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UPDATE: FORT WORTH FIREFIGHTER RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL AFTER 34 DAYS

FORT WORTH, Texas – A Fort Worth firefighter who was seriously hurt when a garage collapsed on him during a house fire last month has been released from the hospital. Caleb Halvorson was released from Parkland Hospital on Monday to continue his recovery at home. “I’m definitely feeling a lot better than when I first came in […]

TWO SAN FRAN POLICE OFFICERS INJURED AT FIRE DURING ARRESTS

SAN FRANCISCO – Two San Francisco Police Department officers were injured on Sunday morning while responding to reports of a person setting fires at a residential high-rise building in the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood. San Francisco Fire Department and SFPD units were first called to the building in the 300 block of Turk Street about 6:50 a.m., according to the SFFD. […]

FIREFIGHTER CLOSE CALL AT PENNSYLVANIA FALL THROUGH FLOOR AT FIRE

CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A massive fire ripped through a historic building in Woodward early Sunday morning. The fire drew crews from across multiple counties as flames shot through the roof, leaving the Woodward Inn a total loss. The building is part of the National Register of Historic Places. According to Millheim Fire Chief Delmer […]

REPORT RELEASED ON FIRE THAT KILLED MOTHER & DAUGHTER, INJURED THREE FIREFIGHTERS – CONNECTICUT

Six months after the fire at 37-39 Otis St. in Norwich, which killed a woman and her daughter, the Norwich Fire Department released its final report on the incident, including the determination of the cause of the April 10 blaze and changes needed within the department. The Norwich Fire Department’s investigation confirmed the cause to be accidental and […]

MAYDAY IN ALTOONA – REFRIGERATOR FALLS DURING FIRE/COLLAPSE TRAPPING FIREFIGHTERS

A fire in the Knickerbocker neighborhood early Thursday destroyed a rowhouse, damaged the attached houses on each side and slightly injured a couple firefighters, one of whom was briefly trapped by a refrigerator after falling into the basement when the first floor collapsed — moments after a couple others had left the basement. The trapped […]

UTAH FIRE CHIEF BURNED IN TRAINING INCIDENT NEEDS COMMUNITY AID

For more than 25 years, Fire Chief Mike Phillips has been the one answering the call — leading his crew, raising money for families in need and showing up when others couldn’t. Now, after a training incident left him hospitalized with burn injuries, it’s the community’s turn to answer. Phillips, who has led Cedar City […]

DETROIT FIREFIGHTER MAYDAY – FALL INTO BASEMENT

DETROIT (FOX 2) – A Detroit firefighter was injured early Thursday when he fell through a floor and into a basement while battling a fire. Crews were at a home in the 14200 block of Corbett near Chalmers around 5:20 a.m. when a mayday call was made. According to the fire department, a mayday call is made any […]

FOUR SACREMENTO FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN EV FIRE

Sacramento firefighters are facing new challenges as they encounter more electric battery fires, including an e-scooter that spontaneously combusted Tuesday morning at the Executive Inn and Suites Hotel on Bannon Street. “When they made entry, they found out there was an e-scooter inside that had spontaneously combusted from the batteries,” said Battalion Chief Keith Wade […]

FORT WORTH FIREFIGHTER INJURED AT FIRE

An elderly woman was killed, and a man and a Fort Worth firefighter were injured Wednesday in an early morning fire on the west side of the city, officials said. The Fort Worth Fire Department received a call at 4:01 a.m. about a house fire in the 8200 block of Lifford Place near Western Hills […]

TWO FLORIDA RECRUITS RECOVERING AFTER SERIOUS VEHICLE CRASH

DUNNELLON, Fla. (WCJB) – Marion County Fire Rescue officials say two recruits are recovering after a vehicle crash in Dunnellon. MCFR officials say the two young men were taken to a trauma hospital Saturday morning. One of the recruits, Daebrun Sparks, is in intensive care. His injuries include a lacerated kidney and liver, and several […]