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RESPONDING APPARATUS ROLLOVER WITH INJURIES IN NORTH CAROLINA

SMITHFIELD — Five people were hospitalized Monday afternoon after a Smithfield fire truck responding to an emergency call collided with a passenger car, causing the engine to overturn. Johnston County Report Photo The crash occurred shortly after 3 p.m. at the intersection of Market and Seventh streets. According to officials, Engine One, staffed by four […]

CHICAGO FIREFIGHTER VICTIM OF ATTEMPTED CAR JACKING OUTSIDE FIREHOUSE

CHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago firefighters were held at gunpoint outside a station on Thanksgiving Day, police and an alderman said. The crime happened at about 7:15 a.m. in front of Engine 91’s quarters in the 2800 block of N. Pulaski Road, police confirmed. Forty-fifth ward Alderman Jim Gardiner said masked suspects were trying to steal a […]

FIVE NORWALK, CT FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT HOUSE FIRE

NORWALK, Conn. (WFSB) – Five firefighters were hospitalized and 12 people were displaced after a house fire in Norwalk on Saturday afternoon, the Norwalk Fire Department said. Crews responded to13 Golden Hill St. for the fire around 2:30 p.m. The fire department said there was fire on all three floors of the home. All of […]

WELDING SPARK STARTS FIREHOUSE ON FIRE – TEXAS

CONCAN, Texas — The Concan Fire Department caught fire after “a spark from welding” ignited from inside the station. The department says they’ve been finishing up construction work and during that process, a spark from welding ignited a “small fire” within the station. No injuries were reported as officials say the fire was limited to […]

JAMAICA FIREFIGHTERS & THEIR FAMILIES RELIEF UPDATE

The cost to ship to Jamaica WAS very expensive-HOWEVER-we have an excellent, MUCH LOWER COST solution. We can now ship them to the address below in Florida, and they will take care of getting them over to Jamaica. As a reminder, many of the Jamaica Fire Brigade members and their families have suffered huge losses due to […]

TWO HARTFORD, CT FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN FALL THROUGH FLOOR AT APARTMENT FIRE

Two firefighters were injured after falling through the floor of an apartment building while battling a fire in Hartford. Crews responded to Hudson Street after a three-alarm fire broke out at a mixed use, multi unit apartment building Wednesday night. The building is located at the corner of Hudson and Park streets in the city’s […]

IOWA FIREFIGHTERS BURNED IN TRAINING EXERCISE

HOSPERS, Iowa (KCAU) — Two firefighters with Hospers Fire & EMS were injured Monday night during a training exercise. According to the City of Hospers, one of the firefighters is currently in a burn unit in Lincoln for treatment of their injuries. The second firefighter has minor burns. The number of firefighters who participated in the […]

8 HOME DESTROYED, 2 FIREFIGHTERS INJURED AT MT. CARMEL, PA FIRE

MOUNT CARMEL, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Crews were on the scene of a massive fire that broke out in several homes that was caused by a propane tank explosion. The fire broke out just after midnight on South Poplar Street in Mount Carmel, affecting eight homes. Apartment fire chases 13 people from home before holidays Everyone made […]

OREGON FIREFIGHTER SERIOUSLY INJURED BY FALLING TREE

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) – A tree that was originally intended for the Oregon capitol rotunda fell on an Oregon firefighter, leaving her seriously injured. According to the Department of Forestry, an ODF employee was injured Monday during a tree-cutting operation. Dana Turner, a Kentucky native, moved to Oregon specifically to be a firefighter. Her friends […]

BETHLEHEM FIREFIGHTERS, ADVOCATES CALL FOR MORE STAFFING AS BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS UNDERWAY

By Lindsay Weber | liweber@mcall.com | The Morning Call PUBLISHED: November 20, 2025 Bethlehem firefighters and their supporters called on City Council this week to add firefighters, following a study that found the city’s level of staffing inadequate. The study conducted by the International Association of Fire Fighters, which used city data from 2021 through […]