WITH MACHETE

WRIGHTSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A police officer who was talking to a firefighter outside a Georgia convenience store shot and killed a man who drove up to the store and began attacking the firefighter with a machete, authorities said Monday. After arriving at the store in a vehicle, the man walked over to where the […]

THREE FDNY FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT INWOOD APARTMENT FIRE

INWOOD, Manhattan (WABC) — One person is in critical condition after a fire broke out inside a fourth-floor apartment in Inwood just before 7 a.m. on Monday. FDNY responded to the fire at 101 Sherman Avenue, an apartment building with six floors. Citizen App video taken by a neighbor showed smoke billowing from an apartment window. A building […]

CLOSE CALL AT GEORGIA FIRE WITH COLLAPSE

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A Gwinnett County firefighter was injured and nine others were forced to evacuate after the roof of an office building collapsed during a fire Saturday night. Fire crews responded at about 7:15 p.m. to a business fire in the 4500 block of Nelson Brogdon Boulevard after 911 callers reported that flames […]

ALABAMA FIREFIGHTER TRANSPORTED WITH SMOKE INHALATION

LINCOLN, Ala. (WBRC) – A firefighter in east Alabama was injured while responding to a house fire in east Alabama Sunday night. The Lincoln Fire Department said the call came in at around 11:30 for a fire in the 700 block of Eastland Drive in the Eastland Shores Community. Lincoln Fire Chief Joshua Vincent says […]

ARIZONA FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN MOUNTAIN RESCUE

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A firefighter and a woman are recovering after a trail rescue in Phoenix Saturday night. Around 5:30 p.m., rescue teams responded to the area of Deem Hills, near Stetson Valley Parkway, for reports of an injured hiker. When they arrived at the scene, crews were able to find the woman and evaluate her injuries […]

TWO FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN NORTH CAROLINA

SURF CITY, N.C. (WITN) – Firefighters in Surf City have put out a multi-home blaze that destroyed one home and damaged others. The fire is at the 1700 block of North Shore Drive. The Surf City Fire Department says one home was destroyed and three others were damaged. Officials say that two firefighters were injured […]

FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN BUSINESS FIRE – TENNESSEE

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Pigeon Forge firefighters responded to a fire at Country Mill Crafts and Antiques at 6:13 on Sunday night. A representative from the city of Pigeon Forge said that one firefighter was injured while responding to the fire. “One firefighter sustained a minor hand injury when a ladder shifted during operations. […]

MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO 2022 OWI CRASH THAT KILLED MEMPHIS FIREFIGHTER, INJURED TWO OTHERS

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office has announced a new plea agreement in the case of Maurice Yarbrough, whose actions led to the death of a veteran firefighter and injuries to two others. On August 10, 2022, Maurice Yarbrough, while allegedly intoxicated, ran a red light and collided with a fire truck responding […]

SAN FRANCISCO FIREFIGHTER INJURED IN RESIDENTIAL FIRE UNDERGOES SPINAL SURGERY

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A San Francisco firefighter suffered a serious spinal injury while battling a large residential fire in the Marina District last week, according to loved ones. Chris Vickery fell from the third floor to the second floor while inside the burning Chestnut Street home and was rescued by his fellow firefighters. Vickery, […]